These layered vinyl Harry Potter T-Shirts are easy to make with your Silhouette Cameo and the Designer Edition of the Silhouette Studio Software!
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If there is one thing I will always regret it’s not making more Harry Potter t-shirts to wear to the midnight release of the books and movies.
Back then making t-shirts meant using puffy paints and mad drawing skills and hoping and praying that your shirt came out looking somewhat like you pictured in your head. Mine never did, I’m a terrible artist.
This is why I’m thankful for cutting machines. They make crafting easy and quick!
Which is awesome and also a bit dangerous.
My obsession with making t-shirts is maybe a little unhealthy.
I love working with heat transfer vinyl (it’s so easy to weed!) and using my Cricut EasyPress makes cranking out shirts really fast.
It also helps because there’s no guessing as to how long you need to press your designs for. There’s an easy guide on their website that tells you exactly how long you should press your designs depending on what material you’re pressing them on to. It literally takes the guess-work out of it for you!
The only time you wouldn’t want to go by that guide is if you’re pressing multiple layers (like you would with the Ravenclaw shirt). For multiple layers you would press the first layer for 15-20 seconds and do each layer after that for only 5-10 seconds. But, we’ll talk more about why later….
Want to make sure your shirts look their best? Grab the HTV Placement and Sizing Guide!
These Harry Potter T-Shirts are:
- easy,
- fun, and
- incredibly nerdy!
Let’s make our own layered vinyl Harry Potter T-Shirts!
Harry Potter Shirts
Instructions
- Download the RAVENCLAW design and load it into your software. To figure out what size design you should cut, reference the HTV Placement and Sizing Guide.
- Cut your design and weed it. Set it aside.
- Heat up your Cricut EasyPress and fold your shirt in half. Check this site for the correct settings for your EasyPress.
- Use your EasyPress to press the crease of your shirt. This is how you tell where the center line of your shirt is!
- Place the design on your shirt and put a teflon sheet on top of it. Use the EasyPress to press your design on the shirt.
- If you pull up the carrier sheet that is on top of your vinyl design and the vinyl pulls up with it, put the carrier and teflon sheet back on top of the vinyl and repress until the vinyl is fully pressed on the shirt.
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Are you doing a complicated layered design? Read more for tips on how to get it right (and not mess up like me)!
The Silhouette Designer Edition really helps in multi-layer designs because you can cut by color or layer. This made it really easy to cut my son’s Ravenclaw shirt because all I had to do was change out the vinyl on my cutting mat and hit cut.
For the Ravenclaw and Luna shirts, this was the first time I had ever done a layered shirt and while there are small imperfections it wasn’t too bad.
Always remember to GO SLOW when you’re cutting multi-layered designs.
And also, move your iron/EasyPress to the side away from your shirt when you’re not using it. I say this because when I made the Luna shirt and accidentally put the hot iron on the already pressed vinyl when doing my second layer. It warped the vinyl and my shirt was ruined. I was bummed.
Just a few quick tips when attempting a layered Harry Potter t-shirt:
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- Sometimes your vinyl will shrink if you’re pressing multiple layers but there is a way around this. Press the first layer for 15-20 seconds and then do every other layer for 5-10 seconds. If you overpress the vinyl it will cause shrinkage and your layers will look warped. Doing short presses will help stop it.
- If you need to remove vinyl because you messed up, DO NOT USE GOO GONE. I’ve tried and it just makes a huge mess. I don’t even know where that tip came from to be honest. It’s awful. I’ve used this vinyl remover on my Toy Story Squad Goals Shirt and it works amazingly well! It’s a must-have in my craft room.
While I’m still bummed that my Luna shirt didn’t work out, layering vinyl ended up not being a scary thing to try. Once you get the hang of it it’s really easy and fun!
Want to try more t-shirt designs? Check these out!
- Deco Foil Disney T-Shirt,
- Peep Squad Easter T-Shirt (with a FREE SVG file), and
- Tangled T-Shirts for the Whole Family
Shirley Eliza Martinez says
I LOVE HARRY POTTER! You are making me want to go out and purchase a Silhouette Machine. I entered your Giveaway as it’s something I never even knew existed! Thanks for the opportunity
Teresa | Simply Made Fun says
Thank you Shirley! The Silhouette machine is so addicting and so fun to use. Thank you for entering the giveaway, there are some awesome prizes to win this year!
Karen Yannacio Morse says
Ok – admitting I have not read Harry Potter (I know, gasp…), but love these tees! You make it look pretty easy to do, so I may try this DIY out!
Karen | GlamKaren.com
Anna says
Wow your designs look so professional! Never would have guessed they were home made. Great job!
Teresa | Simply Made Fun says
Thank you so much Anna! They were a lot of fun to do!
Terri Steffes says
Cool designs! When I taught fifth grade, Harry Potter was all the rage. I know my students would have loved to wear these shirts to school!
Teresa | Simply Made Fun says
Thank you Terri! I wish I had shirts like this back when all the books were coming out. I would’ve worn them everyday! 🙂
Taylor Smith says
I love Harry Potter SO much.
TaMara says
I am going to have to share this with all my HP friends. One of them just threw HP themed birthday party for her daughter and went all out. These would have made a great addition!
Reesa Lewandowski says
My kids are just getting into Harry Potter! I love the Silhouette Machine and all it can do to make fun things like this!
Wendy Polisi says
I absolutely love Harry Potter! I am trying to get my boys into it now. These are really cute.
Debra Hawkins says
These turned out so good! I love the Happy Harry Potter series, I look forward to it every year!
TheNewClassy says
That Ravenclaw tshirt looks really cool. I can’t believe you made that yourself. I think my husband would like one of those.
http://tiarastantrums.com says
These are fantastic! We are huge Harry Potter fans and I would love to do this activity at home with my kids
tp keane says
I can’t tell you how much of a Harry Potter nut I am… myself and my eldest son. We are soooo going to do this as a craft activity this summer.
jillconyers says
What an awesome prize pack. We’re a family of Harry Potter fans.
Amanda Love says
How amazing are these designs and I love the idea of making your own prints! What a way to customize a shirt! Very original and definitely worth the effort. Thanks for the quick tutorial and that awesome giveaway!
Maria - Tough Cookie Mommy says
Wow, I am really impressed by the quality of these designs. I would totally purchase these in a retail store if I saw them for sale.
yonawilliams says
After seeing this post, I think I need a Silhouette machine in my life. I would love to take T-shirt making to the next level.
My Bored Toddler says
These look great! I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and love everything to do with it.
Robin Rue says
These are so cute! I am a big HP fan and am so excited that there is another installment.
Ashleigh says
It’s so funny, I own a Cricut and I still haven’t taken it out of the box. Can’t wait to use it and make something fun like this.
Kimberly Stroh says
These are adorable! I am sharing these with my readers too. I know so many families heading to HP World too.
Teresa Laura | MCBL says
As a huge Harry Potter fan, I am in love with these designs! The quality is incredible.
Rachel Catherine says
Wow! These are great! They seem pretty simple. My kids are a bit too young to be into Harry Potter but I will have to save this for when they are.
Lesha says
I honestly never read the books or watched the movies, but these designs are insanely cute! I know a few people that would love them. – HilLesha
CourtneyLynne Storms says
Omg how awesome are these shirts!!!! Perfect for all the Harry Potter fans of the world!
Ana De Jesus says
Well I love Harry Potter and this shirt is is freaking awesome. i can’t believe its not shop made it looks so professional!
Emily says
Love these shirts! I made shirts for the Twilight movies, yes I admit it, and it would have been much easier with my Silhouette!
Emily Bennett says
Just out of curiousity, where do you find your designs? I’m a new silhouette user and I’m looking for inexpensive/cheap designs. But I’m not sure where to start. Especially when it comes to finding HP images. Help!
Teresa says
Hi Emily! I’m in a few Silhouette groups on Facebook, the main HP one being Accio Cameo and it is great! Silhouette Cameo Project Inspiration is another good one for all sorts of files!
Regina says
OMG that Deathly Hallows file….swoon. I NEED IT. any chance you’re willing to share where you got it/if you made it are you willing to sell the file??
Teresa says
Hi Regina! I got the file from a Silhouette facebook group called Accio Cameo!
Siobhan says
Hi, i love your posts they are great. Would you share or sell the deathly hallows design i would love to make one for my daughter.
Teresa says
Hi Siobhan! Thank you so much. The Deathly Hallows file isn’t mine to share, but if you join the Accio Cameo fb group you’ll have access to it and other awesome HP files as well!
Ashley Williamson says
Love it! Do you happen to have the cut design for the luna shirt? My daughter would LOVE it and we go to harry potter world in 2 weeks!! Thanks!
Teresa says
Hi Ashley! I got it from the group Accio Cameo on facebook! You can join it and get the file there. Unfortunately I didn’t make the file so I don’t have permission to hand it out myself. 🙂
Have fun at Harry Potter World! It’s amazing!