{"id":38384,"date":"2026-01-09T04:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=38384"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:39:06","slug":"december-2025-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/december-2025-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had so many cute entries this month from lovely lion toys to marvelous memory bears! Make sure to read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize. \ud83c\udfc6\ud83e\udd73
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This adorable Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Ben Darby<\/strong> from some cordurouy scraps left over from a quilt.\u00a0<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Lion pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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And here you can see his corduroy his is where the text Sea Turtle<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \ud83d\udc9a<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Sea Turtle pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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This sweet keepsake version of Fifi Fox<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by <\/span>Lindsey Mortimer! <\/b>She has also embroidered the little boys name on the flat chest space.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Fox Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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I love seeing the combination of these 2 Christmas toy patterns. Here you can see Kerry’s Hansen<\/strong>‘s cute version of the All I want for Christmas Santa pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and the Merry Mrs Claus pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Karen Tranholt<\/strong> sewed this sweet All I want for Christmas Santa pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and she used some cool shiny fabric for his boots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Santa Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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And this Mrs Claus was sewn by Dot Nixey<\/strong>… it was the first Funky Friends pattern she’s sewn!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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I really love this Edwina Elf doll<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Jess Lids<\/strong> as she’s used unusual colours for her Christmas elf and it looks so cute!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Elf pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Nancy Ciccosanti. <\/b>He looks “good enough to eat with the Christmas candy fabrics!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Jennifier Hanna<\/strong> sewed this cute Tilly Tortoise<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> from cute rainbow minky and added some cute flower buttons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Jenn Bilodeau<\/strong> sewed some super cute toys for her grandkids Christmas presents and personalised each with the name embroidered their gift.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Horse & Unicorn Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Jan Stoner<\/strong> sewed this pretty pink and purple version of Harper Hobby Horse<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for her 3 year old granddaughter for Christmas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Hobby Horse Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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These cute Kitty Kate Cats were sewn by Jo Ann Carroll<\/strong> as Christmas presents for her grand children. I think they look so cuddly in Cuddle fabric!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy this Cat pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Jo Ann Carroll<\/strong> also sewed this cute cuddly version of Socks the SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>. I LOVE the bold purple colour she’s used!\ud83d\udc9c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Socks the SITTING Cat<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong> also looks great in realistic colours – like this grey version sewn in quilting cottons by Kerry Neilsen<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the SITTING Cat pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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We had more magical Memory Bears this month!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Lindsey Mortimer<\/strong> sewed this super cute Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0was sewn by Keeley Nadine Gennery<\/strong>. She printed a sample of handwriting onto fabric to create a very personal memory bear!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This cute pair of Ben BEGINNER teddy bears<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Joyce Dowling Meigel as a precious keepsake for a much-loved grandmother.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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This\u00a0 Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Stacey Randall<\/strong> for her father. She used a precious piece of her late mum’s clothing to make her dad a special memory bear.\ud83d\udc97<\/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 Christine Huitema<\/strong> – doesn’t he look very smart! \ud83d\ude0e<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> was <\/span>sewn by Margye Morse<\/strong> from a US Navy fatigue jacket.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And here is another pic
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Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Linda Belchamber Venton<\/strong>.I love the mix of purple fabrics!\ud83d\udc9c<\/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 Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Karen Tranholt<\/strong> in a pretty pink and purple princess fabric.<\/span>
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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This<\/span> Kip the Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was<\/span> sewn by Alexa Houghton<\/strong> for a little boy out of his grandma’s clothes. She used vinyl text taken from a card and cut with a cricut.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dawn Hurst Baumbach<\/strong> sewed this cute Kip Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. She said she’s she’s new to FFF and so far, Kip is her favorite FFF pattern. \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“I just love how his face
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Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Dog Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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AND this month\u2019s winner is…<\/span><\/h1>\n

Congrats to this month’s winner Jo Ann Caroll<\/strong><\/span>. She sewed this adorable realistic looking version of Socks the SITTING Cat<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> the in cuddly minky fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS Jo Ann! You win
\na FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern ~>
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Click HERE to buy the SITTING Cat pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\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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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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We’ve had so many cute entries this month from lovely lion toys to marvelous memory bears! Make sure to read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize. \ud83c\udfc6\ud83e\udd73 Let’s take a look\u2026 This adorable Larry Lion was sewn by Ben Darby from some cordurouy scraps left […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39129,"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-38384","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\/2026\/03\/500_keepsake-Copy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38384","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=38384"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39137,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38384\/revisions\/39137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}