{"id":39390,"date":"2026-03-06T08:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=39390"},"modified":"2026-05-12T02:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:01:42","slug":"feb-2026-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/feb-2026-maker-of-the-month-wins-a-free-funky-friends-factory-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had so many cute entries this month from playful pups and curious cats to happy highland cows and marvelous memory bears! We also had a whole BUNCh of beautiful toys in BOWS! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize.\ud83c\udfc6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Let’s take a look\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

This pair of\u00a0 Puppy Dog Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a> toys sewn by Teri Wolff <\/strong>looks precious in Snoopy fabric. The quilting cotton bodies are paired with fleece ears and tails.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonell Hart <\/strong>sewed this pretty pink and aqua Puppy Dog Pete <\/strong><\/span><\/a>using a combination of fleece and cute floral quilting cotton prints. She has used machine embroidered eyes to make the toy baby-safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jerri Thacker<\/strong> sewed this Puppy Dog Pete<\/strong><\/span><\/a> using an upcycled yellow shirt. The eyes are machine embroidered and baby-safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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What a fantastic custom toy! Candy Richmond<\/strong> sewed this Diggles Dragon toy<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for her grandson. She combined his love of baseball, his favorite team, and the dragons pattern for an unforgettable gift.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Dragon Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This cute Harmony Highland Cow was<\/strong><\/a><\/span>sewn in Tula Pink fabrics by Jinni Demine. <\/strong>The floral fabric and horns contrast nicely with the tiny white Swiss dots.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s another bold bovine. Petra Parker<\/strong> sewed this Harmony Highland Cow <\/strong><\/a><\/span>in green with a bee print. I love the cute bell she added, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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I love this cute keepsake Socks SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Bev Saunders<\/strong> because it looks so lifelike (a bit like my little black kitty!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This pretty purple pair of Socks SITTING Cast<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> was sewn by Diane Cox<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Betty Bee<\/strong> sewed this sweet Socks SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> for her daughter. She let her daughter choose the fabrics for this colorful cat, and that makes this toy even more special.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Heather Boulton <\/b>sewed this Socks SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> out of a floral fabric and added a purple ribbon to match the flowers.\ud83d\udc9c<\/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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This adorably fluffy pink Elie Elephant<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Sheridan Harmond<\/strong>. The pretty floral fabric in the ears really adds to her charms!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Another fluffy Funky Friend! This time, Larry Lion was sewn in Luxe Cuddle with extra big eyes by Jennifier Hanna<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Michelle Fish<\/strong> sewed this Larry Lion and she added weight to make it the birth weight of the baby for a keepsake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

…with BOWS!<\/span><\/p>\n

Susie Kay <\/strong>sewed this Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from baby clothes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ally Pedder s<\/strong>ewed this Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from baby clothes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melody Memory Bear Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a> also looks good sewn from a recycled coat! This cutie was sewn by Rebecca Simons<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was sewn by Michelle Arnold<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I love the eye lashes on these 2 ‘girly’ memory bears sewn with the Ben BEGINNER teddy bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span> by Stacie Elkins<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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Jonell Hart<\/strong> sewed this cute Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for Valentine’s. \u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Carole-Ann Robinson<\/strong> sewed this Calico Signature Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from a polo shirt and school shirt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I love these very cuddly looking Calico Signature Bears<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Petra Parker<\/strong>.<\/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 Jane Tate<\/strong>. I love the fuzzy look of the sherpa fabric on his face, hands and footpads!<\/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 Charlotte Welk<\/strong> from a much loved granddad’s robe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Gillian Bastian<\/span><\/strong> made a pet memorial toy from the Kip the Keepsake Dog pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> which I am sure will bring it’s owner a lot of comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nEdna Ann<\/strong> sewed this Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0as a cute keepsake from a little girls baby clothes.\ud83e\ude77<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And Jonell Hart<\/strong>\u00a0sewed this Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span> from little boy’s baby clothes. \ud83d\udc99 I love the combo of stripes and tip trucks!<\/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 Dianne McGuire<\/strong><\/span>. who sewed this adorable grey minky Socks SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONGRATS! You win
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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>
\nTill next time,<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Sewing,
\nPauline
\n<\/span><\/strong>xxx<\/span>
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We’ve had so many cute entries this month from playful pups and curious cats to happy highland cows and marvelous memory bears! We also had a whole BUNCh of beautiful toys in BOWS! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month’s maker’s prize.\ud83c\udfc6   Let’s take a look\u2026 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39490,"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-39390","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-ellie-elephant.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39390","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=39390"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39530,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39390\/revisions\/39530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}