well apparently bubble jet set is a must because I printed some of my pictures on ready to use fabric sheets (expensive) and some on muslin backed with the large address lable from office supply. I actually liked the look of the muslin better because I'm using earth tones and the ready to go sheets are white. When I laid them in the sink of Woolite the ink just floated off the muslin. Now it looks like a very old black and white, which I may still use but my chickens are very colorful and I want to show that in my quilt. I ironed them all with a hot dry iron after they cooled i rubbed them and it seemed like it was really there to stay. NOT. I'm going to but the BJS and sure hope that's what I need.
kathy

Please keep us informed about the ink jet printing experiment.
I want to make some quilt labels but certainly don't want the info to "float off" in the water. :?

Ok, Kathy I am so sorry about the chickens. I did a picture of our dog and have not added it to anything yet so I better go get the bubble stuff. Don't you like that(bubble stuff))
Misty

:cry:

Last year I made a family tree quilt, we printed everyone's pictures onto the fabric sheets, this was my first try with those. When I soaked them in the water, I didn't have any problems with loosing the pictures, but the sheets shifted. I took them out of the water and laid flat on towells to air dry and they were no longer square!! The pictures were small enough no one noticed, but I had larger pictures at the bottom which I just heat set. That worked way better than the water. I even showed my Fiber Arts group the package and what happened...no one had ever seen the shifting before. I haven't tried to print on muslin, would heat setting work on that??

it didn't for me

this is the punch embroidery chicken that's going in hubby's quilt. It will have some kind of frame around it, maybe chicken wire.

Beyond awesome!

:P

Maybe you could use the expensive stuf and age it afterwards using tea bags. Would that work? Or could you age the fabric before printing on it? I have never used the stuff, just a suggestion.

I have made 19 pictuer quilt I get 100 percent cotten in whith or off whilh I wash it in very small amount soap in hot water air dry I sock it in a liqiid I get from a cotlog then iron it to freezer paper I cut to size my printer then skan and print picture you can get some stuf to wash it to get the exture ink out if any one wants I well poat where I get syuff from

I am very interested in learning where to buy the stuff you talked about and to give it a try..sounds like a big money saver !!!! Thanks so much...

Susan

This topic has come up in at least 14 different threads. Search on "print on fabric". Go through all of them because each contains little snippets of valuable tips. You'll also find a few links to articles about using "The Stuff".

"The Stuff" we're talking about is Bubble Jet Set 2000. Made by C. Jenkins.Easy to use. Works great if you follow the directions.

Recommended for use only on 100% natural fibres. When printing on cotton, a 200-count or higher weave is consistently recommended by those with the most experience.

Best results are achieved when you use a printer with dye based ink. Canon and Epson keep coming up as the top two brands for best results. I've found from experience that the older HP inkjets gave better results than the newer models using the fancier ink. (Go figure. LOL)

There are a lot of places to buy BJS. I get mine from Dharma Trading Co. Their prices are consistently lower than any others I've found. (The exeption is at Joann's when you can use one of their famous 50% off coupons, or if you stumble across an unusually good sale somewhere else.)

The companion product, Bubble Jet Rinse, is relatively expensive. Any super-mild detergent will do. Woolite is often recommended, as is Synthropol.

Happy Printing :-)

Hello Susan, The bubble jet set for your own fabric can be found at a local Viking dealer. I just got some but not used it yet but have sewing friends who have and it works great... hope this helps. Connie F

Gorgeous, Kathy, just gorgeous!!!!!!!

I'm caught by the label bug, I need to find some of the 'bubble stuff' too. I've heat set one that I'm giving away to a dear friend, I'd embroider it like I usually do, but I foolishly printed it to small and it's already attached. I did heat set and spray it with scotch guard. If she tells me it fades, I'll do an embroidered one I guess.....

Sharon

Connie thanks for your information. I have yet to purchase and try this technique. You know how it is ..so many quilts to make so little time:). Thanks.. again.. Susan

I use the June Taylor "Colorfast Sew-In Inkjet Fabric Sheets" for my quilt labels and have never had a problem with the ink running or "floating off". Once you print on the fabric you need to heat set with hot iron (NO STEAM) and then rinse under cool water and lay flat. Pat away excess water (NO RUBBING) and then finish drying with hot DRY iron. :D

Brenda