{"id":20230,"date":"2021-03-12T10:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=20230"},"modified":"2022-12-09T06:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:28:11","slug":"february-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/february-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"February MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month’s Maker of the Month finalists include a happenin’ bunch of hedgehogs, thoughtful gifts for all ages, and a real first here at Funky Friends Factory: a glow-in-the-dark wombat!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s start off with hedgehogs a plenty! <\/span>Stacey Quick Hayes<\/b> made some fabulous fabric choices on this stylish and coordinated <\/span>Hannah Hedgehog<\/b><\/span><\/a>. I like the matching purple ears and feet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dawn Rimby<\/b> used baby clothes to make this <\/span>Hannah Hedgehog <\/b><\/span><\/a>Keepsake. Hannah’s large side pieces work well for showing off a fabric with special memories attached. I particularly love the smiley face on this toy.<\/span>
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Elsa<\/b> M<\/b>. made her first <\/span>Hannah Hedgehog<\/b><\/span><\/a> with some stained glass style fabric\u2026 and from her perch in the window you can see how big this pattern is! This hedgie is a gift for Elsa’s mom, who she says is “hedgehog mad!”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Hedgehog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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A\u00a0hedgehog may be a great gift for moms, but <\/span>Louise Jay Howling<\/b> reports that she’s very popular with her nephew after making him this Minecraft video game themed <\/span>Melody Memory Bear<\/b><\/span><\/a>. Based on the wildly positive reaction this bear got when Louise posted it in the Funky Friends Factory Patterns Fan Club group<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on Facebook, this type of bear would get rave reviews from lots of kids.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Melody Memory Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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I love the thoughtfulness of this next “special gift” Funky Friend. <\/span>Jayne Cash<\/b> made this blinged-up version of <\/span>Patch Pussycat<\/b><\/span><\/a> for a friend’s 60th birthday. Can you tell the friend’s favorite color is teal? Such an artful application of the birthday text, too!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Patch Cat\u00a0 pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Keep Me Keepsake Bear<\/b><\/span><\/a> doesn’t have to be made as a special gift, but I designed lots of space for embroidery on the arms, feet, and sides (as well as the big single-piece tummy panel) to capture memories the way <\/span>Lisa Anderson<\/b> has with this cheerful bear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Got a tech-loving friend or teen who needs a unique gift? Why not make <\/span>Ollie Owl<\/b><\/span><\/a> and present him as a tablet stand, like <\/span>Sonja Luijten<\/b> did! Ollie can hold lots of stuff for you. He also likes cookbooks!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Ollie Owl pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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This <\/span>Licorice Lemur<\/b><\/a><\/span> by <\/span>Trish McBride<\/b> makes me laugh! His posable limbs can be used for lots of fun photo opportunities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Licorice Lemur pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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I never would have thought that a <\/span>Wodger Wombat<\/b><\/span><\/a> made in glow-in-the-dark UFO fabric would somehow be a perfect fit, but <\/span>Abby Haines<\/b> made it work. And did you read the recent science studies that REAL wombats have phosphorescent properties that make them actually glow at night? Totally true and very cool!<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Wombat pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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AND this month\u2019s winner is…<\/h1>\n

Since we all know teaching someone to sew is a gift that lasts a lifetime, let’s celebrate it with this month’s winner – a combo mom and daughter team! <\/span>Hayley Sayers<\/b> taught her daughter to sew (by hand) and nine-year-old <\/span>Rebecca<\/b> made this <\/span>Dizzy Dolphin<\/b><\/span><\/a> all by herself! (Mom helped with a ladder stitch on the stuffing gap, but Rebecca did the rest on her own). Excellent job Hayley and Rebecca! You win a free Funky Friends Factory pattern of your choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS Rebecca and Hayley! You win<\/span>
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I love to see photos of the toys that people have sewn from my soft toy patterns…<\/span><\/p>\n

So please post some pics on my Facebook Page<\/span><\/a>!!! \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"Pauline<\/span>
\nTill next time, h<\/strong>appy sewing,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline
\n<\/strong>xxx<\/strong> <\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month’s Maker of the Month finalists include a happenin’ bunch of hedgehogs, thoughtful gifts for all ages, and a real first here at Funky Friends Factory: a glow-in-the-dark wombat!\u00a0 Let’s start off with hedgehogs a plenty! Stacey Quick Hayes made some fabulous fabric choices on this stylish and coordinated Hannah Hedgehog. I like the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20230","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\/2021\/05\/Hedgehog-pattern-sewn-by-ElsaMinor.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20230","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20230"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20275,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20230\/revisions\/20275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Click HERE to buy the Dolphin pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n