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Meerkat Brooch

Stitch an adorable meerkat brooch!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/meerkat-brooch • Posted by Cat Morley

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

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 40

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

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

Instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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    Stitch the arm and leg in place.

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

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    Stitch a brooch back on the back of the meerkat.

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    You're all done!