How to Iron On a Plush Baby Blanket
This article reviews how to iron on a plush baby blanket with the Cricut Easypress. These blankets are so cute and make the perfect hand-made gift. Learn the settings for working with glitter iron on plus regular iron on and review step by step instructions to iron on a plush baby blanket in this article.
YouTube Video
See below for the step by step how to iron on a plush baby blanket.
Designed In Design Space
Design space allows for quick and easy creation and editing of any design. Adding a name and birth info personalizes this gift and makes it unique. Find hundreds of fonts, many of them for FREE on dafont.com. Another great idea for personalization is to use monograms. For monograms dafont.com has a FREE font called Monogram kk.
Cut Out With My Cricut
Use an electronic cutting machine to cut out the design. The design can be cut out by hand on glitter heat transfer vinyl (HTV) and plain HTV material, though there are some pretty intricate cuts that would be best cut and done with an electronic cutter. I have and LOVE the Cricut maker. The maker quickly and easily cut the words out of the heat transfer vinyl (HTV) material. Unwanted excess material was subsequently removed, or also known as “weeded.” See my Cricut maker review here.
Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV)
For this project, the heat transfer vinyl (iron on) was all Cricut brand. I highly recommend that people price compare to get the best quality and price for all materials. The Cricut glitter and everyday iron on heat transfer vinyl (HTV) was purchased directly from Cricut during a big sale. Cricut also has wonderful mystery boxes for more frugal spenders. Amazon also has multiple options as well, like the glitter HTV variety pack. Favorite non-Cricut brands include Siser and Oracal. Remember to do test cuts before cutting the design because settings may be slightly different for alternative brands.
There is also plain heat transfer iron-on from AliExpress. Plain heat transfer vinyl is normally $3.87, and is often on SALE for $1.99. Just remember that purchases from AliExpress come directly from China, so it’s necessary to allow for longer shipping times. AliExpress is similar to Wish, but AliExpress has items that ship for FREE, like this one.
Baby Blankets
Blank onesies can be found affordably at many retailers, like Walmart and Target. Amazon has multiple different plush blankets to choose form.
Iron On With The Easy Press
Ironing on the design was super simple and was done easily as seen in the YouTube video above. Using the Easy Press at 330 degrees, both the glitter and everyday iron on HTV materials were laid out, at the same time, directly on top of the blanket in the corner. The entire design was ironed on initially for 15 seconds with a teflon sheet between to protect both the heat press and the project. To fully set and adhere the HTV a final press was done, after the clear transfer carrier sheet was removed, for another 15 seconds. This process can also be done with a home iron on the high cotton setting. I have used both. The Cricut Easypress provides much more consistent, easy, and professional results.
After adhering the HTV the baby blanket is done and ready to be used as a super cute hand-made gift. Hope this step-by-step article was helpful and that you are now inspired to go out and create your own iron on plush baby blanket. Change the design and the colors and make it uniquely yours.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, Linked in, and all my other social media accounts as well. The product links above are provided for your convenience with NO cost or obligation to buy. I am a Cricut, Amazon, and Etsy affiliate and may make a small commission if you choose to use the links above to buy products, at NO COST to you. All products that I used were bought by me and all opinions are my own.
No Time to Make a Baby blanket?
Check out all the super cute, funny and unique ready made options on Etsy.
Other Articles You May Enjoy:
