Does cheap fabric work as well as LQS fabric. We can buy odds & ends of fab at our local Sr. center but the quality varies. This might be a way for me to begin as I haven't been quilting very long and don't have a large stash of scraps. If using cheap and higher quality fabric mixed, would it still wash OK or would the cheap shrink or maybe fade more? Thanks for the tutorial and all the questions and answers. I an currently making a braided denim rug from old levis and weaving it together with a popsicle stick - it is fun - but getting heavy!