{"id":39363,"date":"2026-04-09T21:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?page_id=39363"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:13:53","slug":"winner-easter-sewing-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/winner-easter-sewing-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter SEWING COMPETITION 2026 Winner (of $50 Funky Friends Factory Pattern Voucher!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve drawn a winner in our Easter Contest!\ud83e\udd73<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Our Annual Easter & Spring Theme Funky Friends Factory competition<\/strong> just wrapped. It’s our most popular contest of the year, so it was difficult to pick just a few entries to showcase this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s take a peek
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Christine Storrs<\/strong> decided to sew 3 of the Funky Friends Factory Easter toy patterns for her entry – Dilby Duck<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span> and Lamkins Lamb<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>. I love the fluffy fabrics Christine used and the Co trast with the pink velvet on the bunny.<\/p>\n

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We had LOTS of Easter Bunny Buddy entries!\ud83d\udc30\ud83d\udc30\ud83d\udc30<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Easter Bunny Buddies Pattern is always a popular entry choice for the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cute face, floppy limbs, and plentiful options for personalization make this bunny a sweet treat all year long. Sweet bunny fabric and an adorable bow make Ann Donohoe’s<\/b> version of the\u00a0Easter Bunny Buddy pattern<\/strong><\/a> a stand-out. Notice how Ann perfectly placed bunny images on the forehead and arms. The polka dots make for a fun contrast fabric, too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Joy Snouffer<\/strong> sewed 2 cute Easter Bunny Buddies<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span> for her granddaughters.. I can’t pick a favourite!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nancy Redding<\/strong> sewed this fabulous FLUFFY Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span> from various pile length minky and faux fur. What a cool combo of textures and colours!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0was sewn by Lisa Mahoney<\/strong>. Plaid looks great on any Funky Friend, and I especially like the pastel pattern on this bunny. Looks like this little rabbit found some dandelions to share with his friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Donna Creech Dobbs<\/b> whipped up a pretty pair of Easter Bunny Buddies<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span> for Easter gifts in cute Easter fabric. The no-seam tummy piece on this pattern allows you to use fabric designs that need to be seen in full.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WOW! Lindsey Mortimer<\/b> has been very busy! She sewed 13 Easter Bunny Buddies<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0this Easter – some with the grandkids name embroidered on the feet! This pattern makes a great option for clothing keepsakes, whether you use baby clothes or men’s shirts as in the photo below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Easter Bunny Buddies pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Baby Bunny Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Even though the baby bunny was designed as a baby toy (because it’s 100% baby safe if you sew on the face details), it has always been a popular toy sewn for Easter. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jenny Templeton<\/b> went ‘all out’ this year and sewed ELEVEN Baby Bunnies<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. I wonder if a bunny bunting trend could be a thing?\ud83d\ude04 (If you want to know how to shrink (reduce) the size of a pattern to make the toy at a smaller size – check out the TIP below the next photo.<\/strong>)<\/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:
\nHOW TO re-size a toy pattern!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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This perky \u00a0Baby Bunny<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Kellie Stanley-Cotton<\/b>. She added a heart shaped applique nose instead of the usual nose option. This toy can be made totally baby-safe if you use embroidery for the face. I love the big neck bow that ties in with the ears!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carla Wilson<\/strong> sewed this adorable fleece Baby Bunny<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. What a sweet treat for a baby’s first Easter! Carla did an excellent job matching up the stripes on this bunny, Did you know that his was the very first Funky Friends Factory pattern?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keeping with the purple theme….. Susan McCure <\/strong>sewed this fabulous flannelette Baby Bunny<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Here she is posing in an Easter basket (the bunny, NOT Susan!\ud83d\ude02)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Baby Bunny pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Egghead the Easter Chick Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

If you’re looking for a huggable Easter friend, the rolly-polly Egghead Easter Chick is a great option. Nancy Redding<\/b> sewed this Egghead the Easter Chick<\/strong> and used a long flowing bow rather than the regular bow tie option. He looks quite fancy!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ann Balthaser<\/b> sewed 2 Egghead the Easter Chicks<\/strong><\/span><\/a> – one at normal size and the other at a reduced size. They both look ready to flap their wings and try flying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ann<\/strong> had so much fun sewing her Egghead the Easter Chicks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>! ~><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

she sewed some more!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Egghead Easter Chick pattern.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
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Lamkins Lamb Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Here’s a Lamkins Lamb<\/a><\/strong><\/span> sewn by Teri Wolff. <\/b>This type of fluffy fabric can leave a fuzzy mess in your sewing room, but it sure makes a cute Lamkins! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Nancy Redding <\/b>used short-pile fake fur for this sweet fluffy Lamkins Lamb<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Here’s a tip for using fuzzy fabric: cut it outdoors to minimize mess!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m loving this little Lamkins Lamb<\/a><\/strong><\/span> sewn by Joanne Williams<\/strong>. She sewed this sweet baby keepsake toy out of baby clothes! She incorporated buttons, ribbons, and other aspects of the clothing into the toy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Lamkins Lamb pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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Dilby Duck pattern\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

These 3 adorable Dilby Ducks<\/strong><\/span><\/a> were sewn by Erica Woolmington<\/b>. \u00a0Looks like they’ve been busy laying chocolate eggs for Easter baskets!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Linda Telford Trettin<\/strong> sewed a bunch of Dilby Ducks<\/strong><\/span><\/a> too! These fabric choices are all so cute that I can’t pick a favorite.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Heather Goldsmith <\/strong>sewed this cute colourful pair of Dilby Ducks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. It looks like THEY got more Easter Eggs than me! \ud83e\udd5a\ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/p>\n

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Susan Lipke <\/strong>sewed this sweet pair of matching Easter toys –\u00a0 Easter Bunny Buddy<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/span> and Dilby Duck<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. They look pretty inseparable to me so I wonder if they “go as a pair”?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emma Boulton<\/strong> of Emma’s Patchwork Memories<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> sewed a keepsake Dilby Duck<\/strong><\/span><\/a> using baby clothes made from Petter Rabbit fabric! Look how she cleverly fussy cut the fabric so the bunnies are perfectly positioned on the wings and tummy.\ud83e\udd29<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Dilby Duck pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Spring-themed & non-traditional Easter entries.\ud83c\udf37<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

(You could enter our Easter Contest with ANY Funky Friends Factory pattern – as long as it was clearly made in an Easter or Spring theme.\ud83c\udf37)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tonya Schuettner<\/b> sewed this cute Belinda Butterfly<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Easter themed flannelette fabric. I love how she added flowers as the blush on Belinda’s cheeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Butterfly Sewing Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Teri Wolff<\/strong> used a fun floral fabric for Puppy Dog Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. With this orange and yellow fabric, they remind me of sunshine on a spring day…complete with flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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And this sweet Spring version of Tilly Tortoise<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> toy pattern was sewn by Stephanie Wells<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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WHAT is the prize?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The prize or this contest is\u00a0<\/b><\/span>a <\/span><\/b>Funky Friends Factory Pattern Gift Voucher<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> ~><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

valued at
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And the winner is…<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Congratulations goes to Eva Izdinska<\/strong> who entered Dilby Duck<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that was drawn as out 2026 winner! \ud83c\udfc6<\/span><\/p>\n

Congrats Eva ~> you win a $50
\nFunky Friends Factory gift voucher!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Dilby Duck pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Thank you to everyone who entered, it was such fun seeing your Easter entries!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hope you had a happy EASTER & got LOTS of chocolate eggs!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\"Pauline<\/span>
\nTill next time<\/strong>,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline
\n<\/strong>xxx<\/strong> <\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve drawn a winner in our Easter Contest!\ud83e\udd73 Our Annual Easter & Spring Theme Funky Friends Factory competition just wrapped. It’s our most popular contest of the year, so it was difficult to pick just a few entries to showcase this week.\u00a0 Let’s take a peek at some of the entries…   Christine Storrs decided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39356,"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-39363","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\/04\/500-Easter-Contest-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39363","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=39363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39423,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39363\/revisions\/39423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}