The chopping mats are 11" x 14" but I’m going to place them on 12" x 12" mats with the excess hanging off the edge. So on the Prepare screen, leave the Material Size at 12" x 12", but make sure the ruler shape doesn’t go past the 11" mark to the right, since there won’t be material to cut over there. An appropriate heat press – I used my EasyPress 2, but you can use another Cricut heat press, or a home iron. Have a towel or pressing mat and a lint roller ready, too.

Place your T-shirt ruler up against the collar seam of your T-shirt. You don’t want it on the edge of your collar, but rather just below the seam. We don't need to change any operations, because I'm going to use the fine-point blade to "engrave" the markings and cut the ruler shape at the same time, but only want the markings to be surface deep. I found it easier to double up on the ruler outline cut rather than fiddling with pressure settings, multiple cuts, and cuts turning out misaligned. Remember, place the vinyl against the t-shirt so the shiny carrier sheet is between the design and your EasyPress or iron.NOTE: The T-shirt rulers are already sized correctly so you do not have to worry about re-sizing. The Adult rulers should be approx. 5" H x 10.39"W, and the Youth/Toddler/Infant rulers should be 10" W x 4.5" H. Union flag badge-this badge should be worn at international events,on the left shoulder of the uniform top. Cut the vinyl using the "Holographic Vinyl" setting with "More" Pressure, shiny side down on a green StandardGrip machine mat. A general rule of thumb is to align the top of the design right around where the tip of the hood lays so that none (or very little) of the design is hidden.

Remove the ruler, being careful not to shift the design. Your T-shirt and decal are now perfectly aligned! Use your EasyPress or iron to put a little crease on the center fold. When you open your shirt you’ll know exactly where the center is. Now you can just line up the center of the ruler with the crease to get perfect placement!Interest badges, awards and skills builders -Guides can choose where they would like to put badges on their uniform top or dress. The best size really depends on the garment and design, but I have handy references for the maximum recommended sizes in the printable tutorial. It's a bit hard to tell, but there is a smooth side and a rough side to the mats. Since I want the "engraved" texture to be on the underside of my ruler, I'll feel for the smooth side and place the smooth side down on my purple StrongGrip Machine Mat and use a brayer to make sure it's fully adhered. The excess will hang off the end but that won't hurt anything.

Preheat your EasyPress or iron to the proper temperature.The guide calls for me to set my EasyPress 2 to 330°F. If you are using an iron and cotton t-shirt, set it to the cotton setting. If your shirt is something other than cotton, you may need a different setting for your material. NOTE: I also eyeball it at this point to ensure this is where I want it to go. It is fine to change it if you want, especially if you're working with an irregularly-shaped design that might look more balanced not quite on center. Of course, you can always go a bit smaller than this, but this is the typical sizing of shirt decals that we’re all used to seeing. If you go too much smaller, your decal will be hard to see and hard to weed. If you make a project using a T-shirt ruler guide, I’d love to see it! Please share your projects in my Cricut Crafters & Makers group where you’ll find hundreds of thousands of crafters like you, sharing their tips, projects, and inspiration. My rulers come in slightly different sizes depending on the garment you’re decorating, but they can all be cut from an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. If you use the PDF, make sure that the ruler print size is at 100% to avoid making your ruler tool too big or too small.When the cut is finished, don't remove the mat! First, gently lift up a corner to make sure the ruler's shape is completely cut out. If not, press the "Go" button to repeat the cut process. It should go all the way through now. Guides have flexibility with what they wear as uniform. They often agree on their uniform guidelines together with other girls in the unit. What Guides wear TIP: Putting a crease in your shirt like this also serves to pre-heat the material. It won’t impact the final design at all. You should be able to cover this entire decal in one press with the EasyPress 2. If you are using a home iron or alternate heat source, you may need to press in sections to get the entire decal. You just want to make sure all parts of the decal have been pressed for 30 seconds.