I think HL has better quality over all than JoAnn's. I have been so disappointed in Joann's lately. Just yesterday, I had a hard time finding a 2 1/2 yd piece of muslin at JoAnn's because there were all these 1 yd pieces rolled on the bolt. For what I was doing, I could use the multiple 1 yd pieces, but I wasn't going to pay full price for them and they wouldn't give me a remnant price. Yes, I was being a turkey!!