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Printing quilts onto material
I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing
them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. -- No trees were killed in the creation of this message. However, many electrons were terribly inconvenienced.... |
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betsyb wrote:
I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. You can get fabric print sheets just about anywhere (Office Depot, Walmart, Comaputer supply stores, etc.) They work in just about any Inkjet printer (Laser jets and impact printers don't work). There's also a way to prepare your own fabric - there's a company that sells a set of liquids for adhering fabric to paper (so it will go through your printer) and for prepping the fabric to make it more colorfast and not wick the ink. (Although surprisingly, that's not much of a problem!) Probably a lot cheaper if you do any quantity, and a lot more work, too. I attended an hp presentation and demo recently - the results are unbelievably good! I think your printed quilts would look even better with a very thin pseud-batting filler, a backing, and some faux stitching to give them real three-dimensionality. Miniature quilt racks are available, both pre-made and as kits. - Herb |
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One method I've read that worked for the person describing it was to iron
the plain vfabric to the shiny side of freezer wrap, trim it to 8 1/2" x 11" and print on that. another suggestion, because the mini quilt might not want to fold/ drape in 1/12" scale, is to substitute aluminum foil for the batt & quilt through the top, foil & backing, and then the quilt can be folded into position neatly (& stay that way). HTH "betsyb" wrote I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. |
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Super.I have an HP printer and I used to be able to print onto fabric if I
ironed the material onto freezer paper but on this one it just didn't seem to feed thru properly. I will check the computer shops as you suggest. "Herb" wrote in message ... betsyb wrote: I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. You can get fabric print sheets just about anywhere (Office Depot, Walmart, Comaputer supply stores, etc.) They work in just about any Inkjet printer (Laser jets and impact printers don't work). There's also a way to prepare your own fabric - there's a company that sells a set of liquids for adhering fabric to paper (so it will go through your printer) and for prepping the fabric to make it more colorfast and not wick the ink. (Although surprisingly, that's not much of a problem!) Probably a lot cheaper if you do any quantity, and a lot more work, too. I attended an hp presentation and demo recently - the results are unbelievably good! I think your printed quilts would look even better with a very thin pseud-batting filler, a backing, and some faux stitching to give them real three-dimensionality. Miniature quilt racks are available, both pre-made and as kits. - Herb |
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What a super idea. I have used thin bubble wrap on a couple but I like the
folding idea better. Thanks much. "havana bill & holly" wrote in message ... One method I've read that worked for the person describing it was to iron the plain vfabric to the shiny side of freezer wrap, trim it to 8 1/2" x 11" and print on that. another suggestion, because the mini quilt might not want to fold/ drape in 1/12" scale, is to substitute aluminum foil for the batt & quilt through the top, foil & backing, and then the quilt can be folded into position neatly (& stay that way). HTH "betsyb" wrote I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. |
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"betsyb" wrote in message ...
I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. This place specializes in premium inkjet papers: http://www.pictorico.com/ One of them is a product called Polysilk Fabric. It might be what you are looking for. Cathy Weeks |
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Holy mackerel! That is a little high priced for this retiree! Thanks for the
suggestion. "Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... "betsyb" wrote in message ... I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. This place specializes in premium inkjet papers: http://www.pictorico.com/ One of them is a product called Polysilk Fabric. It might be what you are looking for. Cathy Weeks |
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Picked up the printing fabric today at Compusa and it ran $14.99 for 5
sheets. Will let you know how they turn out. "Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... "betsyb" wrote in message ... I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. This place specializes in premium inkjet papers: http://www.pictorico.com/ One of them is a product called Polysilk Fabric. It might be what you are looking for. Cathy Weeks |
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Pretty amazing! I did 2, and ironed them onto the back of an old teeshirt.
They stick on nicely. And feel quite nice. "betsyb" wrote in message ... Picked up the printing fabric today at Compusa and it ran $14.99 for 5 sheets. Will let you know how they turn out. "Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... "betsyb" wrote in message ... I sangged a bunch of quilt photos off a newsgroup and thinking of printing them onto material. I think in an old dollhouse they would look wonderful all folded in piles. Got the printer, got the pics but have no idea how. This place specializes in premium inkjet papers: http://www.pictorico.com/ One of them is a product called Polysilk Fabric. It might be what you are looking for. Cathy Weeks |
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How many quilt tops can you fit onto one of those sheets?
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