Totally agree. Printing it yourself, doesnt' give the advantage of full color picture, nice enamel paper, plastic storage bag, etc. I broke down and ordered some this way and they came in black and white, no color pictures at all. So, it is my personal thing that I won't buy them this way any more. Of course some patterns do have a color picture, but it is not the same quality when printed on an ink-jet printer and regular paper.