There are so many wonderful on-line quilt shops! I usually discover them by accident googling for specific slightly older fabrics. Fabricworm and Hawthorne Threads are two very nice websites that specialize in modern fabrics. Shabby Fabrics is also a wonderful on-line shop.
I have to honestly admit that if someone gave me a bunch of fabrics without the selvage, I wouldn't feel confident in whether it was good or bad. There seems to be an enormous variation in the hand of LQS fabrics, so I just go on trust. It usually feels very different once it's washed.
Last edited by joe'smom; 08-21-2014 at 04:39 PM.