Would you like to personalize your quilts by adding a printed label or a photo? Do you like to make your own fabric foundations, such as Inklingo? Do you need just a little bit more of that long out of print fabric? It's easy to make it yourself using your home computer and ink jet printer. (A laser printer cannot be used with the techniques shown on these pages because it gets too hot.)
To print on fabric, first you need to load the item that is going to be printed on fabric (i.e. the picture, label or foundation block) into your computer. The foundation block can be drawn in a graphic program, and the label can be typed in a word processing program, but a photo or piece of fabric must be scanned in. If you don't have a scanner, ask your local photo shop for assistance. Now all you need is the fabric (choose 200 thread count pima cotton or PFD muslin) adhered to a stabilizing foundation so it won't jam in your printer.
In discussing my mishap with Katie at June Tailor, she warned me not to get this product wet. Computer Printer Fabric specifies dry clean only. I suspect that the spring weather in New Hampshire, overcast and rainy for days on end, caused all the problems I had. I'm looking forward to trying this product again under dryer conditions.
The quality of the color pictures was slightly less sharp on Computer Printer Fabric than on the Washable Colorfast Printer Fabric Sheets, but the color reproduction on Computer Printer Fabric was the most accurate of the three products. But they're all really good! Unless you compare the three products side by side using the same photos, I doubt you would be able to decide which one produces the best photos.
