I hate that. I won't buy it now unless I can feel it first.

I avoided it because I did not like the feel of the fabric. Now I know why it feels weird! Thanks for the info.

Some of it can be very tough to hand quilt through.

Usually it is the feel of the fabric that dictates whether I will buy it or not - and the White on White with the plastic I could feel and it was not a nice feeling. This is hard to do when you order on-line. One thing I did notice with the plastic - it will discolor over time. It wasn't a totally white on white - it was a Christmas fabric with the doves were white on a white back ground and then there was a phrase or word in a light blue - very pretty, but I discovered the doves turned a tinge of yellow after a few washings. Since that happened I have avoided that style of fabric.