Where do you live? Can you visit a quilt store near you and 'fondle' fabric for a while? Then go to a Walmart or Joannes and feel some of their 'home brand' of fabric; you'll catch on quickly enough!
Jan in VA
Edited: Let it be noted that I DO buy fabric at Joannes, too. BUT, I have been doing this long enough to tell quickly by feel whether I want a particular fabric in my collection. I find many more of those I do not want at Joanne's, Walmart, Hancocks (chain-not Paducah), Ben Franklin, etc., than I do at quilt shops.
Last edited by Jan in VA; 01-15-2013 at 09:48 AM.