You’re in for a treat with this month’s edition of the Maker of the Month finalists! Funky Friends Factory fans really outdid themselves with this month’s entries, which include lots of rainbows, sparkles, sophisticated keepsakes, beautiful bears, and creative upcycled fabric projects. Read down to the end of the post to find out who won.

Let’s take a look…

The lovely Llama was sewn by Rae Pajkos Waters. Doesn’t she look so pretty and perky! 💗

Click HERE to purchase the Llama & Alpaca Pattern.

 

And Lesley Newall sewed this pretty pink Sugar Plum Fairy Doll.

Click HERE to purchase the Sugar Plum Fairy pattern.

 

 

This extra large Raff Giraffe  was resized by Megan Koshurba.

Click HERE to buy the GIRAFFE pattern.

 

 

TIP: How to re-size a toy pattern:

If you want to know how to make a pattern bigger or smaller to sew a bigger or smaller toy – checkout the “How to resize a toy pattern” blog post HERE.

 

In this post you will find:

How to ENLARGE or REDUCE a pattern.

How to make an EXACT SIZE toy ( a simple math formula).

How to PRINT an enlarged pattern at home (poster print option).

 

 

 

 

Natalia Orrega also desided to “go BIG” with this Easter Bunny she sewed for her daughter!

Click HERE to purchase the Easter Bunny sewing pattern.

 

 

We had a LOT of beautiful birds sewn this month!

This happy Ollie Owl was sewn by Sue Mayda Glazier.
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Click HERE to buy the Owl pattern.

 

Cheri Moeller-Truesdale found a perfect tie-dye print for the beak of this fleece Tegan Toucan.

 

Kristina Killian sewed this Tegan Toucan for her niece.
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Click HERE to buy the Toucan pattern.

 

 

This brilliant Bill the Bald Eagle toy was sewn in fleece by Becky Jameson.

 

And this Bill the Bald Eagle sewn as a mascot by Judy Blankenship.
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Click HERE to purchase the Bald Eagle pattern.

 

 

Ann Wall sewed this pretty Punju Peacock as a wedding momento. 

Click HERE to purchase the Peacock pattern.

 

 

This cute Cheeky Chook/ Chicken was sewn by Rae Pajkos Waters for her sister who loves chickens and roosters. 

Click HERE to buy the Chicken pattern.

 

 

This cute Penny Penguin was sewn by Mel Blight who used uniforms to make a merry memory toy!

 

And this Penny Penguin was sewn from fleece by Laurel Johnson.

Click HERE to purchase the Penguin pattern.

 

Then things got a bit wild…

 

This Larry Lion is delightful in spots, stripes, and strawberries. Sewn by Trina McConnor for her daughter.

 

 

While this Larry Lion looks fab in florals. Anastasia Muenks sewed this toy for her daughter for Christmas.

Click HERE to buy the LION pattern.

 

 

Mary Terry sewed this gorgeous Gregory Gorilla from upcycled jeans and said she had fun planning where the seams would go.

 

Jaqueline Elliot combined a galaxy print with a sparkly, starry contrast fabric for her “out of this world” Gregory Gorilla.

 

Here’s a super happy Christmas morning moment with Gregory Gorilla sewn by Shaney Evans for her grandson. 

Click HERE to purchase the Gorilla pattern.

 

 

Slowpoke Soth loves sleepy times spent with a buddy, and in this post from Rita Febus Ross we get an update on a super-cute sloth and baby friendship.

Click HERE to purchase the Sloth pattern.

 

 

Joy Davies said she got a little carried away adding extra length to her Silly Scrap Snake!

 

Ginni Carrican also sewed a super long version of the Silly Scrap Snake pattern!

Click HERE to purchase the Scrap Snake Sewing pattern.

 

 

We had some super cute memory bears this month!

This  Melody Memory Bear Pattern Baby-blanket-melody memory bear pattern sewn by Jenell Willbanks out of a baby’s receiving blanket and a larger size replica of the baby’s “coming home” onesie.

 

Michelle McDonald posted this wonderful pic of her mom with the Melody Memory Bear. which was our most popular post of November 2022 in our Facebook Pattern Fan Club Group!

 

Sandra Weston sewed this Melody Memory Bear from military uniforms.

 

One of our other most popular posts of the year was this amazing set of Funky Friends sewn using donated military uniforms by Lisa Kendig Bauch and her mother.

 

These toys were distributed to children who have lost a military parent during their service. The event was held at Disney World and Lisa kindly got permission from the guardians of these kids to post a few photos for us, considering the amazing popularity of her post. Thanks for doing this good deed, Lisa!

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

 

This  gorgeous keepsake version of Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Joan Kawano.

 

This smart Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Michelle Woodcock and she used my FREE Flat Cap pattern to add a corduroy cap! 

 

This super smart Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Michelle Woodcock and she used my FREE Flat Cap pattern to add a corduroy cap! 

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

I LOVE how Ben looks so different sewn in different fabrics. Here you can see Ben the BEGINNER Bear sewn in corduroy and flannel by Sanda Rafferty. An adorable CUDDLY combo!

Click HERE to purchase the Ben the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

AND this month’s winner is…

 

Congrats to this month’s winner, Kate Howell!

 

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

 

Kate Howell made this Ben the BEGINNER Bear from an apron that her grandmother made for her mother in the 1940s, and the bear is a gift for her first grandchild!

 

And here you can see
the original apron!

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern.

 

 

Want to win a FREE toy pattern?

 

It’s so EASY to enter the Pattern GIVEAWAY!

 

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
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