My three boys are grown and are no longer living at home. Even though they have all graduated from college, they still like to come home often. And we love it! The days of being able to leave notes in their lunch bags and gym bags are way behind me. But I recently figured out a way to add a special touch when they come home to visit.
Instead of leaving notes on their beds, I thought it might be fun to leave a personal note on their pillowcases. The best way to do this is with my Silhouette machine.
Supplies Needed:
- Silhouette CAMEO® or Silhouette Portrait®
- Silhouette Studio®
- Silhouette Cutting Mat
- Silhouette Cutting Blade
- Silhouette Heat Transfer, Assorted Colors
- Pillowcases
- Iron
Step One: Decide on Your Sayings
- The first step of this project is to come up with the sayings you want to use on the pillows. Try to make them as personal to your family as you can. The ones I came up with are:
- Welcome Home
- Congratulations!
- Sweet Dreams
- Happy Birthday
- I Love You / I Love You More
Step Two: Write Out Your Phrases and Choose the Fonts
- The next step was to head to my computer and design my patterns in Silhouette Studio.
- Most pillowcases are 21” tall, so I decided to make most of my sayings about 15” long. The width varied between two and three inches.
- I used a few different fonts and designed all of the sayings.
- Welcome Home (Happy Life Font)
- Congratulations! (Passiontea Font)
- Sweet Dreams (Sensation Font)
- Happy Birthday (Steelfish Font)
- I Love You / I Love You More (Apple Gothic Font)
Step Three: Cut and Iron On the Phrases
- The most important step you need to remember when working with a heat transfer design is you need to flip the design horizontally (just go to the main menu and select Object, then Mirror, and then Flip Horizontally). You must do this step or else your designs will be backward.
- Once my designs were complete, I placed the heat transfer material (shiny side down) on my cutting mat and loaded it into the machine. Then I let my Silhouette machine do all of the work.
- Once the heat transfer material was cut, I weeded each one to remove the excess material.
- My last step was to iron each transfer on my new pillow cases.
Liz
April 1, 2018
I have transferred fonts many times. But last night downloaded the Harry Potter font. Used my grandsons name and it never cut. Yes. Had the correct side up on the mat. Do I need to do a pass over?
Kelly Wayment
April 9, 2018
Did you try a different kind of heat transfer than you’ve used before? Are you sure your blade was fully seated? If it didn’t cut deep enough through your material, you should try a series of test cuts as you adjust the cut settings. See this video on test cuts: https://youtu.be/MIz51RKMZ64 Please contact the support team at support@silhouetteamerica.com for further assistance.