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If I were you, I'd install it dry. There are too many thin strips in that decal and the wet method could cause problems if the glass is wet. Use the hinge method by putting a strip of masking tape on the top edge. Tape it to the window by the masking tape on the top, making sure the decal is positioned where you want it. Lift the decal up from the bottom, start peeling the backing paper off of the top but don't take it all the way off. Fold the backing paper down to the bottom edge , holding the decal off of the window with one hand. Start squeegeeing the decal down from the top with the other hand. As you get closer to where the backing is folded, pull it down some more and squeegee more. Once you have the backing pulled down to a comfortable level you can pull it off the rest of the way and finish squeegieeing the decal.

Are you designing in VM at all, or are you doing all your work in PS then trying to bring it over? Something for you to consider - Inkscape. It's a freeware/opensource program that you can design in as well. One of the best features of Inkscape is it can vectorize raster images (provided that's a simple black and white (or close to it) kind of the thing). When I'm in a rush to get something out the door, but the customer wants chooses an OTF font, I will do the layout in PS, save it as a png, then import it into inkscape and vectorize, then save it as an .eps to be cut.

I know this is a necrobump - but try the District Made shirts - my wifes sells a ton of them! Another thing if you have a Sanmar account - make sure you ask for case pricing. The downside is the sales prices are normally case pricing - so sales don't effect you much, but you get the sales price every day! LOL

That is a GREAT illustration!!

If you DO have Illustrator in your program line-up I have posted a tutorial in the Adobe Illustrator section of the forum that has some helpful set-up information that may make life a little easier for you too.

I agree with darcshadow. 15" seems to be the most usable with the least waste. You can save most of your scraps and find uses for them too. Unlike sign vinyl you don't need a mask on regular HTV so if you use a weeding box so you can see where the edge of the current job came to you can cut off and save any excess if it's still a wide enough piece to load into your cutter. I usually save anything that is at least 2" wide and find times to use them for names and other small add on's often. Some times due to availability or brand I have had to get 20" wide and usually seem to waste more at that width. 12" is a bit lacking or you have to turn the graphic sideways and then end up with waste that is just a bit too skinny to be usable as scraps or you have 20 feet of 2" stuff etc.... HTV ain't cheap so every bit you can conserve is good. Don't forget to mirror your design!

I did separate applications

And a word of warning, working with vectors can be extremely frustrating to start if you're coming from the raster world. They're great once you get use to them, but can take some time to wrap your head around. Don't get frustrated and ask as many questions as you need.

good point

You are using Photoshop CS5 do you have the whole suite including Adobe Illustrator? Illustrator is specifically a vector design program and your best option if you have it. I use CS5 myself but only use the Illustrator portion.

it's all part of learning, you will get it

Well, now that we've moved past all that, Cherise, did you ever figure out the arc text feature? IIRC, it is not included in the basic version of USCutter-supplied VM (CUT). So, if your VM4 program doesn't offer that function, please get back to us, there are other workarounds. Since I came back to comment and smoothe things over, I have a remark to make about your original request in the top-post. While we are focused on having text follow a circumference (circle/arc), there is another text manipulation available, called Text Follow Path --- the text can flow along any curved line. In your case, you have a softball to go around, but what if you wanted to have the words go over the tops of rolling hills? OK, one last thing that crosses my mind, and that's TAILS. In the baseball/softball world, names of teams often are done in script font, and the last letter has a SWOOSH undeneath that underlines the name (called a tail). There are various designs of them, which you then work into the script using welding.

When it comes to this kind of stuff I have found that if I didn't have the skills or more likely the time to build my own I have good luck finding a sales deal at one of the vector sites. There are some freebies out there but they usually hold the good stuff back for a price. The only ones I have in my collection are ones I have paid for and therefor can't share due to copyright restrictions.