CT use to sell fabric that I think was not manufactured by them. The fabric is now just as good as other quilt shop fabrics in durability. The finish may not be the same and the colors are more muted but the quality is very good. I read somewhere the colors are not as vivid because only natural dyes are used. I don't know about that. I have no complaints about any fabric I have bought there. I shop where the items I want are the cheapest for the quality I want. I won't buy from a local shop if the prices are double what I can find elsewhere. That's just common sense.