What is the easiest way to transfer photo's onto a quilting square?
Question:I want to incorperate people's faces in a spring handmade quilt. Everyone at work has to make a 12 x 12 inch quilting block for the quilt. I want to put their faces in the middle of flowers. Also everyone has a piece of the same material they have to use in the block in some way to tie the whole quilt together.
Answers:
There are two ways to do this. You can get photo transfer paper at most craft stores and office supply stores. You print the photo onto the paper, then iron it on to the fabric. Be sure to reverse the picture before printing if there is writing on it, otherwise it will be backward when you iron it on.
The second (and far better) way is to use fabric sheets that have been treated to go through an inkjet printer. They are available at many craft stores. You print directly on the fabric, so it is much more durable than the iron on version. Be sure to read the instructions before you buy the product - some need to be heat set, some are machine washable, etc. A similar alternative is to buy Bubble Jet Set and Bubble Jet Rinse - products that you can use to create your own printer fabric. Iron it on to a piece of freezer paper to help it go through the printer easier.
My mum quilts and has made a memory quilt before, including one for me as a 21st birthday present. There are iron-on transfers available if you want to go that way, but the way she would go was to take the image(s) to a printer who prints direct onto fabric, and gave them the calico (I think it's called?) to print onto.
if you search the craft websites. you can buy this paste similar to school glue. You print out the picture you want on normal print paper. then using this special paste you basically glue down your pic. after its dried you simply dampen the paper and wipe away. leaving your picture on the fabric.
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you can buy from most office supplies/craft shops special printer paper. you print out the picture and then iron it on to the fabric. after its cooled down you simply peel back the paper leaving your pic on the fabric.
we used the special printing paper for my daughters cos they loved bratz so much. we printed out a jpeg of chloe 9 her fave bratz doll) and reversed my daughters name.
be carefull to reverse any writting or pics as they are ironed like a mirror image.
also be carefull when you wash. I accidently washed my daughters creation on a hot wash. as a result the picture became very bitty and began to peel off in bits.
good luck with your project. sounds like fun xx
Jo ann Fabrics or your local quilting and sewing store should have fabric paper that can be loaded into an ink jet printer. The paper can be removed from the back and presto you have a quilt block with a picture that you have chosen.
Good luck!
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