How do you put family pictures on a quilt? What is the process from pic to quilt?

Answer 1

The most important ingredient in a photo quilt is the fabric the photos are on. You can buy special fabric sheets made to go through your inkjet printer. There are available at most craft and fabric stores. Be sure to read the instructions - some require heat setting, and others are not washable. When you print them, be sure to set your ink saturation as high as it goes ("best" quality setting in the printer's properties). Get the right product for your project. Do NOT get iron on transfer paper (found in office stores) - this is fine for a t-shirt that you'll throw out in a couple of years, but it does not hold up for years, the way you want for a quilt. There are links to several products below.

The great thing about memory quilts is that they work for any skill level. If you are an experienced quilter you can do more complicated blocks alternating with photo squares, or put the photos in squares like the Attic Window that uses Y seams. For a less experienced quilter, you can use alternate photo squares with less complicated blocks, or put the photos in the center of simpler blocks like the Sawtooth Star, Churn Dash or Picture Frame. Check Alex Anderson's Block Party and Quilter's Cache for other blocks. You can also use photos and make pieced sashings and borders. For a beginning quilter you can just sew strips of fabric around the photos (just one row, or several rows like a log cabin block with a larger center) and then sew the framed photos together in rows, then sew the rows together. Sew a couple of borders on the quilt and you're done!

Finally, check the last few links for more photo quilt examples and instructions.

Good luck with this - it's a great way to preserve memories! Be sure to include a detailed label so future generations know who these people are. Use good permanent FABRIC markers or print it from your computer on the treated fabric sheets.

Answer 2

My cousin has a sewing machine that captures pictures to print. She made a quilt for our family reunion, andit sold for $800. I don't know any details about this machine.

Answer 3

Take your pictures and transfer them onto iron-on t-shirt transfers that can be printed on you computer printer. Read the direction from the package and iron them on to your fabric squares or other shapes and them hand sew them onto your quilt.

Answer 4

not sur eof pic to quilt, but i just bought 2 pic to 50" x 60" throw!...christmas presents and they turned out very nice..about $100.00.....use a high dp setting on ur camera, like super high quality........

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