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Old 04-01-2013, 10:17 AM
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Janquiltz
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Originally Posted by playswithcolor
Beautiful! Could you please share the how you printed your photos on fabric? Did you purchase fabric sheets for printing on or treat fabric and cut it to feed thru the printer?
I treated fabric, ironed freezer paper to the back, cut to 8.5 X 11, cut corners off of one end so it didn't jam in the printer, and printed the photo. Left it to cure 24 hours, removed freezer paper, pressed on back to heat se, waited another 24 hours (probably "overkill"), washed with luke-warm water and Quilt Wash, rinsed, air dried, and pressed again from the back. I also - prior to doing any of the above - intensified the colors (Photoshop) so that if there was a bleed I would still have good color left in the fabric photo. Seemed to work just fine. Thanks for asking - even if I did answer more than you asked. I haven't found (so far) any purchased fabric sheets that come close to having the same hand as the ones that you prepare yourself. The ones that you do yourself can be hand quilted, hold their shape yet the drape well.
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