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I couldn’t wait to try this foil iron-on. The foil-iron is the purple-ish one. The teal is a glitter HTV. I thought they’d go well together and look cute with these pajama bottoms that I made for Miss P.
I wanted to make a cute pajama top, but I didn’t want it to be too matchy matchy.
I was inspired by a pajama top that I saw at our local tween girls shop.
The first thing I did was download a real photo of a panda bear and then create a design in Inkscape. It was a fun design to make, and I’ve added it to my FREE download section.
Grab your FREE Mornings Are Unbearable design and make one, too!
SUPPLIES
- T-shirt
- FREE SVG Cut File Design
- Glitter HTV
- Foil Iron-On
- Teflon sheet or parchment paper
TOOLS
- Cricut (or you can cut out your design with scissors)
- Iron
HOW TO
Step 1
You’re going to need to cut your glitter HTV and your foil iron-on at different times. Don’t place them on the mat together because you’ll need to cut them with varying pressures of the blade.
I was trying to use up scraps. So I cut a few strips and lined them up for my cut. This Glitter HTV always tends to roll, so I used a little painter’s tape to hold it down. (They sell painter’s tape at the Dollar Tree!)
After the Glitter HTV cut, I removed it from the mat and cut the foil. DON’T FORGET TO MIRROR YOUR IMAGE!
Step 2
Prepare your shirt by ironing down the middle and across where the armpits are. This crosshairs design gives you a guide for placing your design.
Step 3
I folded each of the pieces in half to give me a crease. I matched up all the creases and laid them on the t-shirt.
I didn’t use the horizontal crease on the shirt. Instead, I measured down about 2-2 1/2 inches from the collar to the top of the design.
Cover the design with a Teflon sheet or parchment paper.
Iron.
It turned out so adorable! I love the two different types of iron-on, and the two colors go together very well.
Miss P loves her new pajamas!
BLOOPERS
I weeded the design and placed it on the shirt. I kept looking at it thinking, “this doesn’t look right.” But, I couldn’t figure out why.
Then, I noticed the eyes. I realized that I had weeded out the wrong part and threw the scraps in the trash.
I dug through the trash until I found the tiny little pieces and changed them out for the parts that didn’t belong.
In my defense, it’s hard to see a cut design with that Glitter HTV.
That’s why sometimes I’ll use cornstarch on my fingertip and rub it over the design so the cuts will stand out.
I figured this design was big enough that I didn’t need to use cornstarch.
I was wrong. [insert eye roll]
