I stopped in my local JoAnn's this last week. They had FQ's on sale and I figured I must need more so off I went. I was seriously shocked at the quality of the fabric. I didn't buy one! I will shop for fabric at several places, including Walmart. Strangely, Walmart's fabric quality and variety has improved while JoAnn's has diminished.
It seems like since JoAnn's started selling the Quilter's cottons @ $8.99
a yard the $5.99 cottons have been declining in quality. That is if you can find any at that price.