DIY felt squirrel brooch

Make these cute felt squirrel brooches for you and your pals. Download Nicoles free felt brooch templates today and get stitching!

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By Phoebe Burt

Published: May 12, 2021 at 10:02 am

Makers, let’s take over Valentine’s Day (we’ve got loads of Valentines Day crafts ideas here on Gathered) and make handmade gifts for our BFFs ’cause they deserve it. Having a GALentine’s night? A craft night? Or just a rainy day in with your stash? Gather your scrap fabrics and felt – those Liberty remnants, too – and stitch up this cute squirrel brooch, designed by The Felted Fox, over a glass of bubbly. Nicole has given us these adorable felt brooch templates so you can whip up as many as you like!

These brooches make great gifts for kids, too. Here’s Nicole on how she came to making these critters…

When I first started to sew, every piece of fabric seemed important. After each project I would end up with a pile of scrap fabric that I just couldn’t bring myself to throw out. I knew that I could use the fabric for something, but I just didn’t know what! I eventually created these squirrel pins from my leftover felt to give to the little people in my life. Each pin uses about a 3” x 6” piece of felt. If you have larger pieces of felt, you could easily enlarge the pattern to create adorable squirrel pillows for your child’s bed.
Nicole

This project was created by Nicole for Mollie Makes magazine – for more easy-make craft projects and creative inspiration, subscribe to Mollie or click here to find out more.

You will need:

Felt brooch templates
Grey felt
White felt
Grey, white and red thread
Toy stuffing
Brooch pin or safety pin

Please note: this pattern is for domestic use only and cannot be used commercially or sold.

DIY felt squirrel brooch

This tutorial uses a few embroidery stitches. If you’re new to embroidery head to our embroidery for beginners guide which will teach you all the basics stitches you need for your squirrel brooch.

You Will Need

Felt
Glue
Toy stuffing

Total time:

An afternoon

Step 1

Print pattern and cut out the felt brooch templates.

Step 2

Cut felt according to template.

Step 3

Sew the white cheek piece onto the face.

Step 4

With right sides facing, sew the top and sides of head – do not sew the ears or the bottom of head yet.

Step 5

Turn felt right side out and stitch the eyes, nose, mouth, a few running stitches across the forehead and little hearts on ears. Your squirrel brooch is starting to take shape!

Step 6

Stitch around the edge of the ears and trim any excess.

Step 7

Stuff the squirrel head with toy stuffing and sew the bottom closed.

Step 8

Stitch the brooch pin to the back of the squirrel’s head.

And you’re done! Give these little squirrel brooches your little ones on Valentine’s Day, and, if you have the time, make extras for them to share with their BFF’s. For more cute animal sewing projects make sure you check out our rabbit sewing pattern and our free owl sewing pattern.

Meet the Maker

For more sewing tutorials and crafting inspiration, head over to The Felted Fox. Nicole has also released her first pop icon doll pattern, the 80s-era Madonna, at her Etsy store. Soon she’ll release patterns for her David Bowie doll, Purple Rain Prince and much more, so stay tuned. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook.

Phoebe Burt

SEO and Communities Editor, Gathered

Phoebe has worked for Gathered, and our sister magazine Mollie Makes, for 3 years. She manages our Arts & Crafts section and specialises in social media and content strategy. She has a background in all things marketing, a flair for Pinterest and a knack for finding the next big craft trend. Previously she worked as Digital Campaign Executive for Fat Media. You may recognise her name from Mollie Makes Social Media magazine, where she shared her expertise and top tips on becoming social media savvy.