Printing Pictures On Fabric For Quilt
If you can picture it we can print it.
Printing pictures on fabric for quilt. Press a piece of treated cotton fabric that s a little larger than the freezer paper. For printing on fabric you want to use an inkjet printer with high quality ink. When preparing to do any kind of image transfer technique on a quilt project you want to ensure you are using the right kind of printer. Sometimes print ready fabric curls before printing.
Place the freezer paper shiny side down on top of the wrong side of the fabric if there is a wrong side and press the paper side with a medium hot iron no steam. We print your pictures onto fabric the way you want them. The highly advanced digital photo processing and photo enlargement software systems we utilize for pre print image preparation produce photos of near original image quality. Kelly hanson shares with you two of her favorite products to use when printing on fabric and explains how to use them.
To choose the right settings for printing on fabric select print from the file menu. Limitless sizes are available for seamed panels. We can print seamless panels as wide as 58 and almost unlimited length. Remove loose threads that remain on the fabric s surface.
If using printer friendly fabric get yours from a craft store and decide what photo you want to print. Steady the fabric by ironing one side to freezer paper for the trip through the printer and press the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric and then iron the fabric side. Do not use steam on pretreated fabric. For paper type choose plain.
If you do not have digital copies we can work from photographs and artwork please call or email for pricing but we suggest you make photographic copies to ensure that your precious originals are not damaged in the mail. Choose properties and select best under the print quality options.