I wanted the fabric to be really secure, therefore, the basting stitches. I then ran this through the printer (using my templates in the Printshop program) being sure to adjust the printing properties to heavyweight paper. My 8 1/2 X 11 size gave me 30 labels, but you can do whatever you want using the same principles. Next, I removed the basting stitches and separated the cardstock from the fabric. I added another piece of fabric to the back of my labels sheet using Steam a Seam 2, because that was what I had on hand, but I imagine you could use any product that will fuse two fabrics together. Then, cut out your labels and sew them into your projects. There's lots of room to experiment here. I was wondering if iron on cutaway would work instead of the cardstock...This will keep me busy for awhile.

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Thank-you and you're welcome.

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Thank-you.

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Thank-you

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Thank-you.

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Thank-you.

by mpo14011 25 Aug 2009

Probably not. The fabric should have been 100% cotton and soaked in Bubble Jet 2000 before printing on it.

by mpo14011 25 Aug 2009

But full marks for trying.

by ahgirlblonde007 25 Aug 2009

I would just hate to go through all the work of making them, sewing them in... etc. just to have them wash out afterwards. Where do you get the bubble jet 2000...???

by mpo14011 26 Aug 2009

You have to google it. I don't know where it is available from in the States.I got it from my local patchwork shop in South Australia. Your local patchwork shop might know. Printing on fabric is used for memory quilts.And don't use glue and card stock. You will stuff up the rollers in your printer. Use freezer paper and iron a piece of treated A4 size fabric on it.
You can also buy the fabric already treated and ready for use. They come in packets of 10 I think, but cost more then doing it yourself.
You can not do this on a laser printer, only a bubble jet printer which is the most common printer around.

by marthie 26 Aug 2009

CJenkins - she has everything to do with injet printing. Fantastic. Just a pity I cant buy. Do not deliver 2 SA and 2 expensive 2 the UK

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Well, ahgirlblonde007, I haven't tried that yet. I'll throw them in the wash today and let you know. Using the Steam a Seam 2 (maybe Stitch Witchery ?)uses a very high heat from an iron to bond the two fabrics together. I don't know, but that might set the ink from the printer.

by quail 26 Aug 2009

That freezer paper, mpo14011, seems like a great idea. I am not a quilter yet, so I didn't have any around. I imagine you could skip the light spray of adhesive and just baste around the cardstock. I guess my reasoning was that if you can spray it on your stabilizer and it doesn't gum up your embroidery machine, why not use even less on cardstock to stabilize the fabric while basting. Those fabric sheets you mentioned, are they just a stiff piece of fabric that runs through the printer? Do they have any type of backer? What holds the backer, if any, onto the fabric? My main idea was to use supplies that I had on hand and not purchase any more items.

by ahgirlblonde007 26 Aug 2009

thank you guys... nice project for later.

by quail 25 Aug 2009

Shirlene, I used a simple inexpensive 50% poly 50% cotton.(I didn't have any 100% cotton in white on hand) I wanted to make sure the fabric didn't fray. I think Stitch Witchery would have also worked.

by quail 25 Aug 2009

As I explained to Shirlene, bonding the front to another fabric (would be nice to make the back a different color) seems to keep it from fraying

by quail 26 Aug 2009

Sorry, I hadn't noticed your second question. No, I did not sew around each label. I just cut them out with my rotary cutter.

by prampelb 26 Aug 2009

Thank you for your clarifications Quail.
Pat

by quail 25 Aug 2009

Thank-you