I don't even want you to get started at Hancocks of Paducah where tons of batiks are on a serious sale all the time. I sure do want to find them there when I go to buy. So ... don't even think about it.
I never knew what batik was until a short eight years ago. And I have been riding the batik love train ever since. The thread count on some can be tight and off-putting for hand quilters. And be sure to change your machine needle more frequently.