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

Sep 30, 2024 | Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

We had some really FUN feedback photos this month including some fabulous first Funky Friends! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month

Let’s take a look…

This pretty pink shiny Diggles Dragon was sewn in Cuddle fabrics by Jo Ann Carrol. Don’t you LOVE the sparkly Cuddle fabric?
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Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.

 

Jo Ann Carrol also sewed this muti-coloured rainbow Aristotle Axolotl, in Cuddle fabric by Shannon Fabrics.
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Click HERE to buy the Axolotl pattern.

 

Ange Angela sewed this sweet Butch Bulldog in denim fabric.

Click HERE to buy the Bulldog pattern.

 

 

This sweet Dynamite Donkey was sewn by Joy Davies.

Click HERE to buy the Donkey Pattern

 

 

Joy Davies also sewed this fun Artie Aardvark in BUG fabrics!!!! 😂

Click HERE to buy the Aardvark pattern.

Aardvark-sewing-pattern

 

 

This was a fabulous “first Funky Friend”! An amazing Larry Lion sewn by Maxine Sutherland.

 

 

This sweet starry Larry Lion sewn by Rebecca Smith as a baby keepsake from baby clothes.

 

This is another  Larry Lion keepsake toy, this time sewn by Daniela Friedemann. I love the progress photos as the clothes become a baby toy!

 

This last  Larry Lion toy was sewn by Caitlin Stols. Larry looks wonderful in camouflage fabric!!

Click HERE to buy the LION pattern.

 

 

This sweet studious Digger Dachshund was sewn by Victoria Kingswood Barrass.

 

 

And Miyuki Berzley sewed this striped sausage dog toy. Digger Dachshundd has been a very popular babykeepsake as he looks great sewn in hospital receiving blankets!

Click HERE to buy the Dachshund pattern.

 

This terrific Triceratops dinosaur toy pattern sewn by Robyne Angell Roth in a fun dinosaur print and co-ordinating green chevron fabric..

Click HERE to buy the Triceratops pattern.

Triceratops Dinosaur sewing pattern

 

 

I love the Tula Pink Deja Vu Tabby Road fabric and it’s so cool to see it made into Patch Pussycat by Lynda Copley!

 

 

And this pretty pair of Patch Pussycat has been made as memory toys by a keepsake maker. 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 Cat Sewing pattern.

 

 

We had some super cute memory bears this month!

This Melody Memory Bear Pattern was sewn by Nancy M Cicoosanti. Look at her sweet smiley face!💛

 

This pretty pink Melody Memory Bear was sewn by  Carmi Kitching as a baby keepsake.

 

 

This Melody Memory Bear Pattern 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. 😭

 

And this Melody Memory Bear Pattern was sewn by  Jane Rodgers – I think she’s getting ready for Christmas EARLY!!!

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

 

This perfect pair of Keep Me Keepsake Bears were sewn by Gail Mcknight Anderson of Gail’s Little Sewing Room.

 

And this sweet Keep Me Keepsake Bear were sewn by Jonell Hart.

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.

 

 

This  Calico Signature Bear was sewn by Ange Angela in 2 sizes.

 

Want to know HOW TO RESIZE a toy pattern?

For a tutorial on enlarging or reducing a pattern, go here:
HOW TO re-size a toy pattern!

HOW to resize a pattern

 

 

Click HERE to purchase the Signature Bear pattern.

 

 

This Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Cindy Hunter.

 

And this Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Annie Iles. What a dapper dude! 

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

 

The Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn  was sewn by Caitlin Stols in pretty pastel pinks.

 

 

And this Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn was sewn by Carmi  Kitching. She has included some pretty features from the clothing items she used to make this keepsak

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

 

 

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Kimberly Arnett Watson in Tula Pink fabrics. 💓

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

AND this month’s winner is…

Congrats to this month’s winner Nancy M Ciccosanti. who sewed this adorable baby bear Ben the BEGINNER Bear!

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

 

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern.

Ben Beginner Bear Pattern Product

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!!!


Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory.
Till next time,

Happy Sewing,
Pauline
xxx

3 Comments

  1. Robin Farley

    All the FFF’s are absolutely adorable! Great job everyone! I especially love the unicorn in the the tutu ! But the re all truly adorable! What makes it really nice it that the patterns are so easy to follow!
    Will you be Houston after market, for the quilt show? We’d love to see you there!

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    • Pauline

      Thanks Robin! 🥰 Yes! I will be in Houston for Quilt Market… next week! WOW! Can’t believe it’s come so soon! 🥳

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      • Pattie cockerham

        hello there Pauline, I attended the Quilt festival and wish I had a chance to have seen you. I am not a quilter but coming to see the lovely quilts are a pleasure. I couldn’t do the whole market now the other part but seeing all that beautiful work makes me keep sewing.

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