I guess from reading these posts that my opinion falls somewhere in the middle. I am making "charity quilts" out of good quality flannel, but I am making only 10 of them for a hospital home away from home. My next charity project will be (hopefully), making lap quilts for our local senior home. For these, I will be using fabric of unknown fibers (they are blends) from my stash. They will be scrappy,but tasteful. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.