{"id":24414,"date":"2022-03-29T00:09:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=24414"},"modified":"2022-03-29T00:09:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T00:09:15","slug":"feb-maker-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/feb-maker-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"February MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow, such a wide range of toys and keepsakes to review in February’s Maker of the Month finalists! We’ve got the furry, the fluffy, the <\/span>scaly<\/span>, and the tusked. Plus whatever covers a unicorn! Read on for some funky sewing inspiration and to find out who our February winner is!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We’re starting off this month’s finalists with this amazing custom Larry Lion<\/span><\/a><\/strong> sewn by <\/span>Laine Milne. Look how it perfectly matches the recipient’s hair! Read the attached story to find out more about this special gift.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Larry Lion<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0seems to be popular with kids of ALL ages! Rebecca Karstad<\/strong>\u00a0used fake fur for this lion’s mane.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lion<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Lion pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Katrina Daniel Fisher <\/b>sewed up this fiery version of the Diggles Dragon Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0as a gift for her son.<\/span>
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\"Dragon<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Tracey Hunter Vacek’s grandson made this Dizzy Dolphin<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(almost) all by himself. This is the second kid-sewn dolphin we’ve seen in the last few months. Great job, young man!<\/span><\/strong>
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\"Dolphin-Pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur,-sewn-by-TraceyHV's-grandson\"<\/p>\n

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

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Amy Stokes\u00a0turned a polo shirt into a keepsake in this version of Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Melody<\/p>\n

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Paula Sykes made two Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>s<\/strong>, one from fleece and one from faux fur. Both are so cute, I can’t choose which one I like better! It’s fun to see the same pattern done by the same person in such different fabrics like fleece (the easiest toy fabric) and faux fur (the most difficult).<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2 Melody bears
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\"Melody<\/p>\n

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This Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0sewn by <\/span>Mary Shaw was one of our most popular posts of the month. Mary was asked to up cycle an 80 year-old coat into this keepsake.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Melody<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Angie Edwards<\/b> used the Calico Signature Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/span>when she was asked to upcycle a coat. The result looks luxurious!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Calico-Signature-Bear-by-Pauine-McArthur,-sewn---in-fur-byAndieEdwards\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Barbara Buckley<\/b>\u00a0used a playful gingham and a traditional coordinating fabric for this adorable version of the Joey Junior Kangaroo pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kangaroo<\/p>\n

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

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The fabric on this pretty\u00a0Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn <\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by <\/span>Petra Parker<\/b>\u00a0is perfectly placed!\u00a0<\/span>
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\"Kelsey<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Andrea Lynne Horn\u00a0<\/b>added turned pairs of pajamas into these 4 purr-fectly pastel Patch Pussycats <\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Patch-Pussycat-Pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur-sewn-by-LynnHorn2\"<\/p>\n

\"Patch-Pussycat-Pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur-sewn-by-LynnHorn\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Patch Cat Pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Lorraine Leyva Rice <\/b>added some polka dots to make the ears ‘POP’ on this\u00a0Elle Elephant.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Elephant-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur,-sewn-by-lorraine-leyva-rice\"<\/p>\n

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

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This Gertrude Guinea Pig<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is a retirement gift for <\/span>Elizabeth Greene’s<\/b> veterinarian. The custom piggy has the names of all the Guinea pigs Elizabeth’s family has owned over the years on the side. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Guinea-pig-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur,-sewn-by-elizabethgreene\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Guinea Pig pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Look how happy this little guy is with the\u00a0Tristan Triceratops Dinosaur<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>that <\/span>Linda Reynolds<\/b> made from his upcycled clothes!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Triceratops-dinosaur-sewing-pattern\"<\/p>\n

\"Triceratops-dinosaur-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur,-sewn-by-lindareynolds\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to buy the Triceratops Dinosaur Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Congrats to <\/span>Lisa Stewart<\/b>,<\/b> our February Maker of the Month! Lisa added a bow to the head of this Silly Scrap Snake<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and gave it to her granddaughter for her fourth birthday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS! You win<\/span>
\na FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern ~><\/span>
\nof your choice!<\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Snake-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur-sewn-by-lisastewart\"<\/p>\n

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Want to win a
\nFREE toy pattern?<\/span><\/h1>\n

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It’s so EASY to enter the Pattern GIVEAWAY! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"Facebook<\/p>\n

ALL you need to do is post a photo<\/strong> of a FUNKY FRIENDS FACTORY toy that you have made<\/strong> on the<\/span> Funky Friends Factory Facebook Page<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of each month I draw a winner and post the winner’s name on the Blog the following MONTH. <\/strong>I have an Album on Facebook<\/strong> for all the MAKEROFTHEMONTH winners<\/strong>. You can check it out<\/span> HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NOT on Facebook? ENTER by email! \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

*** You can send me your photos by email too<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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So come on! Share your photos \u00a0~> The next winner could be YOU!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\"Pauline.<\/span>
\nTill next time,<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Click HERE to purchase the Snake sewing pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n