I prefer to quilt with Batiks, they are a dream to work with. I have a throw quilt on my couch that is made with all Batiks, it is 7 years old and has been washed once a week for the last 7 years. It holds it’s color and looks as new as they day it came off the longarm, and it is even softer than another all cotton throw I have that has also been washed weekly for 7 years.
IBEX stated in her post that her Batiks were flooded and soaking in contaminated water that contained possible toxins from discharged aerosol containers as a result of Hurricane floods. I think that ruined fabric from such a scenario is to be expected and is not a fault of a fabric. That would be like saying my Acme hairdryer is horrible because it was in a flood and no longer works. The situation created the loss, it is not a product defect. If the fabrics were so flimsy and fragile, I doubt that the manufacturers would still be in business.