Jates

I started making my Baby Jane last Spring, not continuously because I've been working on other projects along the way. I recently got back to it after being inspired by other member's completed Jane quilts and how beautiful they are. I was working on a block - and as you all know while working on this quilt your seem ripper is close at hand. I was carefully ripping out a seem when I noticed I poked a hole in the background fabric. Ok, no big deal I could replace that small piece....well then I gave the background fabric a tug and the piece of material ripped apart!! I tested another piece of background fabric and I can easily tear this material apart. (see photo below) I have made 32 blocks and now I discover this?!!!!! I tried to tear the purple colored LQS fabric to see if this would tear- it wouldn't. I purchased this background fabric from Joann's- it's supposed to be "Premium Kona muslin" I tried to rip some cheap muslin I have on hand and that wouldn't even tear like this did. I am so disappointed- it seems like all the hours and hours of work was for nothing because I can't use these in a quilt now. I am trying to look on the bright side in that I can use these for a wallhanging, and I suppose this was good practice- but I'm still pretty darn ticked off. I have yards & yards of Joann's 108" worthless "premium kona muslin"....I bought this last year when I started- no receipt to be found- I don't know what to do. I'm going to try to return the unused portion of this horrible fabric to Joann's- I don't feel that I should be stuck with this inferior product. Maybe even defective? Has this happened to anyone else? This fabric shouldn't be able to tear like it does- it's crazy!! I have only been using LQS fabric for the colored fabrics of my quilt projects; I thought I could save some money using a "premium muslin" from Joann's and be safe....apparently not. I won't make that mistake again. Now I'm back to square one on my Baby Jane. I read on "That Quilt" blog the expression "No Pain, No Jane" well ain't that the truth? Ok, I'm done- thank you for letting me get this off my chest. I'd like to say I feel better but I don't. :(