Wish we had the favourites heart with this new website because I know I am going to need this information sometime in the future and won't be able to find it. (Missing the rolling eyes emoticon too!)

Thanks Jeanie! Great tip.

A quick note about heat setting inkjet inks... be careful about using too hot of an iron with the Epson DURABrite inks. (Those are the inks in the Workforce printers.) If the iron is too hot, it can cause the inks to yellow a bit. This might not be a problem if you are working with photos that tend towards the warm colors as it will just make them warmer. But if you are working with cooler colors in the blue spectrum, it will be noticeable.

Susan, I get great results from the EQ printables, and I set the saturation up plus 25 almost always. I usually use RGB color. The EQ cottons are colorfast if you heat set them, rinse them, and heat set them again. At least that's true for the first two washes, which is all I have tested. I cold wash many of my quilts in Woolite just after I finish them to get rid of all the glue, washable stabilizers, and markings, and haven't had any problem with the cottons fading or running. I won't be washing the silk quilts though, but I will block them, so I guess it only matters that it doesn't run when I block them.

Ooh! Such a lot of great tips here. Thank you! I play around with saturation and the like to significant success with the cotton EQ printable fabrics. I will have to to make several printouts on the Radiance. I can hardly wait until it comes now and I get to try all this out.

That printer should give you really bright and intense colors on EQ Printables. I assume you've run a nozzle check to make sure there aren't any clogged nozzles? (It's always good to check the obvious first.)

I haven't yet had a chance to watch Kirby's suggestions, so these may be a repeat. The first thing I would try is upping the saturation. What I usually do is set the "Color Management" to "Color Controls" in the printer driver. (You get to the printer driver by clicking on "Properties" from the print preview window in KK.)

Once you have chosen Color Controls, you should see an option for Color Mode. I think the default is Epson Vivid, but I always set it at "Adobe RGB" and Gamma at 2.2. (I'm on a PC, so that Gamma setting may need to change if you're on a Mac.)

Hopefully you'll have a "Settings" button - or a tab or something - to get you into the Color Controls. This is where you can increase the Saturation. I often put Saturation as +15, but sometimes I put it at +25 depending on the image. I also usually put the Contrast at +5 or +10. I don't usually play with the Density, but that may help put more ink down. I'm guessing that it may make the print look muddy though.

Also, I choose "Premium Presentation Paper Matte" for the paper type and "Photo" Quality.

You WILL need to experiment unfortunately. (I do for every series of images I print.) I know it's hard not to think about the cost, but really you just need to "let it go". I learned that lesson early on - if I didn't, I would never be where I am today. That said I do print smaller images and move them around the sheet just as you said - and I make notes under each print out so that I know what changes I made!

When you ask about changing settings in Photoshop - are you referring to adding adjustment layers to the image itself or making changes in the printer driver?

Thanks to BJ I have an Epson Workforce WF 7610. I just watched show 702 and played with some of the suggestions the guy made. This made a huge difference, overdid it a bit with the black level I think. I'm such a tightwad, it's hard to experiment because I keep thinking about how much it costs per sheet. Now I'm trying to make a smaller image & move it around on the same fabric sheet to see the differences. So much to learn.

If we change settings in Photoshop on one jpg, do those settings revert to default when the image is closed?

Who brought us down this slippery slope??? I'm supposed to be working on the BOM.

Jeanie, I'm still open to all suggestions. I've printed some black and white kaleidoscopes & colored them with Inktense pencils. That's fun, but still want the color printing to work.

Susan, exactly which Epson model are you using? Epson has a few different ink formulations.

Thanks, Rita. I will re-watch that show as soon as possible!

BJ, I don't know about fading or washing, I just want intense color to print.

Thanks Rita, I'll watch those episodes before I start this experiment when the fabric gets here. I THINK that using Prepared for Dye, heat setting, and then rinsing with some retayne in the water, vinegar, or even soda ash to set it might work. We'll see what works. I got two yards and plan on trying multiple ways to get it to work. I never have any problem with fading or running on the Electric Quilt cotton printables using my Epson printer, but this is different. Will report back when I know what or if anything works.

Susan, congratulations on your new Granddaughter. She looks so precious.

As for the printing fabric issue, I am not sure if this applies to an Epson printer but did you watch the episode with Kerby Smith where he shows how to get the best out of your printer before printing onto fabric? It's Ep. 702 - the one with Laura Schwartz (I am sure I have spelt both those names wrong, apologies if I have).

Glad to see Jeanie online! I have a question about printing from Kaleidoscope Kreator, which I love love love. Are there any guidelines for getting the most intense color possible on a fabric printout? I'm printing on an EQ printable cotton. While I have great definition from within KK, or even the saved .jpg, The color is washed out & I'm saving using the highest definition possible, and the best color printing I can set for my printer, also an Epson. If there is a different Forum for this, I'd like to know. Thanks!

Jeanie, thanks for the heads up. I have a similar setup with an Epson printer. I will see if there is anything I can do to help set the ink.

Betty Jo, I have printed on Radiance treated with Bubble Jet Set using an Epson printer with DURABrite ink. I LOVED the way it looked, but it unfortunately did not wash well. (Actualy, I didn't even wash it - just rinsed with plain water.) It's possible my washing problems were a fluke and you may have different results, but please do test that before sewing your printed pieces into a quilt! (And if you don't have any issues, please report back and tell me your secret! )