SueSew

I used the EQ7 standard fabric sheets. They have a shiny backing which slipped in my cheesy little HP ink jet printer and had to be dragged out the back end. (This may not happen to other people because they don't usually find someone not-to-be-named likes to roll a ballpoint pen aimlessly down the paper loader so it frequently has jammed and is probably pretty weak!)

I finally took off the backing and stuck the fabric in, which worked about 80% of the time without jamming under the print cartridge in one corner. I went through an entire color cartridge for 14 good sheets. The unusable sheets were mainly too crumpled to use and didn't waste much ink.

I found it is important not to use the 'regular-paper' regular-quality' on my printer so I get enough color intensity.

I also took all my photos in photoshop and amped-up the contrast, lowered the brightness, and applied a photo filter which yellowed the photos so they would blend in better with the browns/tans/creams in the quilt.

Overall I like my second batch and I am going to use them in my scrappy quilt, but with care, as the photos do not blend in with the strong, clear colors of the fabric and will 'stick out' more than I had intended.

Now I have it all cut out, all I have to do is fiddle with the 768 scrappy pieces into a 'pleasing arrangement of textures and tones' LOL

Thanks for all your suggestions. I will post something when I get it all pieced. DS birthday in April so I gotta get going!