In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to make a monogram on Cricut.
For this tutorial, I’ll be doing a block letter monogram. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to create your own personalized monograms for your Cricut projects!
The Cricut project I’ll be creating today will for some hats for a group of groomsmen, and I want to add a block letter monogram to the sides of the hats.
Step 1: Choose a font
In order to make a monogram in Cricut Design Space, you first need to be sure you have the right font. Since I’m doing a block letter monogram, I’ll be using a font called Big Noodle Titling — this tutorial will show you how to download this free font.
**If you were doing a fancy or curly style monogram, you’ll also want to check out my tutorial on welding cursive letters. I’ll also do a future tutorials on creating monograms using different fonts.
Once I download the free font, I’ll head to Cricut Design Space and create my text.
2. Create monogram text in Cricut Design Space
Open up Cricut Design Space, and create a new project. Then choose the text tool to create the desired text. I’ll be using three letters in each monogram for this example, since I’m using the initials to make monogrammed hats.
I have 9 hats to make, and 9 monograms. So now I’m ready to cut them using my Cricut!
3. Creating a Cricut project with the personalized monograms
Gather Supplies
Now that we’ve created the monograms, it’s time to get our supplies for the project. Since I’m making hats in this tutorial, here is what I’ll need:
- Cricut
- Heat transfer vinyl **(if you’re unsure how to work with HTV, here is a great video tutorial).
- Standard Grip Cricut Cutting Mat
- Vinyl Weeding tool
- Solid color hat (or a product you wish to apply the HTV monogram to)
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Heat press, preferably the Cricut EasyPress
Since I’m applying the monograms hats, I’ll be using the heat transfer vinyl. With heat transfer vinyl, you want to make sure that the shiny side of the vinyl faces down on the mat, and that you mirror your image — a more in depth tutorial here.
Once you’ve double checked your vinyl and that you’ve mirrored the image in Cricut Design Space, select continue to cut the vinyl.After your vinyl is cut, weed out your design and apply to hat using your EasyPress
I learned that using a heat press for hats is a very tricky thing! it would have been much easier if I had the Cricut Easy Press Mini. I was able to make due with my 9×9, but I had to hold the hat while I lined up my vinyl, then press it once it was centered.
To press the HTV onto your hat, you’ll need to check the fabric of the hat before determining your heat and press time. In my case, I used heat of 305°F and pressed for 2 sets of 15 seconds.
In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to make a monogram on Cricut. For the example, I’ll be doing a block letter monogram. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to create your own personalized monograms for your Cricut projects!
The Cricut project I’ll be creating today will for some hats for a group of groomsmen, and I want to add a block letter monogram to the sides of the hats.
1. To make a monogram, you first have to pick the right font
In order to make a monogram in Cricut Design Space, you first need to be sure you have the right font. Since I’m doing a block letter monogram, I’ll be using a font called Big Noodle Titling — this tutorial will show you how to download this free font.
**If you were doing a fancy or curly style monogram, you’ll also want to check out my tutorial on welding cursive letters. I’ll also do a future tutorials on creating monograms using different fonts.
Once I download the free font, I’ll head to Cricut Design Space and create my text.
2. Create monogram text in Cricut Design Space
Open up Cricut Design Space, and create a new project. Then choose the text tool to create the desired text. I’ll be using three letters in each monogram for this example, since I’m using the initials to make monogrammed hats.
I have 9 hats to make, and 9 monograms. So now I’m ready to cut them using my Cricut!
3. Creating a Cricut project with the personalized monograms
▸ Gather Supplies
Now that we’ve created the monograms, it’s time to get our supplies for the project. Since I’m making hats in this tutorial, here is what I’ll need:
Cricut Machine
HTV, or heat transfer vinyl **(if you’re unsure how to work with HTV, here is a great video tutorial).
Standard Grip Cricut Cutting Mat
Vinyl Weeding tool
Solid color hat (or a product you wish to apply the HTV monogram to)
Heat press, preferably the Cricut EasyPress
» Cut the heat transfer vinyl monogram with Cricut
Since I’m applying the monograms hats, I’ll be using the heat transfer vinyl. With heat transfer vinyl, you want to make sure that the shiny side of the vinyl faces down on the mat, and that you mirror your image — a more in depth tutorial here.
Once you’ve double checked your vinyl and that you’ve mirrored the image in Cricut Design Space, select continue to cut the vinyl.
» After your vinyl is cut, weed out your design and apply to hat using your EasyPress
I learned that using a heat press for hats is a very tricky thing! it would have been much easier if I had the Cricut Easy Press Mini. I was able to make due with my 9×9, but I had to hold the hat while I lined up my vinyl, then press it once it was centered.
To press the HTV onto your hat, you’ll need to check the fabric of the hat before determining your heat and press time. In my case, I used heat of 305°F and pressed for 2 sets of 15 seconds.
