Take it back..it is apparently NOT a batik...or not cotton..
batiks are generally made a very tightly woven greige good and then the washing/boiling tightens them even further...I have never seen one ravel! except for one that was not cotton, but a blend!

I've never heard of a batik unraveling. I've used them a bit and have never had that problem. I would atleast bring it back to the shop and show them, they might give you something to replace it and they might not even realize it's doing it either. :)

I have never used batiks and have very recently purchased a great lot of them. After hearing all of this, I am afraid to use it. Hope you solve your problem and hope I don't inherit it. Good luck. Marge

I use batiks all the time and especially in applique and do not experience this difficulty. Take it back to the shop and show them, the fabric may be defective.

One thought, are you rotary cutting it, and if so did you establish the straight of grain. Batiks are not always wound on the bolt straight because of the dye process. Try recutting on grain and see if that solves the problem.

Good luck

Sounds like it's rayon. Are your sure it's cotton?

One of our LQS has a separate section of Rayon batiks. Is it possible this batik you bought is Rayon and not Cotton? I have never had a good cooton QS batik fray like that. I would definitely call the shop you purchased from and maybe take the fabric back to show them the problem you are having. Good luck with your quilt!!

Thanks so much for you advice. It is supposed to be 100 percent cotton so I will probably talk to them at the quilt shop. Thanks again.

call the shop and ask the fiber content of the fabric you purchased

I woud go back to the quilt store and talk to the owner/manager about the situation . They may not be aware of the problem and do the right thing in letting you exchange it for another fabric. Also, it may be a new supplier so they need to know the product is not up to standard.

I have to agree with everyone else, I have never had a batik fray and unravel as you describe. In fact batiks unravel less then any other cotton fabric I have worked with.

Once I was working with a gold lame on a christmas quilt. It was rayon I think and man that frayed exactly as you describe and was really slippery to work with. I swore off lame with that quilt. Luckily it was just a star embelishment on a log cabin christmas tree. It drove me to fits. I could only get it to cooperate by putting on fusible interface.