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February 2025 MAKER OF THE MONTH – wins a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern!

Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Competitions & Giveaways

We’ve had so many cute entries this month from terrific tortoises to magical memory bears! Read down to the end of the post to find out who won this month.

Let’s take a look…

 

First up we have a sweet pink and green Tilly Tortoise sewn by Pamela Hall. love the combination of cotton and velvet fabric.💗

 

This cute surfing Tilly Tortoise was sewn by Leigh Ann Millard Jenson.

Click HERE to buy the Tortoise pattern.

 

 

This cute red spotty Prince Charming Frog was sewn by Sue Mayda Glazier.

Who says a frog has to be sewn in green fabric?

Click HERE to buy the Prince Charming Frog Pattern

Frog Pattern

 

 

Fifi Fox looks FABULOUS as a keepsake, as you can see with this dapper fellow sewn by Petra. (Check the TIP box below to see how to get my free neck tie pattern!) 

 

Looking for a *FREE* neck tie sewing pattern for your toys?

 

CLICK HERE for
my FREE toy-sized
neck tie pattern!

 

Free tie pattern

 

 

Check shirts look great as a keepsake. This Puppy Dog  was sewn by Jackie Wooding.

Click HERE to buy the Puppy Dog pattern.

Puppy Dog Sewing Pattern

 

Beth Janssen-Maloun sewed this G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S Raff Giraffe… isn’t that perfect fabric for a giraffe!

Click HERE to buy the Giraffe pattern.

 

 

This cute Timmy T-Rex was sewn by Renée Meadus McGrath, for a friend’s son. To add a personal touch, she stitched the child’s name on the bottom of the toys foot. 💙

 

 

These TWO terrific Timmy T-Rexes have made someone’s grandkids very happy, I just can’t find the original pic to  let you know who made this perfect purple pair  – if it’s youi – please let me know so I can add your name! 💜💜

Click HERE to buy the T-Rex Dinosaur sewing pattern.

 

Spots are great for Plattie Platypus too! This green spotty Plattie Platypus was sewn by Sharon Dunlop.

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have you seen?

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Toy Making Course - PLATYPUS -collage

 

 

 

We had some super cute memory bears this month!

This Melody Memory Bear Pattern was sewn by Mel Pilmore – isn’t he gorgeous!?!

 

These 4 Melody Memory Bears were sewn by Gail McKinnon out of a bathrobe!

 

 

Nancy M Ciccosanti sewed this cute pair of Melody Memory Bears for a couple expecting TWINS!

 

 

And this last Melody Memory Bear was sewn by Shaina Naillieux. It was the first toy she’s sewn and she used her hubby’s old denim jeans! She says her 8 year old is “obsessed” with her memory bear!

Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.

 

 

Both of these beautiful baby keepsake versions of Ben BEGINNER teddy bear were sewn by Alison Powley from baby clothes.

 

Ben the BEGINNER bear looks adorable in pink too, as you can see with this adorable Ben sewn by Gail McKinnon as a keepsake for a little girl.

 

AND look how cuddly Ben looks in fluffy fabric!

This Ben BEGINNER teddy bear was sewn by Judy Blankenship Eaton in a lovely caramel coloured sherpa.

Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER teddy bear pattern.

 

This Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Jonell Hart – what a happy bear!

 

 

AND this Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Will Peters from pre-loved clothing.

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.

 

 

This  Calico Signature Bear was sewn by Gail Warren, from dog show ribbons!

Click HERE to purchase the Signature Bear pattern.

 

 

This Buttons the BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Sandy Tuttobene  – look at that beautiful floral shirt!

Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.

 

 

This cute Kelsey Keepsake Unicorn was sewn by Sian Griffiths from baby clothes. 

Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.

 

 

We also had some super cute Memory Dogs!

This pretty polka dot puppy was sewn using the Kip Keepsake Dog pattern by Deborah Dewhurst.

 

 

This cute ‘camou’ Kip Keepsake Dogs were sewn by Laurie Barbaro.

 

 

And this beautiful grey tweed Kip Keepsake Dog was sewn by Sandra Birch-Krusos.

Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Dog Pattern

 

 

AND this month’s winner is…

Congrats to this month’s winner Sandra Birch-Krusos who sewed this is BEAUTIFUL Mango Meerkat keepsake.

 

CONGRATS Sandra! You win
a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern ~>
of your choice!

 

Click HERE to purchase the Meerkat pattern.

Meerkat-sewing-pattern

Want to win a
FREE toy pattern?

 

It’s so EASY to enter the Pattern GIVEAWAY!

 

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ALL you need to do is post a photo of a FUNKY FRIENDS FACTORY toy that you have made on the Funky Friends Factory Facebook Page .

At the end of each month I draw a winner and post the winner’s name on the Blog the following MONTH. I have an Album on Facebook for all the MAKEROFTHEMONTH winners. You can check it out HERE!

 

 

NOT on Facebook? ENTER by email! 😀

*** You can send me your photos by email too!

 

So come on! Share your photos  ~> The next winner could be YOU!!!


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Till next time,

Happy Sewing,
Pauline
xxx

1 Comment

  1. Nancy

    There are so many wonderful stuffies. It must be so difficult to choose!

    Reply

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