As many are saying, it depends on the store. I guess I am lucky as my Walmart (I am on a limited budget) has some lovely nice quality fabric, a nice lady to cut and a nice bright new store. JoAnns has some really nice ladies on the cutting table and the coupons along with the gift card my son gave me lets me buy nice batting and muslin. I have a friend who is going to take me down town Mt Vernon to a quilt shop to look around. Other than up to Bellingham, which is a bit of a drive, it is the only one of two I know of. Local little shop is nice and so is lady, but a lot of the fabric is a bit out of my price range. I do try to stop in now and then for some small items. We shop where we can and I happy for those who can afford the higher prices. Just remember, not all the big stores are bad. some are really cool......