Felt Dove Ornament - Free Pattern * Moms and Crafters

Craft an absolutely gorgeous felt dove ornament using this free pattern. When you’re done, check out my big list of Christmas ornament DIY ideas! This post contains affiliate links.

One of the coolest things about ornament crafts is the size. I say that because when you have something small, you can add cool detail without too big of a commitment. Since ornaments are small in scale, you can treat them like mini pieces of art, adding details like beautiful embroidery while just spending a short amount of time on each.

Case in point: this felt dove ornament.

As someone who celebrates Hanukkah at this time of year (if you do too, check out my Jewish blog) I truly appreciate the dove as a symbol of peace. This one carries an olive branch too.

We are living in a beautiful time of unity, and even when it seems like political strife doesn’t allow for harmony, hate today is not tolerated and is the exception. We’re living in a time when people celebreate and appreciate that not everyone does things or lives the same way.

And that’s what really makes this felt dove ornament such a beautiful craft for this time of year.

Felt makes a fabulous material for an ornament. It’ll withstand the test of time, and is an easy material to work with. I recommend having handy a good pair of detail scissors, dedicated to fabric crafts only to maintain its sharpness. That way, you can get good, clean cuts.

Knowing which felt you’d like to use can also help. You can use thinner felt scraps for this, or opt for something thicker and more fabric-like. You can even use 3mm thick stiff felt if you want a cardboard-like strength in felt material.

Download the felt dove ornament template

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How to make a DIY felt dove ornament

Materials

Felt scraps
Matching embroidery thread
Embroidery needle
A pair of good detail scissors
Polyfill, cotton, or scrap felt (for stuffing)
Pencil or fabric chalk
Optional: Cricut for cutting using the SVG. I recommend cutting using a Maker with the rotary blade on a fabric grip mat. Use the SVG if you’re making more than one – I don’t think it’s worth it just for one.
Scrap ribbon for hanging

Instructions:

1. Trace and cut out your templates for your bird, wings, and olive branch.

2. Trace a floral or vine pattern on your top wing and draw an eye on the bird body.

3. Prepare a needle with thread. Start embroidering! I recommend sticking to what you know. Or check out some basic embroidery stitches here.

4. I recommend embroidering the leaves first. Stitch a loose loop and then tack down the end with a small stitch.

5. Then, simply stitch along the vine. Add more details to the wing if you want to, such as little sparkles.

6. Stitch the eye with black thread. You can also add some embroidery to the dove’s tail if you’d like.

7. Place both bird base cutouts back to back, and stitch along the perimeter, leaving a small opening. You can use a simple whip stitch or a blanket stitch.