It's beautiful fabric and has a great feel. It's very easy to work with, and blends wonderfully with batiks.
It used to be a bit hard to get in the US - only at big shows at some specialty vendors. A vendor called Leo99 was one of the first to introduce it about a decade ago.
Over the last few years it's been readily available at a few shops in the US.
eQuilter sometimes gets batches in (I don't see any now, though).
But here's a great selection at some of my favorite shops:
http://www.cottonclub.com/cgi-bin/St...oduct=Imp_aust
http://www.fabricshack.com/cgi-bin/S...#mstextiles100
http://www.mountainviewquiltshoppe.c...pid=1#10014040
Prices are the same as other LQS cottons. Sometimes a shop will put a premium on them.
Use them in the quilts or any sewing - I recommend them without hesitation. The prints are gorgeous.
eta: for some reason when I went to check the links they weren't clicking through to the sites. Maybe they're updating or the servers are someplace where the electricity went out due to the storm. But they "should" be good links.