This Is My Birthday Shirt SVG

A shirt on a shirt

This one is a joke that explains itself. The design is a little T-shirt, drawn with short sleeves and a scooped neck, and printed across its chest is the saying. This is my sits on top in a bubbly hand, Birthday follows in a bold script, and SHIRT closes it in tall rounded capitals. Two wavy stripes run near the hem, burnt orange above avocado, for a dose of 1970s color.

Kids love wearing a shirt that has a shirt on it, and grown-ups who dislike fuss can wear it for a laugh. It needs no name or number, so one file covers everybody.

Color layers

• Base and lines: dark cocoa brown, the outline of the tee and the edges of the stripes
• Mustard: golden yellow, the tee itself
• Burnt orange: rich orange, the upper wavy stripe
• Avocado: muted olive green, the lower wavy stripe
• Lettering: dark cocoa brown, all three lines of words

The lettering sits straight on the mustard tee. On a mustard or yellow shirt you could leave out the tee layer and press only the outline, the stripes and the words.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file comes to 26 pieces and 10 cut-outs. The tee, the two stripes and each word are separate, so the iron-on carrier sheet, transfer tape for adhesive vinyl, or a backing card for paper keeps everything aligned. The script word has tight joins; a fresh blade helps. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Size guide

Making it

1. Size it, then set mirror on for every layer.
2. Cut the iron-on with its shiny side facing the mat.
3. Weed the cocoa base and the mustard tee, and press the base down first.
4. Stack the mustard tee, then the stripes, then the lettering on top.
5. Use the heat settings that came with your vinyl.

For a quick version, cut only the solid file in one color. The tee shape and the words all still read.

Who to make it for

• The first birthday where the child can actually read the shirt
• A birthday at school, when the shirt has to do the talking
• Twins, in two different tee colors
• A grown-up who wants to wear something without dressing up

Pairs well with

Pair it with Today Is My Birthday for a sibling, or with Mom of the Birthday Boy for the family set. The Happy Birthday collection has cards and banners to finish the party.