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September 2024 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!

Oct 17, 2024 | Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

We had some really FABULOUS feedback photos this month – heaps of happy Highland Cows, lots of lovely Lion toys and many marvellous memory bears – to name a few!!! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month

Let’s take a look…

A  flowery Fleur Flamingo was sewn by Cathy Carpenter Evans – what a cute sewing companion!!!! 🌸💗

Click HERE to buy the Flamingo Pattern

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LOTS of lovely LIONS!

Carol Parker sewed this beautiful baby keepsake toy Larry LION from baby clothes…. Isn’t he adorable!💛

 

Teri Wolff sewed this lovely Larry Lion… I love the stripes for Larry! 

 

This sweet blue Larry LION was sewn by was sewn by a keepsake maker out of baby clothes. Unfortunately I can’t add a link to refer you to her business because she is not crediting Funky Friends Factory patterns. 😭

Click HERE to buy the LION pattern.

 

Happy Highland Cow Toys!

How cute is this hairy Harmony Highland Cow was sewn by Linda Telford Trettin. I love his long luscious caramel fur FORLOCK!

 

This adorable windswept Harmony Highland Cow was sewn by Michelle Jenkins.

Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern

 

Beautiful Batik BULLDOG!

This Butch Bulldog toy pattern sewn by Casandra Helzer. I love the colour and texture the batik fabric adds!

Click HERE to buy the Bulldog pattern.

 

Lovely lizards and delightful dinosaur toys!

This sweet spotty Iguana was sewn by Ruth McCowan. Look how happy her grandson looks with his new friend!💚💙

Click HERE to buy the Iguana Sewing pattern.

 

Jackie Wooding sew this Trixie Triceratops from  little boy’s baby clothes – isn’t he TERRIFIC!

Click HERE to buy the Triceratops pattern.

Triceratops Dinosaur sewing pattern

 

Lara Rose Paradis sewed this Gregory Gorilla for her hubby. I love the texture combinations she’s used. 

Click HERE to purchase the Gorilla pattern.

Gorilla Sewing Pattern

 

 

Janelle Wyborn sewed this sweet baby keepsake version of the Keepsake Dog Pattern. She used the large flat one-piece TUMMY piece for the baby birth stats and the big flat FOOT PAD pieces for embroidering some sweet messages!🐶

 

 

And this sweet striped Kips Keepsake Dog was sewn sewn by Gail Mcknight Anderson of Gail’s Little Sewing Room.🐶

Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Dog Pattern

 

Cute cat toys in funky fabrics!

Cindy Breaux Beville‘s choice of Tula Pink’s cute cat themed fabric made a perfect choice for the Patch Pussy Cat Sewing pattern!

This beautiful butterfly-covered version of Patch Pussy Cat was sewn by  with a baby wrap!

Click HERE to purchase the Cat Sewing pattern.

 

We had some super cute memory bears this month!

This Melody Memory Bear Pattern was sewn by Jennifer Wilson. She added the FFF free graduation cap with a green tassel to match the school uniform. 💚  

 

Want a FREE Graduation Cap (Mortar Board) sewing pattern?

You can use my free Mortar Board pattern (with video) to make a graduation hat for any Funky Friend, whether you want it to be an autograph toy or not (see the end of this post for more examples).

 

CLICK HERE for my
FREE MORTAR BOARD pattern!

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This beautiful blue Melody Memory Bear Pattern was sewn by Gail Mcknight Anderson of Gail’s Little Sewing Room. 💙

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Emily Reed from lots of checked shirts.

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.

 

 

This  Calico Signature Bear was sewn by Nikki Slaytor from 2 knitted waistcoats!

 

This  Calico Signature Bear was sewn by Sam Griffiths from a whole lot of rosette ribbon!🏅 

Click HERE to purchase the Signature Bear pattern.

 

 

Buttons Best Dressed Bear makes a great ‘lady bear’ too! 💗

Pat Pruitt reposted her  pretty ‘lady’ Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear in response to a question in the pattern fan group asking if anyone had made Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear as a girl…

 

Here is another example of Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear as a girl… this time sewn by Michelle Fish LOOK CLOSELY and you’ll see her doggy snuggling up to Buttons!

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

 

This Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn  sewn by Ixoara Tenius was sewn out of baby blankets!

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

 

 

This sweet fluffy version of Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Gail Meaddows Edwards.

 

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Melissa Klumpp.

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

AND this month’s winner is…

Congrats to this month’s winner Melanie Richard who sewed an awesome Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn!

CONGRATS Melanie! You win
a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern ~>
of your choice!

 

Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

Want to win a
FREE toy pattern?

 

It’s so EASY to enter the Pattern GIVEAWAY!

 

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ALL you need to do is post a photo of a FUNKY FRIENDS FACTORY toy that you have made on the Funky Friends Factory Facebook Page .

At the end of each month I draw a winner and post the winner’s name on the Blog the following MONTH. I have an Album on Facebook for all the MAKEROFTHEMONTH winners. You can check it out HERE!

 

 

NOT on Facebook? ENTER by email! 😀

*** You can send me your photos by email too!

 

So come on! Share your photos  ~> The next winner could be YOU!!!


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Till next time,

Happy Sewing,
Pauline
xxx

2 Comments

  1. Stephanie

    They’re all so adorable! Awesome sewing, everyone!

    Reply
    • Mrs Gloria Nevitt

      I have made about 7 different stuffed animal toys but have no photos yet. Will try and finish them up and take photos by weeks end.

      Reply

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