Nine Year Old Jersey SVG

A sewn-on patch look

Letterman jackets and team bags are covered in square patches, and this 9th birthday design borrows that look. A navy square with rounded corners carries a fine gold rule just inside its edge. Down the left and right sides, short white dashes look like the stitching that holds a patch in place.

Birthday runs across the top in white capitals. Nine Years sits along the bottom, and between them a heavy red 9 with a white outline fills the center. The square shape is easy to center on a shirt and fits neatly on the flap of a backpack or the front of a pillow.

Pieces and weeding

With 32 pieces and 24 cut-outs, this is the most detailed file of the jerseys. The two rows of stitch marks and the two lines of lettering are what push the count up. Weed slowly around the stitches, and keep every part in its place with transfer tape or the iron-on carrier. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

If you want an easier project, cut the solid version from one color: there are no layers to line up, and the patch keeps its stitched look.

Color layers

• Base and lines, deep navy: the square patch and every outline
• Varsity red, a rich crimson: the 9
• Varsity gold, warm golden yellow: the rule just inside the edge
• White, bright white: the outline around the 9, the stitch marks and both lines of lettering

Sizes

The stitch marks are the reason for the 5-inch minimum. For smaller stickers and gift tags, print the color file and use Print Then Cut, so the machine follows only the square.

Putting it together in iron-on

1. Mirror the design and cut each color shiny side down.
2. Press the navy square first.
3. Add the gold rule, keeping an even border all round.
4. Place the white outline of the 9 and then the red number.
5. Finish with the white stitch marks and the two lines of lettering.
6. Press each layer as the vinyl’s instructions say.

Where a patch works best

• Backpacks and pencil cases, cut small in one color
• A pillow made from the outgrown birthday shirt
• Jacket backs at a large size
• Felt patches glued or sewn to a bag or a party banner

Swap the red 9 for any color with the editor on this page. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how.

Pairs well with

Fine at Nine is another nine-year-old shirt, and the Three Year Old Jersey is the round version of this patch style.