The stars in this month’s maker of the month post hail from the Scottish highlands, the tropical Pacific, the farmyards of North America…and backyards all around the globe. You’ll especially love the variety of the examples of the Harmony Highland cow pattern. She’s been made in long fake fur, short fur, and no fur (cotton). Plus she’s been sewn in lots of different sizes! After checking in with Harmony’s moo crew, you can cluck along with some adorable Cheeky Chooks, dive into the deep with a sparkling Ozzie Octopus, and join Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn on a magical adventure. Plus there are bears, puppies, and cats! It’s a bumper crop of fun, so read on. The winner is announced at the end of the post.

Let’s take a look…

 

We had some REALLY cute coos this month!

This sweet family of Scottish coos was sewn by Christine Pearson using the Harmony Highland Cow Pattern, to make a mommy cow and 2 babies!
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This sweet Harmony Highland Cow was sewn by Janet Radke… in a sweet black and white cow print fabric.

 

AND so were these 6 Harmony Highland Cows! BUT why stop there?????
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This adorable Harmony Highland Cow was also sewn by Janet Radke! 💗It’s amazing the different looks you can achieve with different fabrics!

 

 

Here we have some more fun fabrics used for Harmony Highland Cow, sewn by Nikki Atkinson.

 

This fun pair of Harmony Highland Cow was sewn by Fay Miller… (I love the tartan Highland Cow!)

 

This flowery Harmony Highland Cow was sewn by AUdrey Richards… (Look closely and you can see the Highland Cows on the fabric print!)

Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern

 

Cheeky Chook(Chicken) was popular too!

Melissa Cochrane used the Cheeky Chook/Chicken pattern to sew this pretty pair of poultry!

AND this beautiful blue flowery Cheeky Chook/Chicken was sewn by Kristi Coburn.

Rebecca Karstad sewed this cute pair of Funky Friends –Cheeky Chook/Chicken and Fifi Fox – she assures us they are BEST FRIENDS!!!!!

Click HERE to buy the Chicken pattern.

 

Click HERE to buy the Fox Pattern

 

 

Pretty Unicorn pattern!

This pretty pair of Keepsake Keepskae Unicorns was sewn by Mary Terry.

Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

 

 

Jess Lidds sewed this Ozzie Octopus as a birthday present for a friend, using minky and rainbow foil jersey. She has been named ‘Shiny’ by her daughter!

Click HERE to purchase the Octopus pattern.

 

 

A Shark pattern makes a cute keepsake toy!

Jackie Wooding sewed this first Sammy Shark and commented, “I think he’s absolutely super 🦈” – I think so too!

 

 

Jackie Wooding went on to sew this cute baby keepsake Sammy Shark from a onesie!

 

 

AND Lu Peng sewed this fun Sammy Shark a fun snooker ball fabric!

Click HERE to buy the Shark Pattern.

 

 

Wow!!!!! What a super snazzy Sue Squirrel sewn by Rebecca Karstad!!! 🤩

Click HERE to purchase the Squirrel pattern.

 

 

This beautiful bunny was made from the Easter Bunny Buddies pattern by Tania Walkom. 🐰🧡

Click HERE to buy the Easter Bunny sewing pattern.

 

 

We had some super cute memory bears this month!

Melody Memory Bears sewn as ‘sweater bears’ by Bernadette Walsh. She used the cutest little girls jumpers 🥰

 

I love to see “BEFORE and AFTR” pics of keepsakes made from clothing… so here you can see how the memory bears are made!

 

…so here you can see how the memory bears are made!

 

 

 

These Melody Memory Bears were sewn by Freya Kenafake for the class of ’23 graduates.

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

Want a FREE Mortar Board sewing pattern?

You can use my free Mortar Board pattern (with video) to make a graduation hat for any Funky Friend, whether you want it to be an autograph toy or not (see the end of this post for more examples).

 

CLICK HERE for my
FREE MORTAR BOARD pattern!

 

 

 

Freya Kenafake also sewed 3 sausage dogs using the Digger & Dixie Dachshund pattern, for teachers who are moving on to a new school next year.

Click HERE to buy the Dachshund pattern.

 

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Nancy M Coccosanti – isn’t he too sweet!!!?

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.

 

 

This Calico Signature Bear was sewn by Vicki Spencer from a handmade sweater! What a clever recycle!

Click HERE to purchase the Signature Bear pattern.

 

 

Phyllis Ingram Trousdale sewed this precious keepsake version of Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear. She’s included a photograph on the footpad too.

 

This beutiful Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Carol Snoeyenbos.

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

Want a FREE flat cap pattern for a teddy bear or soft toy?

I have design a flat cap pattern for my teddy bear patterns. I have created a step-by-step photo tutorial so you can see how to sew my FREE flat cap sewing pattern!

 

CLICK HERE for
a FEE Flat Cap pattern & tutorial!

 

 

 

 

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Becka Buttermore for a former coworker who just retired after 30 years. (The bear is sewn from his uniform shirt.) Becka commented, “I love this pattern. It’s so easy to follow and the bears turn out wonderful each time.” Thank you Becka! 💙💛🖤

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

Next up – dogs & cat patterns!

This adorable version of Poppy PUPPY was sewn by Paula Blevins using a combination of short and medium faux fur pile fabrics.

 

It’s amazing how different the Poppy PUPPY pattern looks in a completely different colour and texture! This pet memorial was sewn by Jan Hoffman.

Click HERE to buy the Poppy PUPPY Pattern.

 

 

Jennifer Fuchs sewed the Patch Pussy Cat pattern in Tula Pink Tiny Beasts fabrics – pretty cute, right?

AND Pam Collins sewed this Patch Pussy Cat from a pin stripe shirt!

Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.

 

 

AND this month’s winner is…

Congrats to this month’s winner Mary Terry. who sewed this pretty calico kitty version of the Patch Cat Sewing pattern.

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

Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.

 

Want to win a
FREE toy pattern?

 

It’s so EASY to enter the 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