Susie: with this quilt I used photo's from the newspaper. I had them emailed to me and I printed them on my copy scanner. I printed the photos onto the fabric on my copier at home. I used Printed Treasures printer fabric. I have found that the price is worth it. You can wash it and the thread count is 200. Just follow the instructions. After working with the quilt, I found that if I appliqued the photo's on to the quilt it came out better. This quilt has my daughter's letters and state championship badges which are heavy, so I appliqued those also. I machine quilted with monofilament thread. I used 1/4 inch black fusible bias tape to highlight the pictures. Hope this helps!