{"id":32633,"date":"2024-02-16T05:39:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=32633"},"modified":"2024-05-07T02:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T02:04:40","slug":"january-2024-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/january-2024-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2024 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow! This had got to be one of the busiest month’s for feedback photos! We have a wonderful selection of toys from baby keepsakes to a whole heard of Highland cows!!! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

I’m loving this fluffy pair of Cheeky Chickens (Chooks)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0sewn by Jo Ann Carroll<\/strong> in Cuddle fabrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What a cute spotty Cheeky Chook(Chicken)!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> This cheerful chick was sewn by Monique Methot<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Monique’s friend asked her to make a Cheeky Chook<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 and Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> for her soon-to-be livestock vet daughter…<\/span><\/p>\n

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What a perfect gift
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Is this perhaps one of those “art imitates real life” situations? This Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, sewn by Cathie David<\/strong> seems to have no eyes due to its wild hair!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, sewn by Teri Wolff<\/strong> looks wonderful in rust-coloured checks and tiny spots!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This cutie-pie version of the Harmony Highland Cow pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Anna Osborne<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A pretty (furry) pair of beautiful bovines! Lisa Nelson<\/strong> sewed this cute pair of Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a>s<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Look how much her
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Click HERE to buy the Highland Cow Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We also had a bevy of beautiful bunnies!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This Easter Bunny Buddy <\/strong><\/span><\/a>was sewn by Pauline Jenkins – isn’t he a sweetie?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tina Panko<\/strong>\u00a0sewed this ‘very early’ Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Easter print fabric and contrasting polka dots.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Easter Bunny sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Kathy Provencher<\/strong> sewed this Lucky Labrador<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> from minky fabric. This little fellow looks pretty pleased with his new pup!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Labrador pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Robin Berger Wolkoff<\/strong> says her 95 year old mom loves the Patch Cat<\/strong><\/a><\/span> she sewed for her using a mix of Cuddle and Tula Pink quilting cottons. When she’s not cuddling Patch, she has a spot on the couch over looking her mom’s room! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Know anyone who needs a bit of Good Luck?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tina Panko also sewed this pretty pair of rainbow-striped Georgie Good Luck Elephants<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This polka-dot pair of Georgie Good Luck Elephants<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Jocelyn Schindell<\/strong>, in Tula Pink Everglow fabrics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AND Amanda NP<\/strong> sewed this checkered Georgie Good Luck Elephants<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>… I love the swirly whirly fabric she’s used for the ears.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This cute Joey Junior Kangaroo<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Nat Egan<\/strong> in adorable Aussie fabrics…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nat sewed him at 70% and took him on a trip to Switzerland as a travel mascot!!!!<\/p>\n

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And this sweet Joey Junior Kangaroo<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Joy Davies<\/strong>\u00a0in fleece.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Kangaroo pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Let’s go a little bit WILD…<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This happy Heather HIPPO<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Amanda N<\/strong>. I love the combo of stripes and tiny dots of the fabrics!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Anne Harris sewed this cute and colourful\u00a0 Raff the Giraffe<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in giraffe fabric!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This terrific Taylor Tiger trio was sewn by Ben Darby<\/strong>. I love this pic – not only because they look so cute together\u00a0 – but also because is shows any fabric can be used for a tiger toy, from stripes to checks (and not just tiger print)!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Tiger pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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These cute Gertie Gecko’s<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0were sewn by Clare Williamson<\/strong> in fun fleece.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Gecko Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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We had some super cute <\/strong><\/span>recycled clothing memory bears!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jonell Hart<\/strong> sewed this adorable Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> from some pre-loved clothing and add a cut out applique form the sunflower fabric 9f the shirt as a special touch!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Laurie Truesdale<\/strong> sewed these Melody Memory Bears<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for her husband and his mom, using two of her father-in-law’s old shirts and two of his jackets. <\/span><\/p>\n

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I love the way she’s added the pocket details!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jenell Wilbanks<\/strong> sewed this sweet baby keepsake version of Melody Memory Bear<\/strong> from a receiving blanket… and used the large foot pad space to add the baby’s details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Polly Bjorkquist<\/strong> made this precious Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from jeans, shirt and tie, and used my free tie pattern to add the toy-sized tie.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Looking for a *FREE* neck tie sewing pattern for your toys?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

CLICK HERE for
\nmy FREE toy-sized
\nneck tie pattern!<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
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Rebecca Smith<\/strong> sewed this adorable baby keepsake Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> using precious baby clothes.
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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Looking for a *FREE* bow tie sewing pattern for your toys?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

CLICK HERE for
\nmy FREE toy-sized
\nBOW TIE pattern!<\/strong><\/a>
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This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Kendra Harris <\/strong>from fluffy pajama pants!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Emma Boulton <\/b>from a blanket!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Kathryn Harvey<\/strong> who made these keepsake bears for family members from her late father’s clothing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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He used to build and fly remote control aeroplanes from scratch. One of his favourites was the P31 Mustang, which she embroidered on each tummy!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This beautiful Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>was sewn by Brenda L Recette<\/strong> from a man’s check flannelette shirt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I designed Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>with the idea that it could be sewn from a man sized shirt – so it’s pretty cool to see him sewn up as a baby keepsake! Lesley Payne <\/strong>used a baby’s sleepers to make a cute baby memory bear!<\/span><\/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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This cute pair of Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Laura Peters Cartoscelli<\/strong> – double cuteness!!!!! \ud83d\udc97\ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Kathy Provencher – who says “she LOVES her Unicorn!<\/span>
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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Michelle Fish<\/strong>. She’s used the large ‘single-piece’ tummy piece to add the baby’s birth details.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Nancy M Ciccosanti<\/strong> who used the large area of the tummy to add a T-shirt logo for a very cute memory bear!<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Heather Nuttall Gierloff<\/strong> from her son\u2019s little league shirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Congrats to this month’s winner Robyne Angell Roth<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0who sewed these fantastic Fifi Foxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Fox Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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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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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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