Since I have RA, and can no longer drive because of it, I purchase fabric online. I pretty much stick to the well known brand name fabrics - MODA, Bernartex, Wilmington, etc., and haven't had any problems with them. I purchase from sites like Fabric.com.
Sometimes I'll buy from less well known sources - like Connecting Threads because I LOVED the print and it was at a great price. They design their own fabrics and I've only had a problem with their fabric once - after washing/drying it became very thin. I had to apply a lightweight interfacing to it before I felt it was acceptable (it was for a garment, not a quilt).
As with anything else, you can have great fabric as well as lemons, even with name brands. Wish I could still get to a fabric store in person but, with COVID right now it's just as well I don't.
Note: IMHO, Joann's used to be a good store but I feel their quality has gone down - anymore it's like the Walmart of the sewing world. I don't like purchasing anything from them nowadays.