WHAT WE'RE MAKING: A sweatshirt with the New England Patriots' logo on it.

WHAT WE'RE USING: Utilizing a Cricut machine, 3 unique patterns will be cut out of 3 different colors of heat transfer vinyl (aka iron-on vinyl). 

THE CHALLENGE: The image we bought has 4 layers and 4 colors.  We want to eliminate the grey layer, as the sweatshirt will be grey and can be used for the "face" design.  Additionally, some layer modifications need to be made before we can cut the vinyl.

When you Upload the image, all of the layers will be grouped together.  In order to correct the jumbled, out-of-order images, you'll first need to "Ungroup" the layers.  

Select any part of the image and all of the layers will be highlighted.  Alternatively, you can select/click any of the layered images on the right side of your screen.  Then, on the top right portion of the screen, click the UNGROUP icon.

We're first going to attach all of the blue layers.  Highlight each element that you want on the blue layer.  The easiest way to do this, is to select the elements from the right side bar.  First, we'll select all of the letters.  We'll start at the "S" (on the top).  Click it with your mouse.  Then, holding the SHIFT key (COMMAND key on Mac), select all of the 7 other letters (each on their own layer).  Next, since you'll want the Patriots' cowel/hat as the same color blue, you'll also click on that layer.  

As mentioned earlier, the vinyl will be transferred onto a grey sweatshirt, thus eliminating the need for the grey color.  However, look at the white layer image below. If you were to cut out the vinyl as such, the face would only be viewable if you were to iron-it on above the white layer.  That would be just fine if you  As such, we want to "erase/eliminate" the face pattern from the white layer.  Therefore, the cricut will cut along these contours and the elements can be weeded out before transfer.

This part can be a bit tricky, as you'll get different results if you group, attach, or weld.  Now in the last step, you attached the two white layers together.  In this step, you'll want to select the individual layers (the star and the outline) and NOT the "Attach" grouping above them.  See the image below.  Then, while still holding Command (or Shift) key, also select the Grey Face Layer.

Once you click the MAKE IT button (top right of your screen), you'll be brought to the mat screen.  You'll notice that all of the images are correctly ordered.  Before you cut, make sure that you mirror (reverse) the images as you'll be using heat transfer vinyl (HTV).

Congratulations!  You're done.  As always, you Wanna Craft and we Wanna Help.  E-mail us with any and all questions at help@wannacraft.com

Once you click UPLOAD, you'll be brought to the [above] screen.  In DesignSpace, you are able to import .JPG, .GIF, .PNG, .BMP, .SVG or .DXF files. These should be more than enough options for you, since you could always save in multiple image formats.  when you click UPLOAD IMAGE, you will be brought to a screen where you can search for the location of a file on your computer.  Select the one that you would like to import.  For demonstration purposes, I am choosing the following.

First, you'll have to upload a file into Design Space.  In order to do so, you'll need to have already established login criteria for the program.  This particular .SVG file can be found HERE.   

After the file is uploaded into the software, you may see that each letter is separated onto it's own layer.  This can be seen on the right hand side of the below image.  This particular file was created with two layers.  The letters being on one layer and the other consisting of only the Shamrock.  This can be modified in order to change the colors of particular letters or words.  However, for this demo, we just want the two layers.  

Log into your Cricut Design Space account and select New Project.  This will open a blank Canvas.  Simply, click the Upload button on the bottom left of the screen.  This will bring up the screen from the image below.  Choose the appropriate file and upload from your computer.  You can choose to change the Image name as well as to create Tags (to help you locate later).  Once you are done, click Save.

This Lego-inspired Miss Brick .SVG file contains multiple over-laid layers.  When it's opened it may seem intimidating.  However, it was created for the purpose of easily being able to manipulate the design without having to move layers around.  If all of the images were spread out, you would have to align them to the proper location as well as ensuring that they're on the correct plain/layer.  For this instance, all that you have to do is turn the layers on or off.  You can do that by clicking the eye next to the image layer. 

As mentioned in the prior step, you click the eye to the right of the image to turn the layers on and off.  Do so until you have created the image that your desire.  The below image has 4 Active colored layers: Orange, Black, Red, & Yellow. You may asking, "What about the white layer?"  In order to minimize work and cost (ie: less heat pressing and less vinyl expenses), cut-outs were added to the images.  For instance, this chosen yellow layer (there are 2 in the file) has cut out sections for the eyes and the mouth.  The cut-outs thus take on the color of their background.  In this instance, the ideal fabric is light-colored or white.  The eye cut-outs have the added bonus of helping to align the eyes (black) and mouth (red) when heat transferring onto the fabric.