LQS's carry only the best...Walmart & Joann's, etc...they carry several types of fabrics...and the quality can vary. You have to feel the fabric and test it when buying anywhere. I take a small handkerchief (white cloth) when I go to buy fabric at any shop/store. I rub the dark fabrics against the white hanky/fabric...does it fade a lot? Is it stiff? Thin? I have gotten some nice fabrics at Walmart & Joann fabrics.... I've also gotten some not so great stuff from quilt shops.
Here in Lubbock, TX...Rachael's has wonderful fabric, though it's twice the price of Walmart's better fabrics...I have only bought at Rachael's a couple of times (fabric).
The best thing to do is go and look at what Joann's and Walmart have...see if it's what you need and what the quality is.
Originally Posted by
Gayle8675309
I was taught by a few quilting friends to never buy fabric from JoAnn's or WalMart for quilting. They say that JoAnn's and WalMart buy "second and third runs" from the manufacturers, therefore the cotton is of poorer quality...lower thread count and less printing quality.
So I've never purchased fabric from anywhere but quilt shops. But I see that a lot of you purchase fabric at the discount stores.
Have you ever noticed a difference between quilt store fabric and discount store fabric? Thanks.