Originally Posted by
CaleyH
thepolyparrot. So many thanks. I will take all of that, and try to apply it to my next quilt. My only problem might be when purchasing fabric. I never see anything that tells me how good a certain fabric is; no thread count, nor anything else that might be indicative of the quality.
This is a question that is hard for a beginner because fabric quality is something you learn over time. There are some big name brands out there that are very good, so I would suggest you start with those to feel your way with quality. I notice the quality of fabrics so much when they are side by side. For example, so much of the quilting cotton at Joanns fails in the face of higher end quilting fabrics. At the same time, I am just not sure every quilting project needs to be the highest quality whatever. Sometimes you just want a cute lap quilt and get on your merry way.