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It’s time to reveal the winner (chosen at random) of our #Funky8000 contest! The first  round-up of the #Funky8000 Competition EARLY photos was such fun, so I thought you’d also like a part TWO! What’s the occasion? We’re celebrating reaching 8000 members in our Funky Friends Factory Pattern Fan Club with a competition. Read on to find out who the winner of the $80 gift voucher is, but first let’s look at some of the photos of people, pets, and their Funky Friends

 

 

First, Let’s Meet Some Toy Makers…

This fun pic was submitted by Annette Bray after a sewing retreat… Look at all these GORGEOUS Tula Pink fabrics sewn into Funky friends toys!

Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.

Monika Groh says she loves the I love her Ellie Elephantt which she made in memory of her mother who loved elephants and the colour blue. 💙

Click HERE to buy the Elephant pattern.

This pretty purple Ben the BEGINNER Bear was sewn by Pam Tatam. 💜

Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern.

 

Happiness is sewing with Grammy!!!!

This pics was sent in by Robin Paolucci Ullian who sewed Patch Pussy Cat WITH her granddaughter!

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This beautiful Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern was sewn by Jonell Hart! He looks so happy and jolly in his yellow polka dot shirt – this pics just makes me smile! 😊

Click HERE to buy the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

Patricia Vis van Lier sent in this pic of her holding her super cute Diggles Dragon – she’s says it was her very first – that means there are more cute dragons to come!

Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.

 

Linda Goodman used the Melody Memory Bear to make a memory bear out of her father’s clothes. What a lovely keepsake!

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

 

Heather Vickers’ daughter Ellie is only 8, but she was determined to sew her own toy this winter break. With a little help, she made a fantastic “All I want for Christmas Santa.” Great job, Ellie!

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Lots of Makers sewed the FREE Honey Teddy Bear Pattern!🐻💗

C. C. White made this bright yellow version of the FREE Honey Teddy Bear for her 1 year-old and she says he loves it!

 

Leigh Harris sent this cute pic of herself with 3 verrrrrrrry cute Free Honey Teddy Bears before she sent them off to their new home in Cambodia. 

 

Rachel Clarke sewed these 2 fluffy versions of the FREE Honey Teddy Bear. These precious memory bears were made out of her mum’s dressing gowns.

Looking for a FREE teddy bear pattern that’s easy AND cute?

Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a  thank you gift when they sign up to receive my newsletter. If you haven’t got the pattern already – scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter.  

 

 

Next we have some happy recipients of Funky Friends toys!

Belinda Butterfly is the first Funky Friends Factory soft toy pattern Sandy Cline made. She says she chose Belinda for her great niece’s 1st birthday, using remnants from the Flutter the Butterfly baby quilt she’d previously made for her. ❤️

Click HERE to buy the Butterfly Sewing Pattern

 

Lisa Nelson of Sewn for You Keepsakes submitted this entry of her youngest with his funky friend bugs – 3 Belinda Butterflies a Bumble he Bee and a Lily Ladybug! 🥰

Click HERE to buy the Bumble Bee pattern.

 

Click HERE to buy the Ladybug pattern.

 

The Horsey Horse & Unix Unicorn Pattern makes either animal – a horse or unicorn. This Unix Unicorn was the first toy Janis Moore ever made! Her granddaughter lives Unix and named her “Rainbow Sparkle.”

 

The Horsey Horse & Unix Unicorn Pattern makes either animal – a horse or unicorn. This little girl loves her horse sewn for her by Natalie Booysen. 

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Brittany Clagg made this Baby Bunny out of her daughter’s favorite blanket when it accidentally got ripped in half. She wanted her favorite part sewn onto its hand to rub on! Awwww sweet! 💗

Click HERE to buy the Baby Bunny pattern.

 

Lots of people sewed Melody Memory bears for Christmas presents!

This sweet pic was submitted by Kathy Day – who sewed Melody Memory Bears for her  three grandkids.

 

AND this Melody Memory Bear present was sewn by Dana Smith…. 💗

Julie Childe made this baby a Melody Memory Bear using her recently-outgrown baby clothes.

 

This HUGE Melody Memory Bear was enlarged to 200% by Anne Morrisette McLeod . This was her first time enlarging a pattern! Her granddaughter is taking a nap with Melody in this pic, which was one of the most popular posted for the contest.

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

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!

 

Jennifer Eggleton sewed a Ben the BEGINNER Bear for her son for Christmas. He looks pretty happy with his new teddy bear!

 

AND Sara Summers Cruce Walston sewed this pretty Ben the BEGINNER Bear for her teenage granddaughter. 

Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern.

 

Gemma Addison sewed an enlarged the  Puppy Dog Pete pattern 200%, and sewed it from school uniforms… and says her daughter fell in love with it

 

Deb LaBelle made this Puppy Dog Pete and this baby seems not to want to let him go! 

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Christine Whitehead sent in this pic of the recipient of a birthday Digger the Dachshund!

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Jacqui Wooding submitted this pic of this cute Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn with her loving owner and her brother – what sweet siblings!!!

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This sweet pic of Slowpoke the Sloth and a very happy recipient was submitted by Sylvie Corneau.

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Judie French made this rainbow version of Gertie Gecko for her granddaughter, who named her “Rainbow” for obvious reasons!

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What a cute Slush the Snowman sewn by Sandie Vajgrt Oravec!

Click HERE to buy the Snowman pattern.

 

Not just for Kids!

As you’ve seen in the pics above, adults are thrilled to get a Funky Friends Factory toy, too! Joanne Akrill made Georgie Good Luck Elephant as a clothing keepsake for this lady, and Joann said the recipient was so happy, she cried!

Click HERE to buy the Good Luck ELEPHANT pattern.

 

Andrea Christensen made several toys for young adults this year. This young lady is going away to college, so Andrea made her a Gregory Gorilla as a “cuddle buddy.”

Click HERE to buy the Gorilla pattern.

 

And this young man is heading to graduate school (university), so his parents asked Andrea C. to make him his favorite animal, a Moose, using the Mickey Moose pattern.

Click HERE to buy the Mickey Moose pattern.

 

This whole family got Funky Friends – Sloth-Moose-hedgehog-reindeer ALL sewn by Steve Palmer!

Click HERE to buy the Hannah Hedgehog Pattern.

Click HERE to buy the Reindeer pattern.

 

The FREE Honey Teddy Pattern featured in a lot of recipient pics too!🐻💗

Kathryn Robinson Anderson sewed this FREE Honey Teddy Bear for her great-granddaughter. Honey Teddy is designed to be the perfect size for toddlers.

 

Honey Teddy is often a “first Funky Friend” pattern for sewers. Anna Osborne used the FREE Honey Teddy Bear as her first pattern. Her son loves him and she has since made lots of Funky Friends toys.

 

Rosie Pike sewed this baby-safe version of Honey Teddy for this brand new arrival. 💗

Looking for a FREE teddy bear pattern that’s easy AND cute?

Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a  thank you gift when they sign up to receive my newsletter. If you haven’t got the pattern already – scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter.  

 

Let’s Meet Some Pets and Their Pals…

Every dog needs their own guinea pig right? Here is Jean Ager‘s sweet dog with  Gertrude Guinea Pig! Isn’t her doggy adorable?

Click HERE to buy the Guinea Pig pattern.

 

 

Michelle Arnold sent in this pic of the Digger Dachshund she sewed,  modeled along side here 6 month old Jack Russell!

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Becky Jones Takacs sent this pic of their cat Huckleberry who was so jealous of her time spent making Raff the Giraffe (for her Giraffe-loving daughter!) When she was taking photos the cat kept photo bombing her! 🤣

Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.

 

A goat with a goat?

Susan Lipka made a Giddy Goat for a friend’s Grandchildren who have a house goat!

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AND a bunny posing with their teddy!?????

This must be a first for Funky Friends Factory!  Chris Predovic sent us this pic of her 1st attempt at Honey Teddy with their rabbit – who was very curious and tried to nibble on her!

Looking for a FREE teddy bear pattern?

Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a  thank you gift. If you haven’t got the pattern already – scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter.  

 

We had some really cute Highland Cows entries in the competition!

Shirley Bray says the Harmony Highland Cow Pattern is one of her favourite patterns – not so sure it’s her doggy’s favourite!

 

Mary Alexander Botsis made her grandkids some Funky Friends for Christmas. Highland Highland Cow  and Timmy T-Rex were a big hit. 

Click HERE to buy the T-Rex Dinosaur sewing pattern.

Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern

 

This baby looks thrilled with his Harmony Highland Cow, made for him by Nikki Atkinson. We’ve had lots of pics of little kids who love the large size of this toy (this is the regular size shown here).

Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern

 

Ready for a whole BUNCH of gorgeous homemade toys?

What a cool collection of Funky Friends sewn by Ron Dean – from back left: Ben the BEGINNER Bear, Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear, Melody Memory Bear, a furry eared Puppy Dog Pete and a pretty pink Easter Bunny Buddy.

Click HERE to buy the Puppy Dog pattern.

 

This is perhaps the biggest Funky Friends Factory toy ever made! It’s theEaster Bunny Buddy sewn at 500% by Jo Ann Carroll. It’s 6ft tall!

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AND a whole bunnch of Ben the BEGINNER Bears, sewn by Beth Janssen Maloun.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern.

 

AND our winner is…

There were so many entries, I’m glad it was a lucky draw and I didn’t have to pick a winner! Congrats goes to –

Jean Ager!

Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.

 

CONGRATS! You win
an $80 Funky Friends Factory
Gift Voucher!

 

Want to win a
FREE toy pattern?

 

It’s so EASY to enter the monthly 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
xxx