Originally Posted by frecklestweety
I am frustrated in trying to get the HP inkjet printer to cooperate. It keeps getting jammed. Is there a secret to mounting the material with the freezer paper and have it go thru the printer without jamming. I have taken standard cellephane tape and taped the top of the page and it is still getting caught.
Also is there a transfer paper that you can buy that will print the pictures from the computer and then iron on the fabric.
Presently, I purchased a solution to soke the material and then dry it and then iron it on freezer paper and then suppose to put thru the printer from the computer, transferring the picture onto the cloth thru the printer. There has to be a secret so the piece does not jam. I have about 10 copies of pictures that I want to put on the memory quilt and trying to find the best way at this point.
Help!!!!
I just took a class this past weekend where we printed photos on paper made for this purpose. I think it is called "Printed Treasures." The fabric is already on paper. You put it in the inkjet and print on it. Afterwards, you remove the paper slowly and carefully, and then rinse the remaining fabric with the photo. It worked very well. The fabric with the photo is then used as fabric (no need to iron on anything). We were cautioned not to quilt through the photo because it leaves big holes in the fabric.
The only drawback is that it is very expensive. @$20 for 10 sheets of 8 1/2 by 11inches. This is probably why others use the fabric on freezer paper. I would only use this if you're OK with spending the extra $ or if you can't get the other method to work.