Originally Posted by BellaBoo
WalMart does not sell batiks at all, but tie dye fabric to look like batiks. The best quality fabric Walmart sells is the Quilt of the Month fabric. I have one yard of David Textile's print sold there, folded and machined quilted that I have put in every load of clothes I have washed for over a month. Some bleach loads. I'm doing my own experiement. So far the fabric may be a little faded next to the new but not weaken at all. No shredding at the seams. I'm perfectly pleased with it for all make and use quilts. For my heirloom pass down and never use keep hands off quilt I will buy the $12 a yard fabric.
According to the definition of Batik...
WalMart does sell Batiks.
Due to modern advances in the textile industry, the term has been extended to include fabrics that incorporate traditional batik patterns even if they are not produced using the wax-resist dyeing techniques.
regardless of what they are called... they are pretty :D
and for those of us that cant spend $12 a yard, they work quite well :D
My oldest daughter still has the quilt i made her before she was born, with WalMart fabric... and it has been overly well loved and washed hundreds of time.
I understand that many dont like it, but for some WalMart is the difference between being able to do what you love and laying in bed staring at the ceiling tiles :D