I posted this last year, so it's just a copy/paste. The labels are washable. I have several on quilts which have been washed numerous times. This is about using the Bubble Jet Set solution: Posted by mary_c (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 10:03 Oh, I just follow the directions on the bottle, and it works fine. Perhaps the "hint" I had was the type of freezer paper I used - it's heavier than the stuff on a roll. It's also precut in 8.5x11" sheets, so it goes through the printer beautifully. I think Nancy's Notions may now sell this, but I got mine from C. Jenkins Necktie Company. Link below. Posted by mary_c (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 10:38 Well, I just learned something! The C. Jenkins is Cathy Jenkins, and she started out making custom handmade neckties. She INVENTED Bubble Jet Set! It's a pretty interesting website. And here's the website again: Here is a link that might be useful: C. Jenkins company

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.

You can take any kind of fabric, iron it to freezer paper and run it through your inkjet printer. You will need to treat it with Bubblejet stuff so it remains permanent, then heat set it. You can print through MS Word to turn text different directions to fit your book binding. By doing it this way, as opposed to the purchase printer fabrics, you can use whatever fabric selections work for your quilt.

Sigh. My potholders only remind me of Bloomingdale's (they were on sale). Given laundering the normal amount for potholders, which is usually once or twice a year, plus once or twice more for when they get actually dirty, I really do think the printer fabric would work. You could also do block or screen prints (alas, Print Gocco, you are but a memory). You can easily carve a styro block, like computer packing, and prime it with gesso or acrylic medium, since you're only printing a few. Since you're good with mimeo, does that mean you're good with screen printing stencils? That would be so easy if you have the set up! For just a few prints, you can tape the stencil to a blank screen (true for hand cut too) rather than having to create a whole new screen for each. Anyway, laundry wouldn't be my first concern (you can always make a few extra prints, and have a lifetime supply). The problem with painting is knowing which medium is going to like touching a 450ð oven rack. Without looking things up, I'm guessing inks or dyes would be better than paints, but you can brush those on too, with the right medium. Or you could just cut paper stencils, adhere them well, and adhere to a stiff backing, and spray with car engine paint. Since you have some art/drawing/painting experience, I think doing it by hand would be the best, easiest way, if you can't do direct printing. I know a bunch of different ways to get an image onto cloth, but sometimes doing it by hand is just a lot easier, especially since you're not trying to get photographic detail. :) Actually, if you can't get the images you want made for you, I'm thinking that the engine paint might be the easiest and most durable. :)