{"id":27280,"date":"2022-11-30T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T08:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=27280"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:18:20","slug":"oct-2022-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/oct-2022-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":"

With pre-Christmas sewing in FULL swing, we’ve had awesome feedback pics in this month’s MAKER OF THE MONTH including a (not so scary) bunch of<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Halloween toys\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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First up a very happy little fellow who helped to stuff his Mix & Match Monsters<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– sewn by Lindsey Mortimer<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Rebecca Lane <\/b>sewed this cute little Batty Bat for Halloween …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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AND Leanne Aunger <\/b>sewed this happy bunch of Boos!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Bat & Ghost Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This is one of the cutest bunches of Ben the BEGINNER Bears<\/a><\/strong><\/span> I’ve seen so far! Anne Morrisette McLeod<\/strong> sewed them up in Halloween coloured fleece and embroidered their tummies!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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This sweet Whitney Witch<\/span><\/a>, <\/b>was sewn by Emma Emmans<\/b>\u00a0and posed so perfectly for Halloween!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Witch Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Jonell Hart<\/strong> sewed up this gorgeous black cat versions of\u00a0 Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this pretty Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Sandra Hughes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s not a Halloween toy but I have include it in this month’s Maker of the Month post as this Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Elizabeth Percival<\/strong> is so pretty! \ud83d\udc9c<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Cat Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This sweet checked version of the Kitty Kate Cat pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Kim Pearce<\/strong> – looks cute balanced on her Brother (sewing machine!\ud83d\ude02)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase this Cat pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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We also had lots of dog toys this month…<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

This cute tartan Poppy Puppy<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by <\/span>Kirsty Louise Barnett<\/b>\u00a0with matching red ribbons.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this adorable Poppy Puppy<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Rebecca Lane<\/strong><\/span>.<\/b> If you look closely you can see the cute doggy fabric she used. I love the collar tag she added too!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Poppy PUPPY Pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sweet blue Puppy Dog Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0was sewn by <\/span>Dorris Adams Lemon<\/b> with cute dog fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Puppy Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a> “dog on a log” was sewn by <\/span>Miquen Jensen<\/b> for her daughter’s teacher-gift – because she LOVES dogs!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meagan Collins<\/strong> sewed this Puppy Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> as a dog toy for her dog – too cute!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this recycled version of\u00a0 Poppy Puppy<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Kirsty Grandfield<\/strong> of Kcee creates<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0from a unused drawstring bag!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This\u00a0<\/span>Mickey Moose<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Angelaria Steele<\/strong> looks gorgeous in heart fabric. (I wonder if she added a love message like this\u00a0 – I moose tell you I love you?)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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These Coco<\/b> Chameleons<\/b> were sewn by Elise N. Luce<\/strong> using some gorgeous shiny fabrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Chameleon pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Look how cute this pretty purple Slowpoke Soth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0sewn by Diane Joy Kemple<\/strong> is! I love the extra large eyes and sparkly nose!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this cheerful Slowpoke Soth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> sewn in dinosaur fabric by Akrivi Fassa<\/strong> is having fun hanging out in the car!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Sloth pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Are OWLS making a come back?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

This is Emma Boulton’s<\/strong> version of the<\/span><\/span> Ollie Owl<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0pattern – can you spot the cute birdies on the body?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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AND this is Mary Elizabeth’s<\/strong> pretty in pink version of <\/span><\/span>Ollie Owl<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> pattern which she sewed as a keepsake with an embroidered tummy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This GINORMOUS version of Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>was sewn by Angie Cannon<\/strong> who enlarged it to 225% to make a body pillow!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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TIP<\/strong><\/span>: If you want to enlarge a toy pattern to make a body pillow – check out this blog post about sewing a body pillow sized toy HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michelle Irving <\/b>sewed this GORGEOUS Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>and found it was a difficult sew for her but she’s pleased she persisted – me too! I think he’s pretty perfect!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Delightful Dinosaur toys!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

These <\/span><\/span>Triceratops<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> friends were sewn by <\/span><\/span>Tammy Grace Butler. <\/b>You can see she has embroidered<\/span> the children’s names on their dinosaur!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Another bright and cheery <\/span><\/span>Triceratops<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0This cutie was sewn by <\/span><\/span>Marian Spencer<\/b>\u00a0with dinosaur fabric and bright contrasting fabrics!<\/span><\/p>\n

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And one more – a Superman <\/span><\/span>Triceratops<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0This cutie was sewn by <\/span><\/span>Betty Cooke.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This sweet keepsake Timmy T-Rex<\/strong><\/span><\/a> toy was sewn by Kirsty-Louise Allen<\/strong> from baby grows. I think it makes Timmy look even more baby-ish in baby clothes! \ud83d\udc9b<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the T-Rex Dinosaur sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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So many cute memory bears this month!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 3 pretty ladies were sewn with the<\/span>\u00a0Melody Memory Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/b>by Amy Rutland Jones<\/strong> – don’t you LOVE the pearls?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/b>sewn by Rachel Hawes <\/b>as a wedding memory bear……<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s NOT a memory bear BUT I have included this wedding toy here because Rachel Hawes <\/b>sewed this wedding giraffe to accompany her amazing wedding bear(above)…<\/span><\/p>\n

AND it’s
\nGORGEOUS!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Andrea Peters <\/strong>as keepsake bears\/sweater bears – I love the way Andrea has “shared the sweater front so each memory bear has half of it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Bernadette Walsh <\/strong>as keepsake bears – don’t they look so happy together!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is usually used to sew a memory bear, Mandy Read-Kimpton<\/strong> has sewed Melody as a signature bear for a student nurse.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Another gorgeous Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>was sewn by Pat Pruitt<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This dapper Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> was <\/span>sewn by Mac Potgieter<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This fuzzy Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear <\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Melissa-Eggleton2<\/strong>. He looks like he’s on a Hawaiian holiday!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Carole Ann Robinson<\/b> used the Calico Signature Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/span>to sew this special keepsake bear from a pair of pants – you can see she has incorporated the “slim fit”\u00a0 and Levis labels and buttons into the keepsake!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Laine-Milne<\/strong> used the Calico Signature Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/span>to sew this special keepsake bear wearing a graduation cap!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0TIP:<\/strong><\/span> You can use my free Graduation Cap \/ Mortar Board pattern (with video)<\/strong> to make a graduation hat for any Funky Friend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE for my
\nFREE Grad Cap pattern!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mac Potgieter<\/b> used the Calico Signature Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/span>to sew this special keepsake bear!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This delightful version of the Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Ethel McGrath<\/strong>. She looks so happy!!!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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The sweet baby-faced Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by <\/span>Mac Potgieter<\/b><\/span>! Isn’t she adorable?<\/span>
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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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I designed Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2019s as a baby-face bear so I didn’t think he would be used as a wedding bear BUT – Glenys Shankland<\/strong> has done it – and I think the pattern makes a VERY sweet bride!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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AND this month\u2019s winner is…<\/span><\/h1>\n

Congrats\u00a0to this month’s winner, <\/span>Lindsey Mortimer<\/b>! Love this pretty pink version of the Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Want to win a
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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
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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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