Let's create a colorful butterfly birthday banner using felt in the Xtool M1 Ultra. It is incredibly easy to do, and I will share with you the step-by-step process. I created this beautiful butterfly banner for my daughter's first birthday, inspired by the book Peekaboo Numbers. I have been following a tradition for my elder one that I do a themed banner along with a number balloon for their age each year for their birthday. I am trying to follow the same for my daughter. We don't do big parties, so these are some simple things that I do to make their birthdays memorable.
Materials Used:
Fabric grip cutting mat
Heat transfer vinyl
Iron
Teflon sheet
Ribbon
Hot glue
Safety pins to hang the banner with the backdrop cloth
Step 1: Search for a butterfly template that is available for free using Google search and bring it to the XCS software. You can use the trace option to trace the outline or create an offset and use that as a template. I found the template from childhoodmagic.com and used that for my butterfly birthday banner.
Step 2: Lay the craft felt (The one I have used here is a stiff kind from the HTVRONT brand )on the fabric grip mat and use the cutting blade(tapered blade) to cut the butterfly pieces in Xtool M1 ultra. To avoid the overuse of the mat in the same area, I changed the direction of the butterfly by flipping them and also brought them down to the mat for some cuts. Check the picture below for the settings.
What I really love about the Xtool M1 Ultra compared to other cutting machines like Silhouette and Cricut is that they have a wide range of materials with settings already fed into the software, and you just have to make sure you select the right material and the other cool thing if you don't have the material listed is running the test array which has the power and speed so that you don't have to go back and forth to try different settings. 
Step 3: Write each letter of the "Happy Birthday" and make sure you flip using the "Reflect horizontally" option before cutting so that when you iron, it looks straight. Now, lay down the heat transfer vinyl and cut the letters.
Step 4: Once cut, weed the unwanted areas and cut each letter separately. Place each letter centered on the felt butterfly, place the Teflon sheet on top, and Iron it for 20 seconds. Remove the top plastic sheet and your butterfly is ready. Repeat this step for all the butterflies.
Step 5: Arrange the butterflies to spell "Happy" and "Birthday".Use hot glue and a wide ribbon to glue the felt butterflies onto two strings, respectively.
Step 6: Hang the banner onto the backdrop using safety pins. When you don't have any poles or a place to tie the banner, this is my favorite way to secure the banner onto the backdrop. Make half a bow and pin it to the backdrop.
I hope this post gave you an idea of how to make a simple DIY felt birthday banner using Xtool M1 Ultra Do check the Xtool website for all the cool laser machines. ,
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