{"id":34995,"date":"2024-09-30T15:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=34995"},"modified":"2024-11-09T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T21:23:07","slug":"august-2024-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/august-2024-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had some really FUN feedback photos this month including some fabulous first Funky Friends! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month
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This pretty pink shiny Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn in Cuddle fabrics by Jo Ann Carrol<\/strong>. Don’t you LOVE the sparkly Cuddle fabric?<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Jo Ann Carrol<\/strong> also sewed this muti-coloured rainbow Aristotle Axolotl<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, in Cuddle fabric by Shannon Fabrics.<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Axolotl pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Ange Angela<\/strong> sewed this sweet Butch Bulldog<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in denim fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Bulldog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This sweet Dynamite Donkey<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Joy Davies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Joy Davies also sewed this fun Artie Aardvark<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> in BUG fabrics!!!! \ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Aardvark pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This was a <\/span><\/span>fabulous “first Funky Friend”! An amazing Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0sewn by Maxine Sutherland<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sweet starry<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0sewn by Rebecca Smith<\/strong>\u00a0as a baby keepsake from baby clothes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is another \u00a0Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> keepsake toy, this time sewn by Daniela Friedemann<\/strong><\/span><\/span>. I love the progress photos as the clothes become a baby toy!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This last\u00a0 Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> toy was sewn by Caitlin Stols<\/strong><\/span><\/span>. Larry looks wonderful in camouflage fabric!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the LION pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This sweet studious Digger Dachshund<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Victoria Kingswood Barrass<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And Miyuki Berzley<\/strong> sewed this striped sausage dog toy. Digger Dachshund<\/strong><\/a><\/span>d has been a very popular babykeepsake as he looks great sewn in hospital receiving blankets!<\/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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This terrific Triceratops dinosaur toy pattern sewn by Robyne Angell Roth<\/strong> in a fun dinosaur print and co-ordinating green chevron fabric..<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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I love the Tula Pink Deja Vu Tabby Road fabric and it’s so cool to see it made into Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/a><\/span> by Lynda Copley!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this pretty pair of Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has been made as memory toys by a keepsake maker. Unfortunately I can’t add a link to refer you to her business because she is not crediting Funky Friends Factory patterns. \ud83d\ude2d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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We had some super cute memory bears this month!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Nancy M Cicoosanti<\/strong>. Look at her sweet smiley face!\ud83d\udc9b<\/span><\/p>\n

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This pretty pink\u00a0Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0was sewn by\u00a0 Carmi Kitching<\/b>\u00a0as a baby keepsake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by\u00a0was sewn by a keepsake maker out of baby clothes. Unfortunately I can’t add a link to refer you to her business because she is not crediting Funky Friends Factory patterns. \ud83d\ude2d<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by\u00a0 Jane Rodgers<\/strong> – I think she’s getting ready for Christmas EARLY!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This perfect pair of Keep Me Keepsake Bears <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>were sewn by Gail Mcknight Anderson of Gail’s Little Sewing Room<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this sweet Keep Me Keepsake Bear <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>were sewn by Jonell Hart<\/strong>.<\/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\u00a0 Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn <\/span><\/span>by Ange Angela<\/strong> in 2 sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Want to know HOW TO RESIZE a toy pattern?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For a tutorial on enlarging or reducing a pattern, go here:
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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 Cindy Hunter.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> was <\/span>sewn by Annie Iles. What a dapper dude!\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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The Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Caitlin Stols in pretty pastel pinks.<\/span>
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And this Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Carmi\u00a0 Kitching. She has included some pretty features from the clothing items she used to make this keepsak<\/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 Kimberly Arnett Watson in Tula Pink fabrics. \ud83d\udc93<\/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 Nancy M Ciccosanti<\/strong><\/span>. who sewed this adorable baby bear Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS! You win
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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/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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