{"id":25605,"date":"2022-06-26T03:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T03:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=25605"},"modified":"2022-07-31T09:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T09:12:27","slug":"may-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/may-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"May MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time to announce our May MAKER of the MONTH finalists and winner!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s take a look\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n

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This bee-utiful version of the Bumble Bee toy pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Sheila DeMeritt<\/strong>. I love the way the blue stripes look on this toy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bee<\/p>\n

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

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Cheri<\/b> Moeller<\/b>–<\/span>Truesdale<\/b> made this Artie Aardvark<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for a retiring co-worker from her favorite scrub top. How thoughtful!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Aardvark pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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\"Aardvark-sewing-pattern\"<\/p>\n

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Jonell<\/b> Hart<\/b> enlarged the Mix & Match Monsters pattern to 140% for a reading pillow and reduced it to 40% to use as a bookmark. It\u2019s good to use an easy pattern like the<\/span> Mix & Match Monsters<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0when enlarging or reducing a pattern for the first time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mix<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Mix & Match Monsters pattern<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW TO re-size a toy pattern:<\/span><\/h2>\n

For a tutorial on enlarging or reducing a pattern, go here:
\nHOW TO re-size a toy pattern!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"HOW<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Lisa Nelson<\/strong> of Sewn 4 You Memory Keepsakes<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0used a fuzzy white sweater and a striped top to make this adorable memory bear version of<\/span>\u00a0Calico Signature Bear. <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And another memory bear!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Judy Blankenship Eaton<\/strong> has started a fun new trend in our Patterns Fan Club<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by adding sentimental costume jewelry to her creations. This <\/span><\/span>Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0looks effortlessly elegant in pearls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This jaunty version of the Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Tania Walkom<\/strong> as the first of a set of keepsake toys. I love the fussy-cutting Tania did on the clothing items.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Julie Holmes<\/b> made this Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> as a signature keepsake so a young primary school graduate could have a special momento that wouldn’t just languish in a drawer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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\"Ben<\/p>\n

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This pink Slowpoke Sloth<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Caroline Moyer<\/strong> has been a big hit in our Patterns Fan Club<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, but it hadn’t been gifted to its new owner yet and had to be kept a secret. Now it’s free to meet the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sloth<\/p>\n

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It’s so cute\u00a0 – especially hanging out in Caroline’s sewing room!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sloth<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Sloth pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Every day is a good day to dress up when you’re a Daisy Dress Up Doll<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>l. With multiple outfit and hair possibilities, Daisy stays in style all the time. This doll sewn by <\/span>Wendy<\/b> Bruce<\/b> even has leather shoes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Dress Up Doll Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This Lloyd Llama pattern <\/b><\/a><\/span>sewn by Teri Wolf <\/b>is covered in tiny llamas\u2026just the way things should be, I think!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Llama & Alpaca Pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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These Coco<\/b> Chameleons<\/b> sewn by Andrea Nettles<\/strong> look gorgeous in Shannon Cuddle\u2122\ufe0f, and they\u2019re definitely easier to feed than the real thing because these plush critters come with felt flowers to nibble. The matching pink and blue eyes are a great touch.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chameleon<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Chameleon pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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The Gertrude Guinea pig pattern produces some of the most realistic Funky Friends, especially when made with fluffy fabrics. <\/span>Jo<\/b> Ann<\/b> Carroll<\/b> whipped up these cuties in Shannon Cuddle\u2122\ufe0f. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\""Guinea\"<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Guinea Pig pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This\u00a0<\/span>Mickey Moose<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Cheryl Bock looks gorgeous in cute Alaskan fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Moose<\/p>\n

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

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Jeanette Aubert <\/b>sewed this GORGEOUS Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>as a birthday present for her doggy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What a lucky pup!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dragon<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Shirley Smith <\/b>says her dog never goes to sleep without a Funky Friend head rest. This one happens to be Digger Dachshund.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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And one more happy dog!!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m loving this happy version of the Lucky Labrador<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>sewing pattern sewn by MaggieWeindorfer<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Labrador<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase the Labrador pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This bright and cheerful version of the Nate Narwhal<\/strong><\/span><\/a> pattern was sewn in batik fabric by Alicia McLean<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Congrats to this month’s winner, Stephanie Hardy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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\"Squirrel<\/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>
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It’s time to announce our May MAKER of the MONTH finalists and winner!\u00a0 Let’s take a look\u2026   This bee-utiful version of the Bumble Bee toy pattern was sewn by Sheila DeMeritt. I love the way the blue stripes look on this toy.\u00a0 Click HERE to purchase the Bumble Bee pattern.   Cheri Moeller–Truesdale made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25825,"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-25605","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\/2022\/06\/500-Sloth-toy-sewing-pattern-in-fake-fur.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25605","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=25605"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27434,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25605\/revisions\/27434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Click HERE to purchase the Squirrel pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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