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Tamarinis NEW Kismet fabric range blog hop!

Jan 28, 2020 | A day in my life, Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

I’m really excited because I have been invited by the lovely Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis to join in on the blog hop to celebrate her new fabric range – Kismet which she has designed with Island Batik.

 

Island Batik blog hop

 

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Tammy’s bright colourful fabric range would look amazing made up in most of my toy patterns…. BUT look how cute my Lloyd llama sewing pattern turned out!!!

 

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I’m also doing a Pattern and Kismet Fabric Giveaway!

Tammy’s new Kismet line has a cool “bohemian vibe” and it has LOTS of bright colours which are great for soft toys!!! 🙂

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HOW do you enter the Giveaway?

Let us know which of the Funky Friends Factory toy patterns you think would look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G in Tammy’s Kismet fabric –  enter a comment on this blog post (below) to be in the draw to win some lovely Kismet fabric AND a Funky Friends Factory pattern of YOUR CHOICE to make with it!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Kismet Blog Hop lineup:

There lots of fun stuff going on during the blog hop… so make sure you visit each blog on the dates below!

 

Monday 3rd February 2020 – 

Tammy Silvers  –  Tamarinis –  tamarinis.typepad.com

Island Batik Island Batik – https://www.islandbatik.com/blog

(Me!!) Funky Friends Factory – on this blog post!!!    

 

Tuesday 4th February 2020

Joanne Hillestad – Fat Quarter Gypsy –  https://www.fatquartergypsy.com/

 

Wednesday 5th February 2020

Kate Colleran – Seams Like A Dream –  seamslikeadream.com/blog

Becky Jorgensen – Patchwork Posse – https://patchworkposse.com

 

Thursday 6th February 2020 – 

Kris Poor – Poorhouse Quilt Designs –  https://www.poorhousequiltdesigns.com

Swan Sheridan – Swan Amity – www.swanamity.com/blog

 

Friday 7th February 2020

Erin  Sampson – Aurifil – auribuzz.wordpress.com

Jessica Van Denbrugh – SewManyCreations – thestraightstitch

Sarah Furrer – Studio 180 – https://deb-tuckers-studio

Tammy Silvers  –  Tamarinis –  tamarinis.typepad.com

 

We’ll be hopping from blog to blog from Feb 3rd – Feb 7th 2020!

So come join the Kismet fun!!!


Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory

 

Bye for now

xxx

Pauline

22 Comments

  1. stacy B

    I think the BULLDOG would be awesome in this fabric line

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  2. TJ

    Gertie Gecko would look great in these fabrics!

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  3. Stephanie

    They would ALL look wonderful, of course, but I think Hannah Hedgehog would do great with these fabrics! She’s on my list of funky friends to make 🙂

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  4. Anne McLeod

    I think Larry Lion would look smashing!

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  5. Christi

    I think any of them would be wonderful but I would just make a bear.

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  6. Delaine

    I love the Elf Christmas Twins dolls. Thanks!

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  7. Carolyn G Bain

    I think Slowpoke, the sloth would be amazing in these fabrics.

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  8. Allison Evrard

    Your patterns are great! I’d love to see the elephant in some Kismet fabric.

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  9. Sandra Van Emmenis

    I would get the snake pattern and use as many of the fabrics I could to showcase them all. It would be a gorgeous preside for my granddaughter due in June.

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  10. Barb K

    I think the Elephant would be great!!

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  11. Beryl Smith

    I think Igor Iguana would look amazing in these fabrics.

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  12. Beryl Smith

    I think Igor Iguana would be spectacular in these fabrics

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  13. Pat

    Ooh. Ozzie Octopus would get a sense of movement in these fabrics.

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  14. Josie B

    I think an Iguana would be great in these fabrics.

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  15. Dana Charlton

    Love the green! My favorite color! So maybe the crocodile or sea turtle. Tho all of your patterns would be awesome in any of those beautiful colors!

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  16. Colette LeFever

    Sue the Squirrel would be fun to make. But there are many of the patterns which would be fun.

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  17. Honietta

    I think Larry Lion would look good in these fabrics!

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  18. Beth Burnett

    I think the elephant is the animal most urgently in need of a color make-over.

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  19. Susan Spiers

    How great is this fabric! They would all look wonderful, however I would love to make the unicorn! Thank you, Susan

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  20. Debbie Pickthall

    I think Ellie the Elephant or the Unicorn would be fun in any combo of the colors of these great batiks!

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  21. Pauline

    Woohoo we have a winner!
    CONGRATS goes to Josie B who has won the Igor Iguana Pattern AND Kismet fabric to make him! 🙂
    Thanks to everyone who entered!
    xxx
    Pauline

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