{"id":2083,"date":"2015-05-06T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T00:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=19736"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:01:46","slug":"funky-friends-factory-is-coming-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/funky-friends-factory-is-coming-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Funky Friends Factory is coming to AMERICA!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so excited because I am going have a booth at the <strong>International Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis<\/strong> this year!!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19892\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"International Quilt Market Minneapolis\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International-Quilt-Market-Minneapolis.jpg\" alt=\"International Quilt Market Minneapolis\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I have to admit I am also getting a bit nervous about going to America&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s such a BIG STEP for me, besides the cost and logistics of getting myself and my Funky Friends half way around the world, the time-frame is making me feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew? BUT &#8230;. I guess &#8211; you just have to go for it or you get nowhere? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>So to celebrate the occasion, I couldn&#8217;t resist designing my first<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AMERICAN toy pattern ~<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Bill the Bald Eagle toy sewing pattern\" href=\"https:\/\/ss1.us\/a\/CnjmmGfe\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bill the Bald Eagle!<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BALD-EAGLE-toy-sewing-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Eagle sewing patternn\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>The<strong> <strong><a title=\"Bill the Bald Eagle toy sewing pattern\" href=\"https:\/\/ss1.us\/a\/CnjmmGfe\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bald Eagle Pattern<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>is available as an <strong>INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF<\/strong> pattern so you can get it right now, download it right NOW and start sewing! : )<\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>You will be able to sew the Bald Eagle real quick too because I have made a detailed <strong>photo tutorial<\/strong> to show you how easy it is to sew your own bald eagle toy!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20005\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Bald-Eagle-photo-tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Bald-Eagle-photo-tutorial.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Eagle photo tutorial\" width=\"360\" height=\"342\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I can&#8217;t believe I am actually going to be in the USA!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I am still pinching myself! <\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>haha!!! <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>If any of you are going to be at <a title=\"Minneapolis Quilt Market\" href=\"https:\/\/ss1.us\/a\/NddXIpq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Quilt Market<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, I thought I had better let you know where I&#8217;ll be so you can come and say g\u2019day to me. <strong>I will be at booth 237<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h1>\n<p>For those of you who are NOT traveling to Quilt Market, make sure you follow my journey on <a title=\"Funky Friends on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/ss1.us\/a\/7OLZ4sik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>or <a title=\"Funky Friends on Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/ss1.us\/a\/EAYLPwty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h1>If you are going to be there &#8211; please come say hello!!!<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"202\" height=\"196\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">. <strong>.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTill next time\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Happy Sewing, <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong> Pauline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>xxx<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t believe I am actually going to be in the USA next week! 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