{"id":32733,"date":"2024-03-30T14:28:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=32733"},"modified":"2024-05-13T06:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:25:38","slug":"february-maker-of-the-month-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/february-maker-of-the-month-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2024 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a lovely bunch of feedback pics this month!<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Read down to the end of the post to find out who won.
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Who let the dogs in? \ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This adorable pic was submitted by Caroline\u00a0 Lewis<\/strong> – so pleased with her 2 Digger Dachshunds<\/strong><\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alicia Strayer<\/strong> sewed this cute memory toy dog version of Digger Dachshund<\/strong><\/a><\/span> from some sports clothes!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Madge<\/strong> made a memory Butch Bulldog<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for a good friend. This memory toy was made out of her friend’s father’s army coat!<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Bulldog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Janette Childs<\/strong> sewed this cute Chrissy Camel<\/strong><\/a><\/span> \u00a0-and it was her 1st Funky Friend! \ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Mary-Ann Potgieter sewed this cute colourful Party Animal\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span> as a camping companion!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This fabulous Party Animal\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Mac Potgieter<\/strong> looks like ME in a fabric store!!!!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Sherry Bristol<\/strong> submitted this fun photo of the Party Animal <\/strong><\/a><\/span>she sewed eyeing out the birthday cake!!! \ud83c\udf82\ud83d\ude01<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Party Animal\u00a0 pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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A happy hippo happenstance!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can read about it in this post of Heather Hippo<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sent in by Jody Tymchuk-Luimes. \ud83d\ude01<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This sweet fluffy Ellie Elphant sewn by Kathy Keehn<\/strong> looks like it is well-loved!\ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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We had some BEAUTIFUL baby keepsakes this month!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kay Hutchins<\/strong> sewed this delightful baby keepsake Diggle Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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I have to agree with Allyson – her baby keepsake toy version of Aristotle Axolotl<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is gorgeous!!!!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Axolotl pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Pat Pruit<\/strong> sewed this GORGEOUS memory toy version of Giddy Goat<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from flannelette shirts!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Goat pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This pair of pretty Petunia Pigs<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Carolyn Leiwis. Look how clever she was with her “fussy cutting” placement of the piglet fabric on Petunia’s face!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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This beautiful Belina Butterfly<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Paula DeFur Hunter. I love the bright spotty fabrics she’s used!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Butterfly Sewing Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This cute Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Phyllis Ingram Trousdale<\/strong> was spotted hanging around in the haystack!!! \ud83d\ude01<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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We had some super cute memory bears this month!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This cute colorful\u00a0 Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Linda Horne<\/strong> for her granddaughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Margaret Robinson – she looks so sweet in stripes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This\u00a0 Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Amanda Jayne<\/strong> from a baby’s first Christmas clothes!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Signature Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>was sewn by Joan Spittlehouse<\/strong>. He looks so smart!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TIP<\/span>: Want a FREE flat cap pattern for a teddy bear or soft toy?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I have design a flat cap pattern for my teddy bear patterns. I have created a step-by-step photo tutorial so you can see how to sew my FREE flat cap sewing pattern!<\/span><\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE for
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and THIS amazing Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Shazz McHarry<\/strong> for her son as a memory bear using his McDonald’s uniform! \u00a0<\/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 Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Joanna Keane<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 – it’s her fist Kelsey Keepsake!<\/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 Becky Kerr from some pre-loved school clothing. What a sweet school keepsake bear! \ud83d\udc99<\/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

This pretty Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Lesley Fern<\/strong> as her FIRST Funky Friend!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS! You win
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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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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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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>
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Happy Sewing,
\nPauline
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What a lovely bunch of feedback pics this month! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won. Let’s take a look\u2026 Who let the dogs in? \ud83d\ude02 This adorable pic was submitted by Caroline\u00a0 Lewis – so pleased with her 2 Digger Dachshunds!   Alicia Strayer sewed this cute memory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33359,"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-32733","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\/2024\/02\/500-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32733","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32733"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33362,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32733\/revisions\/33362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}