I have made several memory quilts using Bubble Jet and they have held up really well after a couple of years. You have to use the Bubble Jet Rinse, as well, to insure the photos set well. Here are some hints that I have learned: 1. Use only 100% cotton 2. Use the BJ solution to soak the fabric and let it dry before printing the photo onto the fabric that has been ironed onto freezer paper for stability. 3. Let the photo dry at least 1/2 hour before soaking it in the rinse. 4. Press the block to insure setting of the photo. It is a fun project and I recommend using BJ. I have used t-shirt transfers and they have a plastic feel to them, but the BJ treated fabric feels the same way it felt prior to treating it. The solutions are not inexpensive, but it lasts a very long time. I found that you do not have to add a lot of the solution in order to soak the fabric, otherwise you will be wasting the unused BJ.

I'm a technical nerd, and went looking at trade publications regarding cotton and shrinkage. I'm linking to that site. It's more than you'd ever want to know about fabric shrinking. If you don't want to wade through it, in a nutshell when fabric shrinks, it is essentially 'relaxing' to its natural state, having been stretched through the various process used in its manufacture. How much it shrinks will depend on the quality of the cotton fibre itself, how tightly it was spun as a thread, the tension it was put under when looming it, the type of weave it is, if the processes to make it were wet or dry, and would include the dye application, etc. etc. etc. IOW there is a tremendous amount of variability to how much a piece of cotton fabric will shrink, initially and over time. Here is a link that might be useful: Guide to improved shrinkage performance technical bulletin

You can try Crypton fabrics  they are stain resistant. About abrasion  it doesnÂt matter if a fabric is printed or woven, the most important thing is how tight its weave is, so you can go to printed cotton also, just check if itÂs tight enough. If you want to get a sort of fabric where spots will be invisible  choose one with small or medium pattern and with colors that dark enough and not very contrast. For home decorating and window treatment ideas visit www.window-blinds-project.com Here is a link that might be useful: www.window-blinds-project.com

I have done it! I used the freezer paper method. You iron the fabric to the shiny/wax side of freezer paper (not wax paper!) and trim the sheet to fit your printer. It prints great - color or black. I did not use the "bubble jet set" - just printed right onto cotton fabric. It is not waterproof that way, but for what i did, that was OK. I have seen some things printed on burlap! Here is a link that might be useful: Printing on burlap