DINO TAILS Supplies: 1/2 to 3/4 yard main fabric –pretty much any fabric that’s not stretchy (this yellow is polyester lining) 1/4 yard spike fabric 5″ velcroPolyfil batting (small bag) CUT LIST:MAIN FABRIC:tail: (cut 2): 22″ x 11″ waist straps: (cut 4): 12″ x 3″circle: 7″ in diameter(*I cut a 7″ square, fold it in fourths, then cut the curve from fold to fold) CONTRASTING FABRIC:spikes (cut 2): 22″ x 3.5″ INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Trim tail stripsTaking your two strips 22″ x 11″, l ay them face down. On one end you’ll measure 4.5″ from each side. The two inches left in the middle will be the tip of the tail. On the other end, you’ll measure 4″ along the sides as a marker. Connect these two markings to create a diagonal for the cone shape of the tail. Cut off the triangular sides and throw them away.
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DINO TAILSSupplies:
1/2 to 3/4 yard main fabric – pretty much any fabric that’s not stretchy (this
yellow is polyester lining)
1/4 yard spike fabric5″ velcro
Polyfil batting (small bag)
CUT LIST: MAIN FABRIC:
tail: (cut 2): 22″ x 11″
waist straps: (cut 4): 12″ x 3″
circle: 7″ in diameter
(*I cut a 7″ square, fold it in fourths, then cut the curve from fold to fold)
CONTRASTING FABRIC: spikes (cut 2): 22″ x 3.5″
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Trim tail strips
Taking your two strips 22″ x 11″, lay them face down. On one end you’ll measure
4.5″ from each side. The two inches left in the middle will be the tip of the tail.
On the other end, you’ll measure 4″ along the sides as a marker. Connect these
two markings to create a diagonal for the cone shape of the tail. Cut off the
NOTE: To make the spikes easier, you could cut 1 strip out of felt or fleece and
just cut out a spike strip leaving the raw edges that won’t fray, rather than
sewing your spikes with 2 strips of fabric.
Take your two spike strips and lay them right sides together. Draw a row oftriangles along the strip for the tail spikes. Begin at one end and work your way
to the other, making the spikes shorter and narrower. I left about 1/2″ between
each spike.
Sew along your spike line. When you get to the corners it helps to pivot by
dropping your needle down into the fabric, lift your presser foot, move the
fabric, then start sewing again.
Once your spikes are sewn, trim along your sewn line with 1/4″ seam allowance
along the whole strip.
Next, you’ll need to trim the seam allowances to make it easier to turn the spikes
right side out.
On the top of the spikes, you’ll trim off the point, being careful not to snip
through your seam.
In between each spike, you’ll snip diagonally into each corner, once again
Take your 4 strips for the waist straps and put 2 right sides together. This will give
you two sets.
You’ll sew down a long side, across the short, and up the other long side on
each set. Use 1/2″ seam allowance.
Then you’ll need to snip off the corners, being careful not to cut through your
seam.
Next you’ll turn each strap right side out, pushing out the corners with a pen l id
or knitting needle.
I like to top-stitch the edges to make the straps lay nice and flat. For this tail Iused a zig-zag stitch with contrasting thread, but you could always just sew a
straight stitch.
The last step to make your waist strap is to sew your velcro pieces to each end.
Center the velcro in the center of your strap and 1/2″ from the very end.
vertically and across to use as a guide to pin to the two seams (top and bottom)
then line up with the waist straps on the sides.
Next you sew around your circle with 1/2″ seam allowance.
6. Stuff and Finish
At this point your dino tail is sewn and you can turn it right side out through the
hole you left on the bottom seam. Your velcro waist straps should be oriented to
match and stick together, and your spikes should stand up out of the top seam.
Next you’ll stuff your tail with Poly-fil batting. The density of your stuffing doesdetermine how the tail will look. I stuffed this yellow tail tighter than the blue or
green tails, and I noticed it stood almost straight out from the boy’s back, where
leaving the stuffing a little looser makes a more droopy tail. Whichever you
prefer.
Once your tail is stuffed to your liking, pin the hole closed underneath. I chose to
just machine sew the seam shut, but it would probably look best to hand-sew
the seam closed to allow it to lay flat.
Then you’re finished! Now you can whip out a whole set with different colors!
Some ideas for variation: -length: it’s easy to make the tail longer or shorter, by cutting the tail and spike
pieces longer than 22″, but all the same length.
-felt or fleece spikes: as mentioned ealier in tutorial, you could make the tail
even easier by cutting felt or fleece spikes with one layer rather than sewing/
turning 2 pieces of fabric
-make it girly: you could make a more feminine tail for little girls by making the
spikes rounded scallops rather than pointed spikes
-printed fabrics: I stuck with bright solids, but textured or printed fabrics would