There is new Hobby Lobby close to me. I got some flannel there to make baby blankets for donation to church charity. I washed them before sewing the blankets. The flannel seemed to be the same weight and feel as the flannel that I paid $2.50 more a yard at LQS. In fact, one of the flannels I bought at the LQS seemed thinner. I looked at the bolts at Hobby Lobby and there were some names I recognized. I go by the hand--the feel and weight. You need to "pet" the fabric and hold it up to the light to see the actual weave.