2 Free Christmas Coloring Shirt SVG Files

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Let me show you a super easy gift idea that you can make for the kids this Christmas using your Cricut cutting machine and these 2 FREE Christmas Coloring Shirt SVG files.

All you need to add is a pack of washable markers, and let the fun begin!

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Everyone knows that gifting clothes isn’t normally received with a lot of excitement, but I just know that any kid who receives this with a pack of markers and is told they can color their shirts will absolutely love their gift.

And as for you, if you have just one sheet of black iron-on vinyl then you can make this in no time!

If you have a December birthday party coming up, a Christmas gift exchange, or some stockings to stuff, then this project is just what you’ve been waiting for!

What Do I Need To Make This Christmas Coloring Shirt?

Here are all the things I used to make this shirt.

• A Blank White Shirt
• Black Iron-On Vinyl
• A Heat Source To Press Your Iron-On Design (I Use The Cricut EasyPress 2, but even your household iron will work.)
• Your Cricut Cutting Machine With Design Space Readily Available
• This FREE Christmas Coloring Shirt SVG File (Download at the bottom of this post.)
• Washable Markers

Before you begin cutting your design, you’ll want to measure how wide and tall your want your design to be on your shirt.

I like to measure using a measuring tape, but if you want to just place your Cricut mat on the shirt, you can get a good gauge as to how wide and tall the design should be as well.

Let’s Make This Christmas Coloring Shirt!

STEP 1: Upload the FREE Christmas Coloring Shirt SVG File to Design Space and size it according to the measurement you want your design to be.

Remember to make sure the little lock icon is closed when you go to size your design to make sure it doesn’t get distorted and retains the correct size proportions.

STEP 2: Mirror, Cut, & Weed Your Design.

Since you’re working with iron-on vinyl, you will need to make sure that you mirror your design before you send it to cut.

You can choose the option to mirror your design after you hit the “Make It” button. It appears on the left side of the screen by where you can see the mats.

Now you’re ready to send it to cut. There are many different iron-on vinyls, but if you’re using just regular material, I like to use the “Every Day Iron On” vinyl setting.

Once you’ve cut the design, weed it.

This means that you will need to remove all of the excess vinyl from your iron-on vinyl sheet, leaving just the design that we’re going to press onto the shirt.

STEP 3: Prepare Your Shirt To Press.

This process is very simple. All you need to do to prepare your shirt is to give it a quick press to remove any moisture from it.

I also suggest pressing it in half lengthwise to let you see where the middle of your shirt is and therefore help you with alignment.

STEP 4: Align & Press The Shirt.

Now that you know where the middle is, you can place your design and give it a good press according to the iron-on vinyl heat settings.

For this shirt I used my Cricut EasyPress 2 and I pressed my design for 25 seconds at 325 degrees.

Once I removed the carrier sheet, to make sure that my iron-on vinyl sticks for as long as possible, I flipped it over and gave it another press at the same temperature and time again, but from behind. Don’t skip this step!

And that’s it, you did it.

You made a Christmas coloring shirt, and now all that’s left is to start coloring it!

Here’s Another FREE Christmas Coloring Shirt SVG

Here’s a second FREE Christmas coloring shirt SVG file with a really cute snowman quote!

WANT TO SAVE THIS FREE CHRISTMAS COLORING SHIRT SVG FILE FOR LATER? SAVE IT TO YOUR FAVORITE BOARD ON PINTEREST.

3 Important Tips To Know About Coloring Shirts

1. Only Use With Washable Markers. – The reason for using Washable Markers with these designs is that you want it to be colorable after every wash, and therefore extend the fun for the kids.

If you want to only have the kids color it once and it retain that color, then by all means use some Sharpies for the best results.

2. Place A Piece Of Cardboard Inside The Shirt When Coloring. – To avoid the markers bleeding onto the backside of the shirt you’ll want to put in a piece of cardboard between the shirt material.

Once they finish coloring, leave it in for about an hour or so just to allow the colors to dry and then it’s ready to be worn.

3. Don’t Wash With White Clothes. – Don’t make this mistake! If you put the shirt in to wash with whites you might find that the color that comes off then attaches itself to your other whites.

Instead I like to throw in these shirts with dark or bright colors, or better yet with the towels load, which I wouldn’t mind if they stained.

QUICK NOTE

You can use these designs for personal and commercial use. If you’d like to share it with your friends (I’d LOVE THIS!), I do ask that you just link them to this post and help support my website. Also, please don’t upload them to a print on demand (POD) website, or send them for mass production.

I have a quick favor to ask. Before you download these freebies, please JOIN the Facebook Group (CLICK HERE), and if you can, please PIN one of the images above.

Thank you so much for your support, and if you make anything with this design, tag me @PerfectStylishCuts, I love seeing your makes.

WANT MORE FREE CHRISTMAS SVG FILES?

You can find all of the FREE Christmas SVG Files Here.

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DOWNLOAD THE FREE CHRISTMAS COLORING SHIRT SVG CUT FILES HERE

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