i've had a couple customer quilts come in with fairfield batts- it quilted up fine- but does require fairly dense quilting (just like hobbs heirloom or any other batting without a scrim)
i do not know how it held up later- but it was ok to work with- no worse than others that are comparable. someone told me once it is like Mountain Mist- and good for hand quilting.
best way to decide is to buy one & give it a try- we all have our own likes/dislikes....and one i love you might hate---we can not tell you if it's a good deal or not- only you can make that determination after giving it a try.