Cut the fabrics into sheets slightly larger than the size you intend to print.

• If 8 1/2" x 11" is the desired size, cut the fabrics about 9 1/2" x 12".
• Many printers can print wider or longer pieces of fabric. Add about 1" to both the width and length of your expected printing size if you are printing to these bigger sizes.

Carefully lay cut fabric sheets into the liquid one at a time. Press the fabric to ensure the entire piece is "soaked" before adding the next sheet of fabric.

Add more Bubble Jet Set 2000 liquid when you feel that there isn't enough liquid to cover more fabric sheets.

Numerous sheets can be prepared at once, saving time and making more efficient use of the Bubble Jet Set 2000 liquid.

Avoid letting wrinkles form in the stack of fabrics.

Repeat the layering of fabric sheets and liquid until you:

• run out of Bubble Jet Set 2000
• have soaked as many sheets as you desire
• or reach the depth of your container.

Soak fabric sheets in the Bubble Jet Set 2000 liquid for 5 minutes.

Hang the treated fabrics to dry. Try to avoid crimping the edges of the fabrics or letting wrinkles form in the hanging fabrics.

Once the fabrics are very dry, lightly press the fabrics to make them smooth again. Don't use steam and don't overpress, they are sensitive to heat at this point due to the chemicals.

Alternatively, you can immerse a carefully folded 2 to 3 yard piece of fabric into the Bubble Jet Set 2000 liquid and cut the treated fabric into fabric sheets after it has dried. However, I find it difficult to dry such a big piece of treated fabric without getting wrinkles.

Avery 8 1/2" x 11" full sheet labels, product # 8165 work well and can be reused several times if you are careful.

Lay the treated fabric sheet face down on a flat surface and smooth it with your hands.

Align the label squarely over the fabric sheet.

Work carefully to avoid wrinkling the fabric as you complete this process.

Store the backing sheets in a handy location so you can place the used labels back onto them after the printing and drying processes are complete.

Lay the treated and stabilized fabric sheet face down on a cutting mat and use a ruler and rotary cutter to trim the fabric to the desired dimensions.

Be sure that the final sheet is completely covered by the stabilizer. If there is any fabric extending beyond the stabilizer, the fabric WILL jam as it feeds through the printer. I like to cut away just a hair of the label to ensure that I have no loose fabric.

Be sure to trim all loose threads!

As mentioned earlier, you can use heavy duty freezer paper as the stabilizer. Just be sure that your freezer paper holds onto the fabric. I have had freezer paper peel back as it entered the printer and it caused a very unpleasant printer jam!

Some freezer paper adheres better than other brands and you must test with varying iron settings to get the best results.

Again, trim the fabric/freezer paper combination so that all parts of the fabric are covered by freezer paper.

The fabric sheets need to be placed into the printer so that the fabric side will be printed upon.

Typically, bottom loading printers such as the one to the left, should be loaded with the fabric face down.

Top loading printers, such as the one below left, should be loaded with the fabric facing forward.

If you don't know which side your printer prints to and you want to make sure, here is a simple experiment:

Place a large 'X' on one side of your paper.

Load the paper into your printer and make a note as to which direction the 'X' is facing (i.e. face up, face down, face forward or face backward).

Print anything to that sheet of paper. If the 'X' side has printing, you'll know to place your fabric in the same direction as the 'X' side of the test paper.

After Printing
Stack each printed fabric sheet separately. The inks will still be wet and may smear if you stack the printed sheets on top of one another.

Allow the printed fabric sheets to dry thoroughly. The Bubble Jet Set manufacturer recommends 30 minutes. I've always waited 24 hours.

After each fabric dries, take it off the stabilizer backing. (To reuse your Avery labels, I suggest placing them back onto the backing sheets they came on.)

Rinse each fabric sheet for at least two minutes in either mild detergent or in Bubble Jet Rinse (according to the instructions). Bubble Jet Rinse helps further set the inks onto the fabric and to remove any loose ink. Caution: protect your hands from the chemicals you are rinsing off these fabrics by wearing rubber gloves.

Rinsing in Bubble Jet Rinse:
Here's a tip from Caryl Bryer Fallert's book Quilt Savvy: Fallert's Guide to Images on Fabric. An easy way to rinse in Bubble Jet Rinse is to fill your flat plastic container with water, add the appropriate amount of Bubble Jet Rinse (according to manufacturer instructions) and then run each printed fabric sheet through this solution. Drag each fabric through the solution for two minutes, constantly moving the fabric sheet through the solution. Be careful not to let the fabric fold back onto itself.

It is trickier to wash the fabrics in the washer because of the twisting and wringing that the fabrics go through. You know how everything rubs together in the washer! Performing the initial rinse step in the washing machine increases the chance of fabrics bleeding onto one another before the inks are set. After the initial rinse step, these fabrics are machine washable in a mild detergent.

Dry your rinsed fabrics in a dryer. Caryl Bryer Fallert suggests adding an old towel to help the fabrics tumble better.

Iron your beautiful new fabrics and put them in your next quilt, wearable art, or home decor project!

Caution: printed fabrics are susceptible to fading in strong light. Printed fabrics are not the best choice for window coverings!