Welcome to the Blog

Hi I’m Pauline, this blog is where I share all the latest Funky Friends Factory News, Giveaways, Competitions plus LOTS of toy-making tips & tutorials to help you sew the cutest soft toys EVER!

WIN a free Funky Friends pattern ~ check out these Janome decorative stitches!

Aug 22, 2019 | A day in my life, Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

I got a lovely email from Katy from Janome-America, who told me that their creative educators used some of my Funky Friends toy patterns to showcase their unique decorative stitches for the Janome dealer’s conference this month in the city of Atlanta.

She was very excited to show me how they used the stitches so she sent me these photos to see. Take a look at how they used the Janome sewing machine’s decorative stitches to create lots of  cool texture effects on the fabric to make the toys look amazing!

Then leave a comment
on this blog post below, to enter the GIVEAWAY t
o

WIN a free Funky Friends Factory pattern!!!

 

I love the details they added for the Slowpoke Sloth Sloth Pattern – can you see the texture detail on her tummy? Look at those fuzzy eyebrows!

Sloth pattern

 

And… for the Monty Manatee Sewing Pattern they have added some decorative stitching down the sides of the manatees and also made a baby manatee toy – how cute it that?

 

And look what they did with the Mickey Moose sewing pattern! I just love the cute expression on the face of their Mickey Moose and look at the detailed stitches they’ve used to give him a quilted look!

 

They have used the decorative stitches to add some fun texture detail to the mane of the Larry Lion Pattern. If you  look closely you can see how they edged around his ‘paws’ too!

 
Next up is the Patty Cow sewing pattern. Look at the stitching around her hooves!!!

 

 

And WOW – they have used the Randy Rhino sewing pattern to show off this clever “crinkly effect” created with the decorative stitches.

 

And LAST but not LEAST…

They have used the Wodger Wombat sewing pattern to show off these swirly decorative stitches and added a cute collar!

 

WOW! I’m loving all these cool stitching effects! 😎
I haven’t used any of the decorative stitches on my sewing machine and I’m going to definitely give some of them a go now!

 

OK, what can you win?

You can win a FREE Funky Friends Factory pattern of YOUR CHOICE

 

How do you enter?

 

All you need to do is decide WHICH Funky Friends Factory toy pattern you think would look great with decorative stitching and leave this in a comment in this blog post below to enter the GIVEAWAY!

 

Want an extra chance to WIN?

Share any of the photos above on your social media (Facebook, Pinterest etc) and leave a comment to let me know where you posted them!

*** The winner’s will be drawn on Monday 26th of August 2019 ~ using random.org and announced here in the comments AND on the Funky Friends Factory Facebook page. ***

 

That’s it! There’s nothing to buy and EVERYONE is welcome to enter.

Good luck everyone!!!

 

Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory.
.

Till next time,

Happy Sewing,
Pauline

Save

20 Comments

  1. Debbie Pindral

    Definitely loving the stitches on the lion’s mane. Adds pizzazz!
    Now I want to upgrade my Janome. Maybe make my memory bears a little bit more memorable.

    Reply
    • Emma

      Definitely the lion , would like to make this fir my granddaughter x

      Reply
  2. Barb Bryson

    ozzzie the octopus with look cute with decorative stitching on his “limbs”

    Reply
  3. Debra Barton

    Of the examples shown above, I am absolutely floored with the Randy Rhino stitching! I absolutely love that one and would love to make one similar. There are so many clever ideas out here, I can only hope I can be as creative with my own creations. I think the Easter Bunny would be fun to do a collection of creative stitches on.

    Reply
  4. Mardi Clifford

    Definitely love the lion pattern with the details on his mane

    Reply
  5. Carol Baalman

    Patch the pussy cat would be adorable with decorative stitches!

    Reply
  6. Sandy Thurlow

    I reckon Dilby Duck and Oscar the Otter would both look really cute with decorative stitching.

    Reply
  7. Honietta

    I think that Dilby Duck would look good in this!

    Reply
  8. Pauline

    Testing comments

    Reply
  9. Christie Purves

    I think Sparkles Seahorse would be really cute with decorative stitches.

    Reply
  10. Jenny

    Amazing work! I am thinking a Reggie Reindeer with decorative Christmas stitching would be a must.

    Reply
  11. Nicola Martindale

    Wow, I LOVE the stitching on larry lions mane. Although I imagine that the peacock tail would look amazing too. Not to mention belinda butterflys wings. “Too many choices! I cant decide” but the decorative stitching is a brilliant idea, very creative.

    Reply
  12. Connie

    I love what they above done with the lion and the rhino! But I think the camel would look extra special!

    Reply
  13. Donna Simonton

    I can’t think of one of your patterns that can’t be enhanced with decorative stitches:). I think rascal raccoon would look great with texture in his tail made up of neat stitches

    Reply
  14. Béatrice R

    Choice is difficult to make… anyway I think that Rascal the racoon should give a nice result with some funny decorative stitches on it !

    Reply
  15. Lynn

    fifi fox 🙂

    Reply
  16. Charlene Jaeger

    All of the Funky Friends shown are very cute–especially Randy Rhino. But, I think Charlie Cockatoo needs some nice feathery lines stitched on him to give him that edge over the other cockatoos.

    Reply
  17. Sherri

    Leo lion and I shared him on my FB page. He’s always been my favorite since you first created him.

    Reply
  18. Pauline

    Yeehar! We have a winner! Congrats goes to Bella Doench! 😃🎉 LUCKY YOU ~ I can’t wait to see how your Slowpoke Sloth turns out! 😁 
    xxx 
    Pauline

    Reply

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *