I'm hand quilting a quilt now that has one batik fabric. I've hand quilted batiks numerous times in the past. I must say, though, this particular fabric is behaving as many have mentioned about batiks previously. Oy vey! My fingers feel like pin cushions must! Admittedly, my Roxanne is not a new needle which would probably help. Otherwise, I've never had issues quilting or binding with batiks.