My LQS has a large section of purples. I guess I'm lucky. One thing with them though, is there are a couple different flavors to them. Some have more red in them and some more blue, so trying to match up colors, especially if you don't want both, is difficult. I agree that purple or any dark blue Batik, do have a tendency to run and bleed when they get wet. Some don't stop, then they get put in the pile that only get used in a wall quilt. Since I mainly make wall quilts, that's not so much of a problem for me.