pineapple tutorial

 

So you'd like to make a pineapple?

 

 You will need about 1/2 a metre of pineapple

coloured fabric to make yourself 74 x 3" prairie points.

 

For the prairie points you cut a neat 3" square and

fold point to point and press. 

 Fold again to form the triangle and press again.

 

There are plenty of tutorials for making

large quantities of prairie points around just ask Mr Google.

 

You will also need a base that measures 15cm high x 35cm long.

 

 

Start by sewing a row of points along the bottom

with the points aligning with the edge.

Tuck each point into the one on the left.

 

Continue doing rows and rows with your stitching

close to the top so that it is easily covered by the next row.

Position your points so the ones above are evenly

spaced between the ones below.

Don't worry about overlapping the edges as these will

be trimmed off later.

Keep adding rows until you reach about 5cm from the top.

 

You need to use some green scrap fabric for the leaves.

Draw and cut out some templates from cardboard

as shown above.

 

 

Trace your greenery onto doubled green fabric.

You can do the whole lot and stitch around all of them

before cutting around them and turning them

right side out.

You will need 8 small leaves and 5 large ones.

 

Turn under the top edge 2cm and pin the small leaves

along the front and space the larger leaves behind.

Stitch right along securing the leaves.

 

With right sides facing join edges and sew

about 1cm in to make the back seam.

Now you'll need to trim all the excess bits of points

to neaten it all up a bit.

 

Cut a 12cm diameter circle from your main fabric.

Pin it to the bottom edge of your pineapple taking

care you don't catch any points.

Usually after I pin the base I tack around it by hand

before machine sewing as I found it easier to pull the

pins out.

 

Now it should look like this!

 

Start stuffing.

 

When you have done all your stuffing just secure the top

by tacking around beneath the leaves and pulling tight to gather.

Keep stitching through all your top layers so everything

stays together because anytime anyone sees your

pineapple they have to play with it.

 

Flip the bottom, small leaves down so they cover the top row

of prairie points stitching.

You can add a few tiny stitches to keep them down if you like.

 

 

 

 What do you think ?

Will you be making a pineapple?

 

 

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