Did you use June Taylor 100%cotton fabric sheets that go thur your inkjet printer...Type you sew...not iron on...
The iron ons are like rubber...not the others.
I always use the cotton sew on's and they are soft. I then use Lite Heat Bond cut to size of photo...cut out the center and only use a small border around the edge of the back to hold it in place...then I do a decorative frame around the entire photo with my sewing machine which has build in stitches.