Merry Christmas Arched Lettering SVG

About this design

Arched lettering is the classic look of team jerseys, diner signs and old cartoon titles, and it is instantly cheerful. MERRY is set in big, chunky capitals with a playful, slightly uneven bounce, bent into a wide arch so the M and Y dip down at each end. Christmas sits underneath, nestled into the curve, in a bold, rounded script with connected letters. Three ice-blue snowflakes, the middle one larger, finish the design.

The arch gives the lettering a natural shape for the chest of a shirt and the front of a sweatshirt.

Color layers

• Lettering in navy, the base layer with both words
• Accents in ice blue for the snowflakes

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 12 pieces and 5 cut-outs. The capitals are very heavy and the script has no hairlines, so the design passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

Projects

• Family Christmas shirts in matching colors.
• Kids’ sweatshirts with glitter vinyl snowflakes.
• Stockings with a small iron-on decal.
• Tumblers and water bottles in permanent vinyl.
• Christmas card fronts cut from cardstock.

Step by step: a two-color sweatshirt

1. Set the design to 10 inches for an adult sweatshirt or 7 inches for a child’s.
2. Download the color file, then mirror both layers in the editor.
3. Cut the lettering from white or navy iron-on vinyl, and the snowflakes from silver or light blue glitter.
4. Press the lettering about 3 inches below the neckline, then press the snowflakes below it.
5. Let the sweatshirt rest a day before the first wash.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Navy and ice blue, as shown
• White with silver snowflakes on a red sweatshirt
• Red with green snowflakes for a classic look

About the lettering

The chunky capitals and the script are free, open-licensed fonts converted to shapes. The arch and the snowflakes were added for this design.

Variations to try

• Remove the snowflakes to make room for a name underneath.
• Rotate the design slightly in the editor for a playful tilt on a tote bag.
• In Design Space or Silhouette Studio, ungroup the lettering layer and recolor MERRY to cut the two words in different colors.

Pairs well with

The Twelve-Point Snowflake makes a matching sleeve or back print, and the Merry Christmas Arched Banner puts the arch on a ribbon instead.