Hi you guys! I am so excited that it is finally fall- which is my absolute favorite time of year! #ad I love wearing and designing Crew style sweatshirts because they are perfect to dress up or down & comfy for indoors or out. These particular ones that I am sharing a tutorial on below are for my baby & toddler. I am excited to pair them with a cute jean jacket or maybe even a beanie and some booties. Cricut makes these projects super easy and quick with a great result to turn a boring old sweatshirt into something that is super trendy and all of your friends will be asking for one as well! These are super versatile and you can use any design, so they also make the perfect gift for the upcoming holiday season!
Lets get started!
MATERIALS-
- Brayer
-Weeding Tool
-Ruler
-Scissors
-Parchment Paper
- Sweatshirt of choice ( I grabbed these from Amazon, I always order them larger for an oversized look & so they will fit for years to come )
To begin, head over to Cricut Design Space.
I found these cute designs in their image tab. I did add the football to my son's because I wanted a physical football on his shirt as well, but they have thousands of designs to choose from. I couldn't get my hands on any orange vinyl so I went for this pretty maroon color instead. I really liked the way that it complimented the white with fall tones. I measured both of the shirts to determine how large my decals needed to be for the shirts. My son's crew was a 12 month crew, so i went for a 5.25 inch design & my daughters was a 5t , so I went with a 6.5 inch design for hers.
Next, grab your standard grip mat, Vinyl and brayer. I am working in layers on my sons shirt so this is the first decal I am working on. Try to measure as close as you can to avoid waste , and attach your vinyl to your mat. I always use a brayer for my projects as it provides a little bit of extra security for better adhesion to the mat.
Once your mat is loaded into your machine, MAKE SURE
your settings are correct or you will waste vinyl. The two things you want to check is that your vinyl is laying gloss side down on the mat and that you have mirrored your image. If you forget either of these steps you will have to recut your vinyl.
I always opt for extra pressure on my machine to be sure that those details are being cut well. This screen also reminds you of the important steps to mirror and make sure that your vinyl is facing the correct way. Once you have it all adjusted to your liking, Click the Cricut button on your machine and it will begin.
Repeat this process until you are finished with all of your layers for your sweatshirt.
For this next part, you are going to weed all of your letters/ images until they are completely to your original design. On more complex designs I usually view the original image as I weed to insure I am not missing any small parts that I want to make sure are not heat transferred onto my shirt.
I always like to measure my shirts, to make sure they are not only even where I want them but also to keep them about an inch from the neckline on baby/ toddler shirts so that you can see the design best. I did want to mention that I wash and dry my crews prior to making them.
On their website, Cricut has this awesome heat guide where you can input the base material of what you are attaching the HTV to and it will tell you how long you will need to hold the heat press on as well as what temperature.
For my polyester material, I needed my temp at 315, and I did 15 seconds for the first layer and 15 for the second. For my daughters crew, since it was all the same decal I just did 315 degrees for 30 seconds total! I put parchment paper between the iron and my crews for just a little bit of extra protection from the heat. I did
apply some pressure and allowed my design to FULLY cool before I peeled back the clear backing to revel the design. If you try to peel it back when it is still warm/ hot you can risk peeling up part of your design, so be patient! I also wanted to mention that there have been a few times that I've done that and they have still peeled up as I removed the baking, so I just placed it back down and pressed for another 30 seconds, and that has always done the job for me!
So there you have it! A super simple project that you can customize for any occasion! These turned out so cute and I cannot wait to dress them up for this fall on my little ones!
If you try this project, shoot me a DM on Instagram so I can see it! @sierra.honeycutt
I hope you all have an incredible holiday season!
XO, MAMAHACKS
-Sierra
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