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Post by craftedbys on May 1, 2015 22:14:45 GMT
Has anyone ever done this? I am making a quilted wall hanging for my DD's birthday and want to add some words to it but it's too much to embroidery and my stamps are kind of small. I was thinking about using my printer. I read about the freezer paper method where you iron your fabric onto freezer paper and cut it to 8.5x11 and then you can run it through your printer.
If you have done this, is it possible to increase the size (height) of the paper to 12 inches? What program would you use to design the words to print?
Time is ticking away and I need to stop putting this part of the project off. I know I should just jump in and do it--I can always buy more fabric, but I thought I would see if any peas have any experience in printing on fabric.
Thanks!
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suzastampin
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Post by suzastampin on May 1, 2015 22:19:19 GMT
I haven't printed directly to fabric, but I use the t-shirt transfer sheets a lot. You print it out, then iron on to your fabric. You'd need to mirror your words so that they would print out correctly. I use a clip art program, as I use pictures. I'm not sure if you could do it in Microsoft Word if you are only going with words. You can get a pack of the transfer paper at Walmart for about $8.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 23:05:59 GMT
Most printer inks are water soluble.... so you want to make sure you are using a water proof ink. Otherwise it will all disappear the first time the quilt get wet from a spill or washed.
You can use a spray adhesive on a piece of paper and adhere the fabric to it so it goes through the printer. If your printer accepts "banner" print commands you can print longer than 11" but that varies by printer and program in use. It is possible but may not be possible with your set up.
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Post by anonrefugee on May 1, 2015 23:14:25 GMT
Do you have access to a laser printer? I've had success washing it by hand. I haven't tried a washing machine, so I can't give an opinion.
And like others have said, you can buy fabric sheets for ink jet or laser/ toner printing. Our Joanne's used to carry them, and I've bought at a local quilt store.
Have fun, sounds like a memorable project!
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on May 2, 2015 6:13:09 GMT
Just another option, is to have the fabric printed by Spoonflower. An 8x8 sample is $5. I just know that when ever I decide to print on fabric or use iron on transfers, I usually end up spending more money experimenting trying to get it right then if I had of had it printed with Spoonflower.  |
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Post by Basket1lady on May 2, 2015 14:31:55 GMT
Just another option, is to have the fabric printed by Spoonflower. An 8x8 sample is $5. I just know that when ever I decide to print on fabric or use iron on transfers, I usually end up spending more money experimenting trying to get it right then if I had of had it printed with Spoonflower. I would suggest this as well. Unless you are doing a wall hanging, you want the printing to be color fast. As as to printing 12x12, you can try the freezer paper method on your printer if it prints 12x12. Or just have Spoonflower do it... |
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Post by gloryjoy on May 2, 2015 14:38:18 GMT
I've printed on canvas, ran it right thru my printer.
However it was a wall hanging so washing it wasn't an issue. You will have to find a way to keep it color fast.
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Post by gonewalkabout on May 2, 2015 15:29:53 GMT
I've done it a lot in the past. Ironed freezer paper to the fabric, and used photoshop to design the print. Then just printed with my inkjet.
But pic monkey and other online free photo editing will let you add words and adjust pic size to fit your project
If you need something colorfast, there is colorfast inkjet printable fabric sheets in craft stores. I can't remember the brand I saw though. But they're only 8.5x11
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