Being the Inklingo system it was printing out the cutting and stitching lines for squares, triangles and diamonds for piecing, and as such, it won't matter if it washes out But I take your point about it forming a barrier and thus not a good idea if I want to keep the picture I have printed.

Rosemary

PosyP wrote:
You might want to test any fabric that has been starched to see how permanent the printer ink is. The starch forms a protective barrier on the fibers so that the ink can't penetrate as well. It's good if you are marking a quilt top or foundations and want the marks to disappear. Not so good if you are making a label that is destined to be laundered! :shock:

I 'assumed' that no loose threads around the edge of the label would be taken as a given, Bur reminders are always to be recommended - just like any fraying ends should always be CUT, not Pulled.

My worst so far was printing Inklingo onto starched charm squares, it went in at one end and never showed up at the exit :shock: . I eventually found it screwed up inside Lots of starch later it went through just fine

Rosemary

Great suggestions, Rosemary! Thanks!

You also want to make sure that you trim your fabric just before you put it through the printer and be sure there are no loose threads.
It makes an awful noise if loose threads jam up the roller!! Don't ask me how I know that!

Yep, you'r right there Margo .

The only variations to your project instructions I would add, is that alternatives to freezer paper are A4 (in UK), letter -8.5"x11" sticky labels. Or for smaller pieces of fabric, I have printed out the design on paper, then put double sided sticky tape at the top and both sides of the design, finally putting a piece of fabric, the same size as the taped box onto the tape, this ran through my printer just fine, but do make sure the edges are thoroughly pressed down.

Rosemary

crocus999 wrote:

Maybe some of the the tips I give (on the TQS Project link) for printing labels on fabric will help you add participants names to your project!

[url]learn/projects/[/url]

That's a lovely idea, Rosemary. I think the names and especially the people they represent are the most important thing. I don't know how/have the facilities to put people's names on fabric, but I love your idea. Depending on how many we get, maybe I could embroider the names and places along the sides and in light coloured border.

My plan for the signed papers is to copy them onto fabric and use them for the centre of a flying geese block for a border somewhere in the quilt. Whether I keep to this particular plan or go for a different shape is open to debate at this moment, but I want to have the names on the front, rather than the back.

Sharing my sewing with others and having something of theirs in my home, is one of my wishes come true.

Rosemary

Framing them sounds like a good idea. I wae wondering about this also. Dixie

I'm wondering if this question/topic deserves it's own subject line, but I've been thinking I'd like it if people could share ideas on HOW they plan to utilize or display or show or whatever... all the little bitty name stickers and HST papers with names and addresses on them. It seems it should be done in a nice, attractive way, since these people are as important as the fabric itself, and a VERY important part of the whole exchange - this applies to both the SOTTT and the BRU (I'm in both) Maybe they should even be framed? What are you planning to do with them, or is anyone even there yet?

Aren't you clever, Leafy! I just used the little Avery labels and stuck one on each triangle. My mom helped me do it.
Kathy

I used mini return address stickers (Avery 5267). They fit nicely on the wide part of the HST. There is a picture of it on the "Sisterhood.." topic...approx page 6 or so

I knew I just *couldn't* hand-write on all those triangles! So, this is what I did.

First, I cut some HST sheets into a size that would fit through my printer. I placed a sheet of the HST paper under a plain sheet of paper, and, using the lines I could see thru the sheet, I filled in my name/address (on the plain paper) where it should appear on the triangles.

I put the handwritten name/address sheet in my copier, and put HST sheets in the paper cassette. Then I simply printed the names onto the HST sheets. Worked perfectly!

* DON'T trace the guidelines from the HST sheet; just fill in the info you want to print.

* Test-print your written name sheet on a single HST sheet before printing a zillion; this will ensure everything lines up as it ought, and that you're printing on the correct side of the HST sheets.

* Since my HST sheets came on a roll, they were curled when cut into printer-size pages; I ironed them flat before putting them in the printer.