The Olympics are a big deal in our home. As a family full of sports fans, of course, the biggest sporting event in the world is one we are ready to celebrate! The kids were all so excited to watch the start of the games last night (even if the ice skating left a little to be desired) and were dying to have a shirt to wear to celebrate the Opening Ceremonies tonight. How could I say no?! I created these DIY Olympic Winter Games shirts to celebrate the start of the games and everyone was thrilled to wear them to school today.
This project was made SO simple thanks to a Ready to Make project already in Design Space. I wanted to make the shirts right away but since Ice Skating is one of our very favorite parts of the Winter Games to watch I knew I had to add an ice skater to the design.
Do you have a favorite Winter Games sport? After I had the shirts finished Brighton said: “ohhhh, it would be so cool to have a bobsled on the shirt!!” Of course, he had to say that after the shirts were finished. He assured me that the shirt was awesome even without a bobsled so I didn’t completely fail him.
Aren’t they so awesome?! Want to make your own? It’ll take no time at all.
DIY Olympic Winter Games Shirts supplies:
Shirt of choice
Cricut Machine
(I used my Air 2 for these)
Iron-on
(we used white, red, and holographic sparkle red)
Cricut EasyPress
(or iron)
Weeding Tool
Cut File
(Free with Cricut Access)
If you’ve ever made a shirt with a cutting machine before you’ll do this the exact same way. If you haven’t here are a few tips and tricks:
Open the cut file in your browser. Adjust the size of the image based on the size of your shirt. My boys’ DIY Olympic Winter Games shirts are sizes 10/12 and 12/14 and their images are both 10″ across. Lila’s shirt is a 7/8 and her image is 9″ across. I did not weld the image in case you wanted to change out the athletes, there are more options in the International Winter Sports cartridge in Design Space if you do. Before you send the image to the mat weld the image (the line and athletes) so it will cut out all in one piece (don’t include the USA unless you want it cut out of the same material as the athletes). Once you’re done customizing the project send it to the mat. Once you’re on the mat screen make sure you mirror your image (just to note, I did not mirror Lila’s shirt image to make it a little bit different than the boys’ shirts) and select your material (it will be a different setting for iron-on and the holographic sparkle iron-on so make sure you have the correct setting).
Place your iron-on, shiny side down, on the mat and let the machine do all the cutting. While it’s cutting it’s time to warm up the EasyPress. Your settings will depend on both the iron-on material you’re using and the fabric of your shirt. You can find the recommended settings here.
When the cutting is done break out your weeding tool and remove all the unneeded pieces of iron-on. Figure out where you want your image to be placed and then preheat the shirt and using the EasyPress put the image on your shirt. Be sure to put a folded towel under your shirt to protect the surface. Always use a nice hard surface like a table or countertop so you can lean a bit on the EasyPress to ensure proper adhesion. After you’ve covered the whole front of the image flip the shirt over and use the EasyPress on the back of the shirt to really adhere the iron-on and the fabric. Again, depending on your iron-on you will remove the protective sheet either while the fabric is still warm or when it is cool (regular iron-on is a warm release and the foils and holographic sparkle iron-on are a cool release but check your packaging for best results).
Note, there is a flag for the sleeve in the file. I did not cut that for our shirts because I did them all in red, white, and blue. If you do not want the flag, make sure you either delete it or hide it so it doesn’t cut out.
There you are, a really quick and easy DIY Olympic Winter Games shirts for you and your family!
Now a couple of questions. 1. What is your favorite Winter Games event to watch? 2. Have you ever been to an Olympic event? 3. Do you watch and cheer crazy loud at home?
Have a happy weekend and GO USA!!!
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