I want to make a attic window quilt but i realy did want to use my own images but how to do it as the cost of the special fabric that you can use in the home printer is so high.

I surfed the web and found a solution here
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/computer-printing-on-fabric
In the Uk its called washing soda and our mothers used it to get grease of the dirty washing and to clean floors and such i use it to clean the drains and to mop over the floors. Its CHEAP.
I must admit to doubling up on the amount needed and used a large glass bowl,with hot water.
i ripped cotton sheeting into just a half inch shorter width than A4 strips, then cut freezer paper to A4 size for my computer printer.
Next the fabric strips where then soaked for about an hour in the solution and taken out and simply hung up outside to dry, Once dry it was then pressed. That was last night.
This morning i decided to test it out.
i took a length of the treated fabric and a sheet of freezer paper and ironed the two together the shiny side onto the back of the fabric.
Just make sure no thread edges can catch in the printer rollers. I selected a
pattern for a dolls hous quilt and printed it onto the fabric.
Next with fingers crossed i pressed it dry and then removed the freezer paper.
SO FAR SO GOOD. But would it pass the water test.Will it run? Will it bleed?
NO..... it held the print, even when i rubbed it as if washing it as normal.
Ladies and Gents here is the answer to those prayers.
now i can make a wall hanging useing my own photos or pics.
Google images will be used to find some royalty free pics for the attic window quilt.
total cost of creating the printable fabric, about 50p
Need more ideas for this use? how about makeing paper dolls. or even those rag dolls can now have an actual face printed onto it. Personalise a note book with a photo and a special message.
come on let the imagination run wild.
Oh for those of you doing scrap books and want a neat cover for it, what better than a quilted one with those old sepia pics on it... ooh the brain
cell is working overtime. bet you wished i had not jumped in again. annie