I love some of the patterns and colors of the batiks and the feel of the fabric is amazing. I haven't dived head first into a lot of them because I kept reading how badly the colors bled. I worry that even after a prewash or so they would still bleed and ruin a quilt. I think that when I do try them, I will prewash and try to set the color. I am sure that the names are just brand names like the other fabrics available.