Yes, JoAnns is getting some nice quality fabrics. They have premium lines like Denise Schmidt and Susan Winget, sometimes Alexander Henry, and of course they carry the Kona solids (great when you buy a whole bolt at 50% off with coupon). I'm cautious about their other fabrics. The old saying, "you get what you pay for." I guess if you making a small table runner for yourself it's fine to use the cheaper stuff, but a lot quilts I make as gifts and I don't want folks washing them only to find they coming apart. Regarding the prices going up, you have to remember that we had a cotton shortage last year and on top of that we exported most of what we had to China--go figure. Now it's coming back to bite us locally. I try to support our LQS but sometimes I have to cave to online stores if things are on sale.