{"id":17121,"date":"2020-11-12T04:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T04:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=17121"},"modified":"2021-01-02T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T10:06:31","slug":"october-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/october-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"October MAKER OF THE MONTH wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Did you know the MAKER OF THE MONTH wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are some of the highlights from the visitor&#8217;s posts&#8230;. We&#8217;ve had some awesome feedback pics on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Funky Friends Factory on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funkyfriendsfactory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Funky Friends Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0this month! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our newest Funky Friend, Gregory Gorilla,\u00a0looks good in all sorts of color combos. This is Betsy Christman&#8217;s orange and purple version of the <a title=\"Gorilla Pattern\" href=\"\/gorilla-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Gorilla toy pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30394\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gorilla-Pattern-sewn-by-BetsyChristman.jpg\" alt=\"Gorilla Pattern sewn by BetsyChristman\" width=\"388\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A more &#8220;natural look&#8221; suits the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"\/gorilla-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gregory Gorilla toy pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span> just fine, too.\u00a0 I LOVE the simple designs on the grey fabric that Carole Martin used. &#8220;Low volume&#8221; prints like these are a fun alternative to solid color fabrics when you want to add more &#8220;texture&#8221; to a toy\u00a0 made from quilting cotton fabric.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30456\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Gorilla-Pattern-sewn-by-CaroleM.jpg\" alt=\"Gorilla Pattern sewn by CaroleM\" width=\"340\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dinosaur print fabric is always dashing on a Timmy T-Rex, as you can see in this pic of Pat Nash&#8217;s version of the <a href=\"\/timmy-t-rex-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">T-Rex toy pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30457\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/T-REX-pattern-sewn-by-Pat-N.jpg\" alt=\"T-REX pattern sewn by Pat N\" width=\"435\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, that&#8217;s ANOTHER dandy dinosaur toy! Susan Leshinsky reports that she loved making her first fleece version of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Trixie Triceratops toy pattern<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30459 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Triceratops-pattern-sewn-by-Susan-L.jpg\" alt=\"Triceratops pattern sewn by Susan L\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Betty Groocock obviously likes to sew lovely keepsakes! Her pink version of the <a href=\"\/dilby-duckling-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dilby Duckling pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has birth announcement details on the feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30460 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Duck-Pattern-sewn-by-Betty-G.jpg\" alt=\"Duck Pattern sewn by Betty G\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leapin&#8217; limes and lemons! Diana Sageser found some nifty neon fabrics to sew her interpretation of the <a href=\"\/llama-alpaca-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Llama toy pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30463 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Llama-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-DianaS.jpg\" alt=\"Llama sewing pattern sewn by DianaS\" width=\"526\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jane Tate used the <a href=\"\/keepsake-bear-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in three sizes (100%, 75%, 50%) to craft this delightful bear family from baby clothes. (all pics in folder)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Looks like Goldilocks got separated<br \/>\nfrom her three best bear pals!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30468 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Keepsake-Bears-sewn-by-Jane.jpg\" alt=\"Keepsake Bear sewn by JaneT\" width=\"384\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And this month&#8217;s winner is\u2026 Patch Pussycat sewn by Ange Angela.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CONGRATS Angela! Your super-sweet version of the <a href=\"\/pussy-cat-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Patch Cat Toy Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is a winner and <strong>you win a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern &#8211; of your choice!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30465 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Patch-Cat-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Ange.jpg\" alt=\"Patch-Cat-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Ange\" width=\"434\" height=\"710\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11667\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/A-facebook-badge-Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook badge - Pauline McArthur\" width=\"160\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">I love to see photos of the toys that people have sewn from my soft toy patterns&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So please post some pics to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funkyfriendsfactory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">my Facebook Page<\/span><\/a>!!! \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"202\" height=\"196\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Till next time, h<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>appy sewing,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">Pauline<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">xxx<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October MAKER OF THE MONTH wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-competitions-giveaways"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Puppy-Pattern-sewn-by-Debbie-Arkwright.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17121"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17585,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions\/17585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}