Originally Posted by quiltin amma
I am planning on printing a panel with a wedding wish for my nephew. I will be using one of "grandpa's"shirts and ironing it onto a piece of freezer paper before printing. My question is can it be washed in the washing machine?
NO!
You need to treat the fabric to have the ink 'weave & set' into the fabric. I use 'Bubble Jet Set'. My DGD still has her 'baby' quilt and she is 8 yrs old, it has be washed MANY times. Plus some of my 'utility' quilts (for picnic, grass sitting, races, etc) that have laundered a lot. Or you can purchase per-treated sheets like Printed Treasures, but that wouldn't using 'grandpa's shirts'.