i guess i have been pretty lucky, i have not had flaws that i could see, but due to this thread, i will keep my eyes open in the future....thanks for the tip......gina

I found some inHome Dec fabric, but I had waited quite a while to cut it, so I couldn't return it. Now I am going to check fabric when I wash it. and I will return it even then if I find a bad flaw.

Yea that happened to me so now I really look when they roll it out before they cut it.

That has happened to me at Hancock's and now when I buy fabric there, I will have them show me the yardage before anything gets cut. Once burnt, twice shy.

Guess the lesson is that we'll have to examine fabric as soon as it is cut. Would be interesting to see if all this fabric came from the same source...

QUILTERS!!!! Please, Please, Please - always watch your fabric when it is being cut. Used to manage fabric store. Two sets of eyes are always better than one set. When fabric is run, sometimes they do DUMB, DUMB, DUMB things just to get it out. Fabric is wtg. on the bolt, so when it comes into the store it is not unfolded before someone wants it cut (just on fold to desplay), I have forgotten to look at the store before and then washed when I got home then found flaws (when ironing or folding). Even after washing return it to the store, if they have the same bolt you can look to see if you can see the flaw. Because I have seen fabric that looks great, but after you wash it the flaws come out. I haven't seen as store not return fabric with recipts even after it was washed.

It amazes me that with cotton fabric prices going up as much as they are that the LQS has to "eat" the flaws. I work for Shaw and if there is a flaw in the carpet, the source of the flaw is responsible for the claim. We are talking thousands of dollars folks. Fabric prices are approaching the cost of flooring, too bad the fabric manufacturers aren't as quality conscious as we are. Every step is tested by QA techs. Cost of doing business.

I always try to buy at least a quarter of a yard to much. I sometimes cut wrong!

I just bought some fabric from a local store... came home & went to put it away. there is black magic marker in about a 4 inch square on the back side that no one saw! I'm so not impressed by it.

yes this happened to me once , but i called jo anns and they replaced it, now i look at the fabric while i am in the store just after it has been cut