I use Printed Treasures fabrics. Before I print a picture on fabric, I use a photo processing program to over saturate the color. This compensates for the ink absorbed by the cloth (I have an ink jet printer). This way I get bright colors. I have been doing this about 10 years and even my first quilt is still bright . I haven't done the pfd fabric - I bite the bullet and butt the prepared stuff because it's less messy and faster.