A "good" quality fabric will feel NICER after it is washed than before it was washed.
Although that is hard to tell when you are still in the store.
"Good" quality fabrics can still be good and have different hands. For example, Kaufman Kona feels heavy and rather coarse to me, but is considered "good."
I am not particularly impressed with the Moda fabrics I have purchased. I have some OLDER VIPs and Peter Pans that I consider to be almost ideal for my purposes.
Batiks are generally very tightly woven compared to the "usual" quilting fabric.
A lot depends on the feel and look that you prefer.
(Excluding the really inferior pieces, of course.)