by eggyannie 03 Aug 2011

here is the results of this mornings printing onto fabric and then sewing out the dolls house quilt

i did make a few mistakes but i allways do on the first one. i will do things different on the next one.
Guess my G daughter will never even notice them as she will be to happy to have a new bed set.
I did cheat by not printing out the back of the quilt so as to save money and used some plain sheeting instead and edged it as i would a normal quilt.
i think that if two fronts were printed out that you could easily join them for a note book cover. neat idea for a Christmas gift.
annie in the uk

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by kagen48 07 Aug 2011

Really cute! It doesn't look printed at but as though you sewed all those tiny pieces together.
Kathy

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by read180 06 Aug 2011

very nice. I am sure you gd will love this.

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by ramona 06 Aug 2011

This is great and colors are so nice. Your GD will absolutely love it.

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by patsy28 06 Aug 2011

Such a neat craft. Love the doll quilt.

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by mranderson 06 Aug 2011

Please excuse my ignorance but what is freezer paper and how does it stick to the fabric????? I have been reading your posts with interest. Marg

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gg2009 by gg2009 06 Aug 2011

Freezer paper can usually be purchased in grocery stores where the aluminum foil is, and comes on same type of roll. It sticks to fabric by ironing it on (not sure what side you iron ... I usually just test it). Butchers used to use it to wrap up meat.

spendlove by spendlove 06 Aug 2011

It is waxed on one side (slightly shiny)- this melts when you iron it onto the fabric. You can use it several times.

eggyannie by eggyannie 07 Aug 2011

I use freezer paper a lot for applique work as you can draw on it and then cut out the individuale sections and then stitch them in place once the freezer paper has been removed. i also use it in the hoop for small items as i simply remove the design and then use a small piece of freezer paper over teh hole and iron the fabric in position o9nto it make sure you d a bast stitch around the desin so that it is sewn to the paper before starting to embroider. annie in the uk

mranderson by mranderson 07 Aug 2011

Thank you all so much for the answers, now I know. The one we have here in Oz is waxed both sides I think. Thanks Marg

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by mops Moderator 06 Aug 2011

The colours look very bright for fabric printing! Until now I used transfer paper, but your washing soda method sounds great and much cheaper. I think I'll give it a go and then stock-up on printer cartridges :)

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by rmj8939 04 Aug 2011

Annie, it looks good to me.

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by pennifold 04 Aug 2011

BRILLIANT! Great job Annie and so innovative. Good on you for giving this a go. Love and blessings Chris

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by drro 03 Aug 2011

Great job! Thanks for sharing!

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by noah 03 Aug 2011

excellent Annie hugs carolyn

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by oaro 03 Aug 2011

very nice great project

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by shirlener88 03 Aug 2011

Fabric printing? I don't understand, but it is very nice work.

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eggyannie by eggyannie 03 Aug 2011

plain cotton sheeting is soaked in a washing soda solution and dried then ironed onto freezer paper and printed on with a inkjet printer.

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by marjialexa Moderator 03 Aug 2011

That is just superb! I have a feeling you are starting me on a new craft, just what I need! Thanks so much for showing this, I've been to the sites you mentioned and done some donwloading. Now I need ink for the printer, hee hee hee. Good show, Annie!! Hugs, Marji

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by anitapatch 03 Aug 2011

Nice work

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by blueeyedblonde 03 Aug 2011

Looks good! Love the colors!

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by spendlove Moderator 03 Aug 2011

Very nice - I've downloaded the designs from your link (plus he wallpapers) but not had time to try them out yet.

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by clawton 03 Aug 2011

Very cute!

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by bumblebee 03 Aug 2011

Wow really preety!

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by rwalden 03 Aug 2011

Very nice work. So colorful.

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by capoodle 03 Aug 2011

Looks like fabric printing is working out. Couple of questions: is the fabric a little stiff and will it hold up when washed.

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eggyannie by eggyannie 03 Aug 2011

if you look in the projects you will see the photo i put up showing the printed fabric both washed and un washed. the fabric is no stiffer than normal as the paper is removed.
if gently washed its fine but do not use Bio soap and who needs to wash these items that many times anyway. a nice wall hanging isn't exactly washed every week so its fine for that kind of thing but not everyday wear.annie

capoodle by capoodle 03 Aug 2011

Thank you. Saw that and it just didn't sink in. Read it was for a doll's house and I used to wash my doll's things a lot. lol

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by quilter124 03 Aug 2011

very neat job and the colors are so sharp, thanks for sharing this info with us.....

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