Lori and Nancy, on the question of identifying maker and stock number for batiks, it is a relatively simple step for the buyer to make a note of that information at the time of purchase (from either the bolt end or the web description).
I started doing this a couple years ago and it has become second nature...and makes a huge difference when I want to replenish something. You do have to remember, however, that because of the way batiks are made, the color may very easily differ from bolt to bolt even if the color code is the same.
Oh, and my question for the fabric rep...would they be interested in adopting me?? ;-)