Half Birthday SVG

Halfway to one

Six months is a milestone worth a photo, and a half birthday shirt makes the picture. This design spells out one half as a fraction in team-number style. A royal blue 1 sits up and to the left, a royal blue 2 sits down and to the right, and a gold diagonal bar slants between them. Both numbers carry two rings, white and then varsity red, like stitched numerals. Half Birthday arches over the top in condensed navy capitals.

It also works well past the baby stage. Kids with summer birthdays often celebrate a half birthday at school, and the fraction is a fun way to mark it at any age.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 22 pieces and 8 cut-outs. The arched words, the two numbers and the gold bar are separate, so keep them together with transfer tape, or leave iron-on on its carrier, so the fraction stays lined up. Weed the letters of the arch first. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines: deep navy, the backing that edges every part
• Varsity red: crimson, the outer ring on both numbers
• Varsity gold: warm golden yellow, the diagonal bar
• Royal blue: bright cobalt, the 1 and the 2
• White: crisp white, the inner ring on both numbers
• Lettering: deep navy, the arched words Half Birthday

Sizes

Under 4.5 inches the arched letters get too close to weed. For little stickers or tags, print the color file and use Print Then Cut.

Making the half birthday bodysuit

1. Mirror the design and cut each iron-on color shiny side down.
2. Press the navy base onto the bodysuit first.
3. Add the red rings and the gold bar.
4. Lay the white rings and then the two blue numbers.
5. Finish with the navy Half Birthday arch.
6. Follow your vinyl maker’s pressing directions for each layer.

For a quick version on a busy morning, the solid file cut in one color keeps the fraction and the arch clear.

Half birthday ideas

• A photo sign for the six-month picture, with the design cut from card
• A half-cake photo with the shirt in frame and the sign kept off the cake
• A school celebration for a child whose real birthday falls in the summer
• A keepsake page in a baby book, printed and cut

Changing the colors

Pastel pink and mint, or soft blue and gray, make this a gentle baby design. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how to swap the numbers and rings in the editor.

Pairs well with

The One Year Old Jersey and Wild One are ready for the first birthday six months later.