I started with this pretty fabric that I got on sale at  Joann’s.  I cut it to the size that I needed and then laid the pretty side down against a towel.

My friend makes quilts and she said she uses heat n bond on fabric all the time.  She said it was in the fabric department at Wal-Mart.  Thinking that it was in the fabric section I looked all over for it.  It turns out it is in the sewing section on the shelf.  My friend picked this roll up for me and it was only $9.00 on clearance.

I cut down a piece to be just smaller then the fabric and ironed it on per the directions.

I placed the fabric design side up on my cricut mat.

I used a butterfly from the Storybook cartridge and cut it with my regular blade, max speed, max pressure MULTI CUT 2. I have a new blade, you may need to do a  multi cut 3 if you are using an older blade or thicker material.  It cut the butterfly PERFECT!!!  No fraying our anything.  This is not only perfect for T-Shirts but anything like quilts or baby blankets wold be awesome as well.

After I pealed off the heat bond paper backing it leaves a shiny surface that is the glue that adheres the design to the fabric.  I am using my Iphone for pictures since my husband has my digital camera, I am not sure if you can really see it but here is a picture of the back.

I did not want to spend a lot of money on T-shirts incase the fabric painting on another post, or this heat n bond experiment did not turn out.  I picked up a cheap pack of 3t t-shirts to fit my daughter.  I ironed the design on per the heat n bond directions.  It turned out very nice. I wish that I would have used a higher quality t-shirts.  The next time Joann’s has them on sale for 5 for 10.00 I will be there because it turned out perfect!

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