Dad of the Birthday Boy SVG

A patch for dad

This saying looks like an embroidered badge from an old team jacket or a gas station uniform. It is an oval with a thick avocado border and a cream center. Three mustard stars sit in an arc near the top, the middle one slightly larger. DAD fills the center in wide, evenly spaced capitals, and underneath, OF THE and BIRTHDAY BOY run in two smaller lines of rounded capitals.

The oval keeps everything contained, so it looks tidy on a polo, a work shirt or the front of a cap. It is a calm, classic look for a dad who would rather not wear a slogan in giant letters.

What each layer holds

• Base and lines: dark cocoa brown, the thin outer edge of the oval and the outline of the stars
• Cream: the center of the patch, behind the words
• Mustard: the three stars
• Avocado: the olive green border ring
• Lettering: dark cocoa brown, DAD, OF THE and BIRTHDAY BOY

The lettering sits straight on the cream panel, so the small words stay sharp.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 22 pieces and 18 cut-outs, the most cut-outs of any design in this set. Many of them are small, so use a sharp blade and a hook, and weed with the sheet flat on the mat. The oval, stars and words are separate, so keep them on the carrier sheet for iron-on, on transfer tape for adhesive vinyl, or on a backing card for paper. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

Size guide

Below 5 inches the small capitals fill in. For a sticker or a cap patch, print the color file and cut it with Print Then Cut.

Building the patch in iron-on

1. Turn on mirror for each layer. Cut iron-on with the shiny side down.
2. Press the cocoa base first.
3. Add the avocado ring, then the cream center inside it.
4. Place the three mustard stars.
5. Finish with the lettering, following your vinyl maker’s pressing directions.

For the whole family

The patch shape is easy to repeat. Swap the border color for each family member in the editor, keep the stars, and you have a coordinated set. The recoloring guide covers swapping the border.

More ideas

• A grill apron for party day
• A drink cooler bag for the backyard
• A dad-and-son pair, with the boy in a shirt from the same set

Pairs well with

Mom of the Birthday Boy is the saying for mom, and Brother of the Birthday Boy fits a sibling.