Thank you for sharing your thoughts...I feel the same. I buy what I like and what I want to spend my $ on. Of course I don't buy the paper thin fabric but if it has a nice feel and it works in the quilt I buy it even if it's in a chain store. I feel that high quality fabric is wonderful but think at times it's a waste of money. When I make a quilt for someone I think about them enjoying it now and not having to worry about are they going to love it 50 yrs later. Most likely not, it'll get put away because the fabric has been dated...so I don't worry about my quilts lasting forever. I'll just make them something new and buy more fabric!