Meerkat Brooch

Stitch an adorable meerkat brooch!

Posted by Cat Morley

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It was my Nana's birthday yesterday, so I made her a meerkat brooch, which is her favourite animal.

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Needle & Thread
  • Brooch Back
  • 1 Black Seed Beads for eye
  • Felt

Steps (9 steps, 40 minutes)

  1. 1

    Print out my template (see attachments) or draw your own meerkat template and cut out the individual pieces.

  2. 2

    Trace around the templates on to your felt with a pencil.

  3. 3

    Cut out two pieces of felt for the body but cut off the outline of the arm and leg from one of them.

  4. 4

    Place the two body pieces on top of each other and start stitching around the outline.

  5. 5

    When you get to the nose, place the nose on top and stitch in place.

  6. 6

    Stitch the arm and leg in place.

  7. 7

    Stitch the eye patch and ear in place. Stitch a black seed bead on for the eye.

  8. 8

    Stitch a brooch back on the back of the meerkat.

  9. 9

    You're all done!