FOOTBALL

The football is the main sewing project completed in 6th grade FCS.  It is made of two colors of fur and you will also be sewing felt letters, numbers, or symbols on your football to personalize it.

Footballs are purchased by the school through the FCS budget from Haan Crafts.
Supplies Needed   Double click here to view the entire football demonstration. (26 min.)
  • Fur with printed pattern (2 colors)
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Shears
  • Pins
  • Felt
  • Letter cut-outs
  • Football rubric
Click the video screens to view each step of the football construction.
  Step 1:

Using only the tips of the shears cut out your football on all the solid lines.

  Step 2:

Cut out the letters, numbers, or shapes you want to put on your football (you can fit up to 3). 
  Step 3:

Arrange the letters on the fur side of the football.  Use some SMALL drops of glue to hold the letters on.  Sew around the outline of each letter using the running stitch.
  Step 4:

Pin one green fur section to one white fur section with FURRY SIDES TOUCHING and with the "A" and "B" marks matching.  Pin the sections together.

  Step 5:

Sew from "A" to "B" on one side of the fur section using the overcast stitch.
  Step 6:

Repeat steps 6 with the other two fur sections.
  Step 7:

Pin the two football halves together from point "A" to point "B" on each side, making sure the colors alternate (green touching white fur sides together).
  Step 8:

Stitch around leaving an opening between one set of lines.
  Step 9:

Turn the football right sides out.
  Step 10:

Stuff the football, starting with the ends. 
  Step 11:

Hand stitch the opening closed.
  Step 12:

Using a pin or a comb gently run along the seam lines to pull the fur out.
  Step 13:

Grade yourself using the football rubric.  Pin the rubric to your football and turn it in.