{"id":36256,"date":"2025-02-15T09:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=36256"},"modified":"2025-06-03T06:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:20:56","slug":"craft-ideas-for-valentines-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/craft-ideas-for-valentines-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Cute Valentine&#8217;s Toys sewn for your loved ones! \ud83d\udc98"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">I thought I would share some customer feedback photos from our Pattern Group &#8211; of LOVELY Valentine&#8217;s toys &#8211; that I LOVE!!! <\/span><span style=\"font-family: grilcbcb;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\ud83d\udc98<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">First up, one of the most popular Valentines pattern is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/valentines-love-monsters-sewing-pattern\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Love Monster pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. This sweet Valentine&#8217;s Monster was sewn by <strong>Linda Grace Bradley<\/strong>&#8230; with a cute Valentine&#8217;s message embroidered on the heart template!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36266 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LOVE-monster-sewn-by-Linda-Grace-Bradley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LOVE-monster-sewn-by-Linda-Grace-Bradley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LOVE-monster-sewn-by-Linda-Grace-Bradley-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LOVE-monster-sewn-by-Linda-Grace-Bradley-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LOVE-monster-sewn-by-Linda-Grace-Bradley-480x521.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/valentines-love-monsters-sewing-pattern\">Click HERE to purchase the Love Monsters pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22616 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/E60E65D6-7C52-43D4-9B7E-437CA1134401-e1635111488488.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You don&#8217;t have to use a Valentine&#8217;s Day pattern to make a Valentine&#8217;s Day toy&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">You can use <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/products\/instant-downloads\">ANY Funky Friends Factory Toy Pattern<\/a><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; just sew it up in Valentine&#8217;s fabric, or a mix of plain red, white, or pink&#8230; works great!\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">This pretty pair of pink <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> sewn by <strong>Annette Van Horn<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36260 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Annette-Van-Horn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Annette-Van-Horn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Annette-Van-Horn-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Annette-Van-Horn-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Annette-Van-Horn-480x347.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27322 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Wow! How cool is this ENORMOUS Valentine&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/flamingo-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fleur Flamingo<\/strong><\/a><\/span> that <strong>Sadie Fraser<\/strong> sewed for her 6 year old daughter?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s BIGGER<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">than she is!!!\ud83d\ude2f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36872 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fleur-Flamingo-sewn-by-Sadie-Fraser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fleur-Flamingo-sewn-by-Sadie-Fraser.jpg 620w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fleur-Flamingo-sewn-by-Sadie-Fraser-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fleur-Flamingo-sewn-by-Sadie-Fraser-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/flamingo-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click HERE to buy the Flamingo Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23758 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Flamingo-toy-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Flamingo-toy-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur\" width=\"270\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Flamingo-toy-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Flamingo-toy-sewing-pattern-by-Pauline-McArthur-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Joy Davies<\/strong> sewed a sweet Valentine&#8217;s dog toy using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/puppy-dog-pete-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Puppy Dog Pete pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36273 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puppy-Pete-sewn-by-Joy-Davies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puppy-Pete-sewn-by-Joy-Davies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puppy-Pete-sewn-by-Joy-Davies-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puppy-Pete-sewn-by-Joy-Davies-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puppy-Pete-sewn-by-Joy-Davies-480x452.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/puppy-dog-pete-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to buy the Puppy Dog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19830 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Puppy-Dog-Sewing-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Puppy Dog Sewing Pattern\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/tilly-the-tortoise-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tilly Tortoise<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> sewn by <strong>Barbara Ann McCollum Rogers<\/strong> is sewn with Minnie Valentine&#8217;s fabric!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36835 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TORTOI2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TORTOI2.jpg 739w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TORTOI2-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TORTOI2-480x520.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/tilly-the-tortoise-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to buy the Tortoise pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36268 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tortoise-toy-sewing-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tortoise-toy-sewing-Pattern.jpg 271w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tortoise-toy-sewing-Pattern-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">This cute <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn in heart fleece fabric by <strong>Nancy Jahnkow-Goodman<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36270 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman.jpg 728w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-480x527.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27322 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Nancy Jahnkow-Goodman<\/strong> also sewed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/otter-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Oscar Otter <\/strong><\/span><\/a> for Valentine&#8217;s this year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36272 size-large\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman-480x639.jpg 480w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Otter-sewing-pattern-sewn-by-Nancy-Jahnkow-Goodman.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/otter-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to purchase the Otter pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23741 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9BA9FFF6-B9ED-4C52-A5CD-732539EAAAFC-e1643590408231.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/signature-bear-calico-teddy-bear-instant-download-sewing-e-pattern\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Calico Bear Pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a> sewn with pretty pink heart fabric by <strong>Bev Mizen<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36271 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Calico-Bear-sewn-for-Valentines-by-Bev-Mizen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Calico-Bear-sewn-for-Valentines-by-Bev-Mizen.jpg 650w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Calico-Bear-sewn-for-Valentines-by-Bev-Mizen-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Calico-Bear-sewn-for-Valentines-by-Bev-Mizen-480x622.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/signature-bear-calico-teddy-bear-instant-download-sewing-e-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19911 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C495CCF1-F55B-466C-A7C1-D0CA808F095D-e1618796006652.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t have any Valentine&#8217;s fabric!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: grilcbcb;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt;\">ALL you need to do is<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt;\">add a heart!!! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\ud83d\udc98<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> sewn for Valentine&#8217;s Day, this time by <strong>Stephanie Wells<\/strong> &#8211; for her granddaughter! Ben looks ADORABLE with a simple bow and applique heart! I&#8217;m sure Stephanie&#8217;s granddaughter LOVES her Valentine&#8217;s gift!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36261 size-large\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells-480x628.jpg 480w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-Beginner-Bear-pattern-sewn-by-Stephanie-Wells.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27322 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ben-the-Beginner-Memory-Bear-Pattern-Product-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 20px 20px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px dashed #f88fed; color: #000000;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/new-to-sewing-toys\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Honey Teddy pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a> sewn by <strong>Susana Gould<\/strong> ~&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18915 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Honey-Teddy-pattern-sewn-by-SusanaGould.jpg\" alt=\"Honey Teddy pattern sewn by SusanaGould\" width=\"477\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Honey-Teddy-pattern-sewn-by-SusanaGould.jpg 477w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Honey-Teddy-pattern-sewn-by-SusanaGould-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c930a1;\">Want to sew this<br \/>\nFREE easy teddy bear pattern?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a\u00a0 thank you gift. If you haven&#8217;t got the pattern already &#8211; scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21465 \" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-Introducing-FREE-Teddy-Bear-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Meet - Introducing FREE Teddy Bear Pattern\" width=\"382\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-Introducing-FREE-Teddy-Bear-Pattern.jpg 500w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-Introducing-FREE-Teddy-Bear-Pattern-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-Introducing-FREE-Teddy-Bear-Pattern-480x506.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">And last BUT not least&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">This cute pair of <span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/keepsake-memory-dog-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kip the Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>was sewn by <strong>Nimmi Nair<\/strong><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36277 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kip-Keepsake-Dog-pattern-sewn-by-Nimmi-Nair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kip-Keepsake-Dog-pattern-sewn-by-Nimmi-Nair.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kip-Keepsake-Dog-pattern-sewn-by-Nimmi-Nair-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kip-Keepsake-Dog-pattern-sewn-by-Nimmi-Nair-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kip-Keepsake-Dog-pattern-sewn-by-Nimmi-Nair-480x347.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/keepsake-memory-dog-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Dog Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34540 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Keepsake-Dog-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Keepsake-Dog-Pattern.jpg 270w, https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Keepsake-Dog-Pattern-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to everyone who posted a Valentine&#8217;s pic ~&gt; I LOVE them ALL!\ud83d\udc98<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"202\" height=\"196\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>bye for now, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Pauline<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I would share some customer feedback photos from our Pattern Group &#8211; of LOVELY Valentine&#8217;s toys &#8211; that I LOVE!!! \ud83d\udc98 First up, one of the most popular Valentines pattern is the Love Monster pattern. This sweet Valentine&#8217;s Monster was sewn by Linda Grace Bradley&#8230; with a cute Valentine&#8217;s message embroidered on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36264,"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-36256","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\/2025\/02\/500-Ben.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36256","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=36256"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36873,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36256\/revisions\/36873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}