Originally Posted by
Irishrose2
In the 90s when I worked at JoAnn's (back in the days when they had decent quilting cottons), WalMart had the exact print in several fabrics as JoAnn's. On closer inspection, they were off color and flimsier fabric. Misprints?? Samples that weren't accepted?? Who knows, but they weren't the same. We will have to touch the fabrics to know. If in doubt, buy a small amount and launder it.
Often designs are printed on different 'greige' goods (pronounced 'gray'). This is the basic woven fabric that designs are printed on. They may be the same print, but if it was printed on a superior (or inferior) base fabric, the feel and sometimes the prints, is different.
That being said, I buy what ever my wallet, my eye and the hand of the fabric calls to me. I will buy sale, full price, WalMart, JoAnns and LQS. I want them all to stay in business!
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