I bought a store bought quilt for a huge empty wall in my home for $50. After about 10 years hanging there (probably filled with dust and pollen by that time--embarrased to admit this), I washed it and it bled all over itself. But it looked great for a long time. It has large stitches...obvioulsy not great work. I must admit that it had held up to lots of lounging now that it has blurry colors. Bought several quilts from the shopping channel and they look good, stitching is good, but quilting is not so hot. I know that they are not anywhere near the quality that I am making and that is all that counts.