How To Personalise Sweatshirts - with Cricut!
For me, the best Mother's Day gift is the gift of time.
I've been thinking about Mother’s Day and this year I would love to do something different. For me, the best Mother's Day gift is the gift of time. Time to do something I love - and that's making. A whole day to myself, to make something for me, without any distractions or kids asking me for food.
Ever since I got my hands on the Cricut Autopress, I’ve been wanting to make some personalised sweatshirts to wear while I’m sourcing, making and in my day to day life. I know it’s not Mother’s Day yet, but I did receive an early gift from Jason and the kids today - the gift of time. So I decided to make my own personalised sweatshirts using my Cricut Maker 3, Smart Iron On and Cricut Autopress. It was heaven! And I am beyond thrilled with how they turned out. I hope this project inspires you to ask for the gift of time and do something you love this Mother’s Day, like making!
To see how it all came together, make sure to watch this video.
DIY Personalised Sweatshirts
Project Details
♻️ Making: Personalised Sweatshirts
🕒 Project Time Estimate: 30 minutes per sweatshirt
💰 Materials Cost: $120 (Smart Iron On and sweatshirts)
Materials
3 x White sweatshirts (I got mine from H&M)
How To
Step 1: To begin with, I started this project by opening the Cricut Design Space and using various fonts within the app. I created my own designs for several sweatshirts which you can find here. When I was happy with my designs, I loaded the Cricut Maker 3 with Smart Iron On and followed the prompts until the Maker 3 started cutting my design.
Step 2: When the designs were finished, I removed them from the Cricut Maker 3 and trimmed off the edges using the Cricut Portable Trimmer. Next I weeded the negative space from my designs; I always find this step so relaxing. I was worried this would take ages, but it only took a couple of minutes per design. So good!
Story 3: Once all the designs were ready, I preheated my Cricut Autopress, which took about 5 minutes (it beeps when it’s ready).
Step 4: I got the temperature setting I needed for this project using Cricut’s Heat Guide. Following this I adjusted the temperature settings on the Control Pod to match the recommendation from the Heat Guide and waited for the Autopress to preheat to that setting; again, the Autopress will beep when it’s ready.
Step 5: I placed a sweatshirt onto the Pressing Mat and using two fingers I gently close the lid. The Autopress will start working its magic straight away and the Control Pod counts down the seconds until it has finished heating. When it has finished heating, the Autopress will beep and the lid will automatically pop open. This step ensures the fabric is nice and smooth for the checker Smart Iron On application and free of moisture, which is better for the adhesion of the Smart Iron On.
Step 6: I positioned my weeded design on top of the fabric (sticky side down/shiny side up), closed the lid and waited for the Autopress to finish its magic. The lid automatically opened (as before) when it was finished heating, and then I simply lifted the fabric off, set it aside and peeled the carrier sheet off when it had cooled down. I repeated steps 5 and 6 until I had made all my DIY Personalised Sweatshirts.
Project Notes:
Iron On Transfer on Cotton/Polyester = 155C for 40 seconds
Fonts
Microsoft Sans Serif
Carlson Black Regular
Georgia Bold
Ta daaaa!
I am beyond thrilled - I made my own personalised sweatshirts! I can’t believe how beautiful they look. I love the colours, the quotes and the quality of the Smart Iron On is fantastic. I am so excited to make more of these!
To see all my other projects in the Cricut Design Space, click here.
This project was in collaboration with Cricut Australia
