sunnyhope -

it's the stuff that you soak your fabric in so you can print on it.

the chemicals in there produce a chemical reaction with the ink in inkjet
printers to create a washable, permanent copy of whatever your printer sees on the computer screen. it's used for making labels for the backs, along with other craft items, such as doll faces and like that.

so whatever you type in microsoft word or whatever pictures you have onscreen can be printed permanently on fabric.

Blue Chicken -

that's what i wondered about. ideally i would only want to do one at a time, but.....

since i haven't tried it, tell me, do you use it right out of the bottle or mix it?
if you use it as is, then you can pour a teeny bit at a time.

i don't want to print a bunch at a time, because not all quilts want the same size. but if that's the best way, i would print the frames on lined fabric and write the labels as needed. if you run through later on for the words, you still have to soak it again, so you may as well soak one at a time to begin with. right?

EDIT: actually, you don't need stripes. you can draw lines with a nonpermanent marker for absolutely straight lines of writing.

I poured the whole bottle into a flat tray, soaked the fabric, then poured the liquid back into the bottle. The bottle I have says it will do 20-25 A4 size sheets. So far I've done 7 and I have just over half a bottle left, so that sounds about right.

sunnyhope - the possibilities are endless! :-)

aha! so you can return the leftovers to the bottle for future use. that's good to know. i figured that once the geni was out of the bottle, there was no getting it back in again. that may change my approach.

does it stiffen the fabric? call back after you've washed it and pressed it.

sunnyhope - you can print photos that you have in your computer. obviously. i forgot to mention that.

Hubby was just worried they would not be dry in time for him to have a place to sit and eat dinner :lol: :lol: :lol: Maybe he is afraid his bed will start being used for something quilt related...other than one to sleep under :lol: :lol: :lol: I really like your idea for labels :D :D :D

What's wrong with eating off of paper plates on trays?

Poor guy. Doomed to a life of beauty, color, and a wife with a fabulous sense of humor. Poor poor Mr. BlueChicken, indeed. :D

bubble jet success depends on a chemical reaction between fabric, inkjet computer ink, and the bubble jet itself. there is also a recommended final rinse. this info is according to the store owner where i bought mine.

imho, if you used the sheets, which have already been chemically primed in some way, you would be breaking that 3-way link. also, bubble jet is costly. i would not waste it on a chancy effort like this.

why do you want to use the sheets? maybe you could save them for wallhangings that won't get washed often, if ever. bubble jet is made to be used on plain old cotton.

:-) :-) Looks like things at my old house. Got more room here at the new one but I'll still have dry the lables--but I have a place in the landury room to hang them now and enough counter top to lay them flat if I want to.

Tell your hubby he is in good company, my DH puts up with fabric and blocks everywhere, I hang washed quilts over the gazebo outside...he complained once and I told him to just be thankful it wasn't his undies! LOL