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From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 12-02-2005, 03:51 PM (1 of 14)
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I just saw this on a DIY show: Scanning Fabric (http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_qlt/article/0,2045,DIY_15080_2505391,00.html) You can scan photos and make quilts or whatever from the fabric with the scanned image, so cool!http://www.smileys.ws/smls/action/00000015.gif |
User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: blessedmommyuv3
Date: 12-02-2005, 04:01 PM (2 of 14)
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I love it!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome link. I am always looking for something that is not traditional-- I'm more of an artsy quilter--or at least I aspire to be- lol! Thanks again, Jen |
User: blessedmommyuv3
Member since: 05-18-2004 Total posts: 263 
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From: Catalina
Date: 12-02-2005, 04:03 PM (3 of 14)
| I seen this on Simply quilts and I though for those who do the landscape quilts and for hard to find fabric and when you only need a little this would be the way to do it. I mean if you need bricks, gravel, stones and stuff like that. |
User: Catalina
Member since: 01-06-2005 Total posts: 119 |
From: gm23237
Date: 12-06-2005, 11:11 AM (4 of 14)
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I have made a few of the "memory quilts" for relatives using our family pictures, white cotton material and my computer scanner and then the printer and heat transfer paper. It is a liitle on the expensive side though but they are nice. I am lucky I have to friends that work for a paper company and they gave me three cases of transfer paper! |
User: gm23237
Member since: 11-03-2003 Total posts: 145 
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From: Sewlite
Date: 12-06-2005, 11:44 AM (5 of 14)
| Has anyone looked at this quilting softwear?I found one that looks pretty neat to use even for a novice.The link is www.electricquilt.com or www.planetpatchwork.com |
User: Sewlite
Member since: 04-04-2001 Total posts: 37 |
From: Jayde877
Date: 12-12-2005, 03:39 PM (6 of 14)
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I saw this post, and though I had heard of the technique of printing on fabric before I had never tried it. With Christmas being so close and working in a small store I was wanting to get a little gift for everyone for Christmas. When I saw this post, ideas sprang into mind. At first I was just going to make pictures, but when I got around to the one guy we have working at the store I was stumped as to what kind of picture to make him. Then the idea struck me that Chinese and Japanese writing is very popular right now, especially when the writing stands for something that is meangful to a person. I have seen bracelets, neclaces, earrings, and all other sorts of things made with either a Chinese or Japanese symbol, meaning peace, love, joy, good fortune and any other number of things. I did a search on Japanese writing and found a really good website where I could pick from hundreds of words and get their Japanese equivalent. I was so thrilled with how the first one turned out that I decided to make these for everyone. I chose three words, or concepts for each person, no two having the same word and printed them on unbleached fabric. (Not sure what type of fabric it was either cotton or muslin) I went with the unbleached fabric because the idea came to me to turn these printed pieces of fabric into scrolls, I purchased som small dowells and fabric glue and went to work. The hardest part of the whole thing was finding the freezer paper, can you believe I couldn't find ANY at Wal-Mart! Once I printed them I glued the ends to the dowells and rolled them up. I also attached a ribbon to hang them by. In the pictures, the very last one I did is open and you can see what it turned out like, the other three are next to it, rolled up and ready to be presented. Thanks so much for posting this thread, it's a wonderful idea and I know my friends will love it when I give them their personalized scrolls!! Charity http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jayde778/album?.dir=/5376 |
User: Jayde877
Member since: 07-27-2005 Total posts: 106 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 12-12-2005, 03:48 PM (7 of 14)
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What a beautiful gift. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: gm23237
Date: 12-12-2005, 08:31 PM (8 of 14)
| Most printers have what they call "mirror" image that means it reverses the picture so when you iron on to the material it is the right way. Check the software with that printer before you buy anything. Oh the software may also be called: Iron transfer or heat transfer. |
User: gm23237
Member since: 11-03-2003 Total posts: 145
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From: Sharoon
Date: 12-20-2005, 11:05 PM (9 of 14)
| I've used this transfer paper to make little "goodie" bags for my mom's 80th birthday party. I put Happy 80th Birthday on it as well as her picture. Most people just love little freebies and these were a big hit. I also used the transfer to put her picture on white napkins for the dinner table. I only had 12 dinner guests for the cost wasn't too bad. |
User: Sharoon
Member since: 12-20-2005 Total posts: 5 |
From: gm23237
Date: 12-21-2005, 05:14 PM (10 of 14)
| You can use iron on transfer paper for many things. You can go on web sites and right click pictures or graphics you really like, there are sites that have all purpose graphics Christmas,all holidays or you can use your own photos. I down loaded beautiful flower graphics and transfered them onto pillowcases(which I made out of that $1.00 a yard cotton fabric at good ole Wal_Mart), sheet hems for nice bedding, some of those graphics on the internet are what they call bars and borders, they are great for pillow cases. I even download fonts and beautiful lettering for monogramming pillow cases or just decorative pillows for sofas and beddings. I even downloaded a lot mother goose graphics off the internet (oh, you can buy graphic cd's at almost any department store that carrys computer paper). I made a "bedtime story" quilt for the baby next door, whom I do not know but I wanted to sew something different so she got the baby blanket. You can monogram hankerchiefs, graphics for canning jars with pictures of the fruit used in your perserves and jams, just glue them on the jar with any clear drying glue. You can make nice pot holders with white cotton and some fruit, vegetable or custom graphics on white cotton fabric. The use for transfer paper and graphics you buy or download. The new ideas for projects using iron on transfe paper and graphics are unlimited, just use you imagination and have a ball! Merry Christ to you all! The very Happiest New Year asw well.. |
User: gm23237
Member since: 11-03-2003 Total posts: 145
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From: DorothyL
Date: 12-22-2005, 07:32 AM (11 of 14)
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gm -- I used downloaded photos of old movie stars to decorate a tote bag for niece that loves old movies. But that wasn't likely to see much washing. Have you had any problems with fading? Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: gm23237
Date: 12-22-2005, 08:12 AM (12 of 14)
| I wash anything that has the transfers in cold water and a little detergent. If the paper companies are telling the truth the newer paper does not fade. I got three cases of the older transfer paper from friends that work at a paper company. |
User: gm23237
Member since: 11-03-2003 Total posts: 145
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 12-22-2005, 04:00 PM (13 of 14)
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Jayde877 what a great idea. Hope you don't mind that I steal it and make some for my sons-in-law next year? They are so hard to make for! Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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User: mamahoogie
Member since: 12-25-2002 Total posts: 461 |
From: bunzino
Date: 12-25-2005, 10:52 PM (14 of 14)
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Jayd, How did you do the "blots" of paint or ink? If you don't mind sharing. Thanks, nancy |
User: bunzino
Member since: 08-16-2002 Total posts: 119 |
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