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How to Make a Felt Penguin
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How to Make a Felt Penguin

This felt penguin is such a cute winter craft, and it's really easy to make using our free printable template and basic stitches. This tiny penguin brings so much joy, whether it's sitting on a desk or hanging on a Christmas tree. Such a great felt craft for older kids, teens, adults, and seniors.
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 felt penguin
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Felt Penguin Supplies

Step 2: Sew the penguin together

  • Print our free felt penguin template and cut out the pieces.
    Felt Penguin
  • Cut 2 penguin bodies from black felt and the stomach/face from white. Place the white piece in the center of one black piece. Set the other body to the side for now.
    Felt Penguin
  • Use a backstitch and white thread (or embroidery floss) to connect the two pieces.
    To do this, bring your needle up a little ahead of your last stitch, then go back down where the previous stitch ended. Keep repeating to make a continuous line.
    Felt Penguin
  • Now cut 2 wings/flippers from black felt.
    Felt Penguin
  • Sandwich the wings between the body piece you just sewed and the other black body piece. You can use sewing clips to keep them in place, if needed.
    Felt Penguin
  • Now sew the penguin together along the edge using black thread and a simple running stitch.
    To do this, bring your thread up through the felt, then push your needle down a short distance away. Repeat, creating a simple line of evenly spaced stitches, until there are about 2 inches left.
    Felt Penguin
  • Add poly-fil stuffing to the penguin until it's nicely stuffed (you can make it squishier or more firm).
    Felt Penguin
  • Then finish sewing around the rest of the penguin, closing it off.
    Felt Penguin

Step 3: Add the details

  • Cut the scarf pieces from blue felt, or another colour of your choice.
    Felt Penguin
  • Use hot glue or tacky glue to assemble the scarf. Glue one vertical fringe piece under the main scarf strip, and glue the other fringe piece on top, next to it.
    Felt Penguin
  • Use white thread and a running stitch to add stitched details to the scarf and then glue it to the penguin's neck.
    Felt Penguin
  • Use the template pieces to cut 2 eyes from black felt and a tiny beak from orange felt.
    Felt Penguin
  • Glue them onto the penguin's face.
    Felt Penguin
  • Cut 2 feet from orange felt.
    Felt Penguin
  • Add a bit of glue to one side of the feet, then place them on the bottom of the penguin so they overlap the edge a bit.
    Felt Penguin
  • Your felt penguin is complete!
    Felt Penguin
  • Now have fun making it some friends!
    You can leave the penguin as is (no scarf), or even give it a cute little heart to hold. Keep reading below for more details.
    Felt Penguin

Notes

Want more free felt patterns? Here are some adorable options:
DIY Felt Burger
Felt Llama Pattern
Felt Strawberries