Make a Wish SVG

The design

A wish is the whole point of blowing out the candles, and this saying keeps it simple. Make a sits small and tipped at an angle in the top corner, as if it has just been written in a hurry. Wish takes up most of the space in a tall, rounded script.

Under the word, a shooting star sweeps up from the lower left. Its trail is three curved stripes, burnt orange on the outside, mustard in the middle and avocado on the inside, and it ends in a big, soft mustard star. Two small burnt orange stars float nearby.

This is a flat, screen-print style file. There is no dark backing behind the colors, so each piece sits straight on the fabric, the way a 1970s print would.

Pieces and weeding

Cut as a single color, it is 14 pieces with 4 cut-outs, which makes it one of the easiest files in this set to weed. The words, the three trail stripes and the stars are all separate, so use the iron-on carrier sheet, transfer tape for adhesive vinyl, or a backing card for paper to keep them spaced. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Burnt orange: the outer stripe of the trail and the two small stars
• Mustard: the middle stripe and the large star
• Avocado in olive green: the inner stripe
• Lettering in rust red: Make a and Wish

Without a backing layer there is less vinyl to stack, so the finished shirt stays soft and light.

Size guide

Below 4.5 inches the trail stripes start to merge. For tiny wish cards or tags, print the color file and trim it with Print Then Cut.

Making the shirt

1. Turn on mirror for every mat, and put the iron-on on the mat shiny side down.
2. Cut the four colors and weed them one at a time.
3. Place the lettering first to set the position, then line up the trail and stars around it.
4. Press each layer according to the directions for your vinyl.

As the colors do not overlap much, you can press them side by side rather than stacking them, which keeps the print flat.

Where it works

• A birthday shirt for a child who has a wish already picked out
• A matching set for siblings, with the trail colors swapped for each one
• A card with a slot for a written wish inside
• A banner over the cake table, cut from card and kept clear of the food

Pairs well with

Wish Big says the same thing with a candle in the middle, and Best Day Ever suits a sibling’s shirt.