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

Feb 16, 2024 | Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

Wow! This had got to be one of the busiest month’s for feedback photos! We have a wonderful selection of toys from baby keepsakes to a whole heard of Highland cows!!! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won.

Let’s take a look…

I’m loving this fluffy pair of Cheeky Chickens (Chooks) sewn by Jo Ann Carroll in Cuddle fabrics.

 

What a cute spotty Cheeky Chook(Chicken)! This cheerful chick was sewn by Monique Methot.

Click HERE to buy the Chicken pattern.

 

Monique’s friend asked her to make a Cheeky Chook  and Harmony Highland Cow for her soon-to-be livestock vet daughter…

 

What a perfect gift
for a vet!

 

Is this perhaps one of those “art imitates real life” situations? This Harmony Highland Cow, sewn by Cathie David seems to have no eyes due to its wild hair!

 

This Harmony Highland Cow, sewn by Teri Wolff looks wonderful in rust-coloured checks and tiny spots!

 

This cutie-pie version of the Harmony Highland Cow pattern was sewn by Anna Osborne.

 

A pretty (furry) pair of beautiful bovines! Lisa Nelson sewed this cute pair of Harmony Highland Cows.

 

Look how much her
son loves them!

Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern

 

We also had a bevy of beautiful bunnies!

This Easter Bunny Buddy was sewn by Pauline Jenkins – isn’t he a sweetie? 

 

Tina Panko sewed this ‘very early’ Easter Bunny Buddy in Easter print fabric and contrasting polka dots.

Click HERE to buy the Easter Bunny sewing pattern.

 

 

Kathy Provencher sewed this Lucky Labrador from minky fabric. This little fellow looks pretty pleased with his new pup!

Click HERE to buy the Labrador pattern.

 

Robin Berger Wolkoff says her 95 year old mom loves the Patch Cat she sewed for her using a mix of Cuddle and Tula Pink quilting cottons. When she’s not cuddling Patch, she has a spot on the couch over looking her mom’s room!

Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.

 

 

Know anyone who needs a bit of Good Luck?

Tina Panko also sewed this pretty pair of rainbow-striped Georgie Good Luck Elephants!

 

This polka-dot pair of Georgie Good Luck Elephants was sewn by Jocelyn Schindell, in Tula Pink Everglow fabrics.

 

AND Amanda NP sewed this checkered Georgie Good Luck Elephants… I love the swirly whirly fabric she’s used for the ears.

Click HERE to buy the Good Luck ELEPHANT pattern.

Good Luck Elephant Sewing Pattern

 

 

This cute Joey Junior Kangaroo was sewn by Nat Egan in adorable Aussie fabrics…

 

Nat sewed him at 70% and took him on a trip to Switzerland as a travel mascot!!!!

 

And this sweet Joey Junior Kangaroo was sewn by Joy Davies in fleece.

Click HERE to purchase the Kangaroo pattern.

Joey Junior Kangaroo pattern

 

 

Let’s go a little bit WILD…

This happy Heather HIPPO was sewn by Amanda N. I love the combo of stripes and tiny dots of the fabrics!

Click HERE to buy the HIPPO pattern.

 

 

Anne Harris sewed this cute and colourful  Raff the Giraffe in giraffe fabric!

Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.

 

This terrific Taylor Tiger trio was sewn by Ben Darby. I love this pic – not only because they look so cute together  – but also because is shows any fabric can be used for a tiger toy, from stripes to checks (and not just tiger print)!

Click HERE to purchase the Tiger pattern.

 

These cute Gertie Gecko’s were sewn by Clare Williamson in fun fleece.

Click HERE to purchase the Gecko Pattern

 

 

We had some super cute recycled clothing memory bears!

Jonell Hart sewed this adorable Melody Memory Bear from some pre-loved clothing and add a cut out applique form the sunflower fabric 9f the shirt as a special touch!

 

Laurie Truesdale sewed these Melody Memory Bears for her husband and his mom, using two of her father-in-law’s old shirts and two of his jackets.

 

I love the way she’s added the pocket details!

 

Jenell Wilbanks sewed this sweet baby keepsake version of Melody Memory Bear from a receiving blanket… and used the large foot pad space to add the baby’s details.

 

Polly Bjorkquist made this precious Melody Memory Bear from jeans, shirt and tie, and used my free tie pattern to add the toy-sized tie.

Looking for a *FREE* neck tie sewing pattern for your toys?

CLICK HERE for
my FREE toy-sized
neck tie pattern!

 

Free tie pattern

 

 

 

Rebecca Smith sewed this adorable baby keepsake Melody Memory Bear using precious baby clothes.

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

Looking for a *FREE* bow tie sewing pattern for your toys?

CLICK HERE for
my FREE toy-sized
BOW TIE pattern!

 

 

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Kendra Harris from fluffy pajama pants!

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Emma Boulton from a blanket!

 

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Kathryn Harvey who made these keepsake bears for family members from her late father’s clothing.

 

He used to build and fly remote control aeroplanes from scratch. One of his favourites was the P31 Mustang, which she embroidered on each tummy!

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.

 

 

This beautiful Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Brenda L Recette from a man’s check flannelette shirt.

 

I designed Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear with the idea that it could be sewn from a man sized shirt – so it’s pretty cool to see him sewn up as a baby keepsake! Lesley Payne used a baby’s sleepers to make a cute baby memory bear!

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

 

This cute pair of Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn  was sewn by Laura Peters Cartoscelli – double cuteness!!!!! 💗💗

 

And this Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn  was sewn by Kathy Provencher – who says “she LOVES her Unicorn!

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

 

 

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Michelle Fish. She’s used the large ‘single-piece’ tummy piece to add the baby’s birth details.

 

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Nancy M Ciccosanti who used the large area of the tummy to add a T-shirt logo for a very cute memory bear!

 

And this Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Heather Nuttall Gierloff from her son’s little league shirt.

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

AND this month’s winner is…

Congrats to this month’s winner Robyne Angell Roth who sewed these fantastic Fifi Foxes.

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

 

Click HERE to buy the Fox Pattern

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

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