August 29, 2018

Kickball Tournament Banner with Cricut EasyPress 2

Kickball Tournament Banner

Kickball Tournament Banner. We have a neighborhood park a few blocks from our house, complete with a sand lot ball field. One of our family’s favorite group games is kickball. Especially when the weather begins to cool off some. He boys have been begging me to host a kickball tournament, so I decided this was the year!

Of course we needed a banner, so I pulled out my Cricut, EasyPress 2, Iron On, and a simple white flat sheet.

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Supplies to make an oversized banner with the EasyPress 2:

Cricut Machine

EasyPress 2 {I used the largest one}

Iron On

EasyPress Mat

EasyPress Protective Sheet {Optional}

Sheet

Fusible Fabric Tape

Grommet Making Kit

Bungee Cords {To hang it}

First, I cut the sheet and hemmed it {with fusible fabric tape} . I cut it across the bottom, so I had three hemmed edges already. Then I creased the fabric and applied fusible fabric according to the package instructions to hem the rough edge of fabric. If you are a seamstress you could easily sew a hem in the fabric. Then I used the EasyPress 2 to press the wrinkles out of the fabric.

Next, I created a design in Design Space, and sized it to fit. I sliced some of the text so it would all fit on one roll of Iron On. I had to edit the mat before i cut the text and moved the “ment” text under the curved text. I was able to use a scrap piece of iron on for the yellow trophy. (Don’t forget to mirror your cuts)

Now I was ready to fire up my EasyPress 2 and add the Iron On! The NEW EasyPress 2 machines come in three unique sizes {6×7, 9×9, and 12×10}, ensuring you will always have the right size tools for your project. These EasyPresses offer professional iron-on results in less than a minute, with precise temperature control up to 400* F and a ceramic coated heat plate for even heating and flawless transfers! The EasyPresses are easy to simple to learn and easy to use, with a bright and easy to read digital display. Each one includes a insulated safety base to keep the EP2 and your crafting surface safe! The new EasyPress 2’s can easily receive firmware updates via the USB port. And, the color, I LOVE it! I pressed the Iron On on according to Cricut’s recommended guidelines and peeled the transfer paper off.