This post is going to go through the techniques of sewing a dart in fabric. This is going to be a pineapple, and the top and bottom have 7 darts sewn in to them.
Here you see how the darts look when they are sewn on the one side.
The pattern calls for sewing your darts 1 1/2" apart. So from your last stitching to where you want to put a dart, measure 1 1/2" and place a pin here. The darts are 1 3/4" long, and about 1/4" at the beginning of the dart.
Here is our pin at the 1 1/2" mark. Then we fold our fabric, on itself, right sides together.
A pin was placed at the 1 3/4" mark, so this is where our dart will end.
A third pin will mark your 1/4" at the top of the dart. We've drawn it on paper so you can see what your sewing will look like. the dotted line is your sewing line.
Taking your piece to the sewing machine, begin at the top and back stitch, to hold your stitches. You will be stitching a straight line, you can see that your fabric is at an angle.
When you have sewn to your bottom pin, you will want to back stitch to hold the end of your stitching. You have completed your dart!
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