{"id":39138,"date":"2026-02-06T10:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=39138"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:53:37","slug":"january-2026-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/january-2026-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had so many cute entries this month from delightful gragon toys to marvelous memory bears! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize.\ud83c\udfc6
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BUT first up\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy New Year 2026!\ud83e\udd73<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aleesa Nason<\/strong> celebrated New Year’s Eve with these 2 Maximus Mouse<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> (MICE?) that she sewed – at 75% (white) and 100% (brown).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this sweet baby clothes keepsake Maximus Mouse<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Allanah Milligan<\/strong>. What an adorable memory of a baby’s first clothes!\ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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We had LOTS MORE cute keepsake toys this month!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This adorable Larry Lion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Sarah Yates<\/strong> from pre-loved baby clothes… she has added some of the buttons from the clothing to the mane for a personal detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Lion pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Dilby Duck<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is a popular toy used for baby keepsakes. This cute keepsake duckling was made by Lisa Marie for her grandson. She used the receiving blankets he was wrapped in when he was born!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Duck pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This adorable keepsake version of the Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Gill Reiersen<\/strong>. She used pre-loved baby clothes and embroidered the baby’s name on this precious keepsake toy. \ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this keepsake Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Lindsey Mortimer<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Diggles Dragon also looks amazing in minky…<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Look at this radical rainbow Diggles Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewn by Eileen Margetts<\/strong>\u00a0with a minky print that looks like scales!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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\u00a0I love this cute keepsake Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Darla Faul-Thibodeaux<\/strong>. She combined some fur fabric and an old pair of her hubby’s denim jeans – what a cute combo!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sheila Hanso<\/strong>n says she sewed this Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as a test run for a keepsake toy. Her granddaughter named her Dandelion and got to keep her! \ud83c\udf3c\ud83d\udc9b<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Easter Bunny sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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The Patch Pussy Cat Sewing pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span> looks great in ALL colours – even plain grays – as you can see with this adorable keepsake kitty sewn by Silvia Tipulova<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Cat Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This brilliant Butch Bulldog<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Patsy Waters<\/strong>. She cut up her son’s marine fatigue jacket as a keepsake!<\/span><\/p>\n

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And this French Bulldog – Bella Bulldog<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Elaine Magowan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Bulldog pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Christine Thrun<\/strong> sewed this beautiful Bill the Bald Eagle<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as a gift for a New Eagle Scout!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Bald Eagle pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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We had some super cute Memory Bears this month!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0was sewn by Courtney Marie<\/strong>. She used the wedding dress that she wore for her wedding in 2020 and her grandma’s wore in 1966 when she was pregnant with her mom (The photo is of her grandma wearing the wedding dress!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Angela Maria Marcal <\/strong>sewed this cute Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. She used the spotted pink contrast fabric to add a bow and added embroidery details on the footpad to add a special personal touch to her memory bear. \ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Melody Memory Bear <\/strong><\/span><\/a>was sewn by Mary Beaumont Hudson<\/strong>. She used the shirt collar and placket to add some cute detail and embroidered the name details on the large, flat foot pad area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Melody Memory Bear <\/strong><\/span><\/a>was sewn by Bernadette Walsh<\/strong>. She used neck ties and added a bit of fleece to the face, under arms and feet.<\/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 fluffy Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Nancy M Ciccosanti<\/strong>. What a cute little girl bear Ben makes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Sandra Fordham<\/strong>. Look how carefully she has fussy cut the Australian animals to highlight on the tummy, ears and footpads- so clever!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jo-Ann Carroll<\/strong> sewed this sweet Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> out of some bandanas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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This Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>was sewn by Heather Dondlinger-Nagel<\/strong>.<\/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 Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Lindsey Mortimer <\/strong>from a newborn hospital receiving 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 Linda Belchamber Venton. <\/strong>She has embroidered the baby’s birth stats on the large flat footpad space.<\/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> Allanah-Milligan. <\/strong>I love how cute Kelsy looks in the soft pastel colours of the baby clothes.<\/span>
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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This Kip the Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> sewn by Kelli Marie<\/strong>. I love the way she has added in the clothing details like the pocket that she sewed onto Kip’s large flat tummy space.\ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mandy-Anne Roberts<\/strong> sewed this Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And this pretty pink Kip Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was sewn by Donna Duke<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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 Jan Gawthrop<\/strong><\/span>. who sewed this awesome Ollie Owl<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>. in a fun Aboriginal patterned fabric.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS! You win
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Click HERE to buy the Owl pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/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 delightful gragon toys to marvelous memory bears! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize.\ud83c\udfc6 BUT first up\u2026 Happy New Year 2026!\ud83e\udd73 Aleesa Nason celebrated New Year’s Eve with these 2 Maximus Mouse (MICE?) that she sewed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39163,"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-39138","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-KIP.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39138","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=39138"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39389,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39138\/revisions\/39389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}