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    Home » Cricut Crafting

    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit: Quick Cricut  Craft with the EasyPress Mini

    Published: Oct 4, 2019 by Tamara Kelly · Leave a Comment

    When Cricut introduced the EasyPress Mini, I knew it would be perfect for small detailed projects! So to try it out, I made the Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit - and I love it! Here's how to make your own - and some thoughts on the Cricut EasyPress Mini!

    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit SMDisclaimer: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

    Introducing the Cricut EasyPress Mini

    The Cricut EasyPress Mini is the newest addition to the Cricut EasyPress family, ideal for small or tricky projects - sleeves, cuffs, pockets, hats, shoes, booties - anything with a small surface area! They even recommend it for stuffed animals!

    Features of the new Cricut EasyPress Mini!

    Featuring the same reliable even heat plate as the Cricut EasyPress 2, the Cricut EasyPress Mini also has simplified heat settings - low, medium, and high. It's perfect for tiny iron-ons, and pressing those tiny seams if you sew!

    Cricut EasyPress Mini - review on Moogly

    Bookmark this link!

    And I found the *best* online tool to use no matter which EasyPress you have - click here for the Cricut Heat Guide! (this is just a screencap - gotta click the link here!)

    Cricut EasyPress Heating Guide - so handy!

    This tool is a welcome addition to my current EasyPress collection! Having the right tool for the job is just so great!

    Moogly Cricut EasyPress Collection

    If you saw my Easy DIY Baby Shower Cake Topper Tutorial, you know I have a new neice on the way - so I decided to try the Cricut EasyPress Mini to make the Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit!

    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit Cricut EasyPress Mini


    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit

    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit Supplies - Tutorial on Moogly

    Materials Used:

    Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore Air 2

    Cricut EasyPress Mini

    Patterned Iron-Onâ„¢ Sampler, Rob & Bob Stamped Blooms

    Cricut BrightPad

    Long-Sleeve Bodysuits

    Instructions

    Step 1: The first thing to do is to measure your bodysuit! I am using a 3-6 month size, so the chest is 9" wide and the cuffs are 5" around.

    Step 1 - Measure your bodysuit

    Step 2: Using the shapes and free images on Cricut Design Space, I put together my plan - a set of 3 stripes for the chest, and a scalloped stripe for each of the cuffs. Click here for the free Designs Space File to make it yourself!

    Note that normally for iron-ons you need to mirror your project. This one happens to be perfectly symmetrical, so no need to mirror - but it also won't hurt if you do.

    Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit Cricut Project

    Step 3: Cut out your file on either a Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore Air 2, using the patterned iron-on. All you need is the fine point blade, so either machine works! Just make sure the iron-on is pattern side down.

    How to cut patterned iron-on using the Cricut

    Step 4: Weed the iron-on. This is a lot easier with the right tools - like the Cricut BrightPad! Weeding means removing the parts of the iron-on you don't want to use. You can cut your iron-ons into 3 pieces - the chest stripes are all on one piece, and the cuffs are each a piece.

    Weeding Cricut Patterned Iron-On - Moogly

    Step 5: Time to iron! You can use any of the Cricut EasyPress machines for the chest stripes, but you'll need the Cricut EasyPress Mini for the tiny cuffs.

    Cricut EasyPress Mini - how to add iron-ons to infant clothing

    First, iron on one side of the cuff, then carefully peel off the plastic backing from *just* that section, turn over the cuff, and iron on the other side.

    Cricut EasyPress Mini - how to add iron-ons to infant clothing 2

    Peel off the last of the plastic, and repeat on the other cuff!

    Cricut Patterned Iron-On details - Moogly

    Et Voila! Your Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit has cute flowered details - or whatever you like to add!

    This makes such a fun gift - you could even crochet a matching little skirt or bottoms if you'd like! Or find some soft booties to add matching details to - so many options!


    Thanks to the Cricut EasyPress Mini, the possibilities for iron-ons are now nearly limitless! It was so fun to make the Sweetly Striped Infant Bodysuit - I can't wait to see what others create with these amazing tools!

    If this free Cricut project does inspire you, and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too! I love seeing what you make!

    THE FINE PRINT

    Follow Moogly on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr! Thank you to Cricut for providing the materials shown in this post. Written tutorial and photos copyright Tamara Kelly 2019, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others.

    To print or download, use the Print Friendly button below, or go to PrintFriendly.com, or right-click to copy and paste it into a word processing document if those options do not work for you (please note that Print Friendly is a free outside website that the button links to, and you can click here for a tutorial on how to use it, but I cannot provide additional technical support for this service). If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. 

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