What brand of printable did you use? I have made memory quilts using the Bubble Jet items to prepare cotton fabric and the Bubble Jet rinse after printing. I have also used the pretreated fabric sheets. I printed "heavy" ink pics on both for a sample, let them air dry, then soaked in water, and then in the washing machine on "delicate". Once dried in the dryer and ironed, they looked great. The pretreated fabric sheets softened. After incorporating with block in a quilt, I washing the entire quilt in delicate and dried in the dryer. The quilt was a hit and looked great. I purchase my products at
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