Originally Posted by
suzanprincess
I bought 10 cuts of flannel at Jo-Ann's Black Friday sale, and every one of them turned out thick and fluffy and lovely after washing. In fact I may divert a couple from quilts to "evening gowns" for me! I did make sure in choosing to avoid the cheesecloth-like ones; I had checked online before I went to the sale, and was glad I chose to pet before purchasing, as some of the prints I liked online were in the store, but were such poor quality I skipped them. While browsing at LQS recently I checked out the flannels, and none enticed me to buy, they were all pretty flimsy. So just be sure to pet the goods, wherever you look.
I'll bet that the better ones you found at Joann's were last year's stock. That's no problem if you like the prints. Unfortunately you really have to search for them as most of the stock has turned over to the cheesecloth junk.