With pre-Christmas sewing in FULL swing, we’ve had awesome feedback pics in this month’s MAKER OF THE MONTH including a (not so scary) bunch of
Halloween toys…
First up a very happy little fellow who helped to stuff his Mix & Match Monsters – sewn by Lindsey Mortimer.
Click HERE to purchase the Mix & Match Monsters pattern.
Rebecca Lane sewed this cute little Batty Bat for Halloween …
AND Leanne Aunger sewed this happy bunch of Boos!
Click HERE to purchase the Bat & Ghost Pattern
This is one of the cutest bunches of Ben the BEGINNER Bears I’ve seen so far! Anne Morrisette McLeod sewed them up in Halloween coloured fleece and embroidered their tummies!
Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern.
This sweet Whitney Witch, was sewn by Emma Emmans and posed so perfectly for Halloween!
Click HERE to purchase the Witch Sewing pattern.
Jonell Hart sewed up this gorgeous black cat versions of Patch Pussycat.
And this pretty Patch Pussycat was sewn by Sandra Hughes
It’s not a Halloween toy but I have include it in this month’s Maker of the Month post as this Patch Pussycat sewn by Elizabeth Percival is so pretty! 💜
Click HERE to purchase the Cat Sewing pattern.
This sweet checked version of the Kitty Kate Cat pattern was sewn by Kim Pearce – looks cute balanced on her Brother (sewing machine!😂)
Click HERE to purchase this Cat pattern.
We also had lots of dog toys this month…
This cute tartan Poppy Puppy was sewn by Kirsty Louise Barnett with matching red ribbons.
And this adorable Poppy Puppy was sewn by Rebecca Lane. If you look closely you can see the cute doggy fabric she used. I love the collar tag she added too!
Click HERE to purchase the Poppy PUPPY Pattern.
This sweet blue Puppy Dog Pete was sewn by Dorris Adams Lemon with cute dog fabric.
This Puppy Pete “dog on a log” was sewn by Miquen Jensen for her daughter’s teacher-gift – because she LOVES dogs!
Meagan Collins sewed this Puppy Pete as a dog toy for her dog – too cute!
And this recycled version of Poppy Puppy was sewn by Kirsty Grandfield from a unused drawstring bag!
Click HERE to buy the Puppy Dog pattern.
This Mickey Moose sewn by Angelaria Steele looks gorgeous in heart fabric. (I wonder if she added a love message like this – I moose tell you I love you?)
Click HERE to buy the Mickey Moose pattern.
These Coco Chameleons were sewn by Elise N. Luce using some gorgeous shiny fabrics.
Click HERE to purchase the Chameleon pattern.
Look how cute this pretty purple Slowpoke Soth sewn by Diane Joy Kemple is! I love the extra large eyes and sparkly nose!
And this cheerful Slowpoke Soth sewn in dinosaur fabric by Akrivi Fassa is having fun hanging out in the car!
Click HERE to purchase the Sloth pattern.
Are OWLS making a come back?
This is Emma Boulton’s version of the Ollie Owl pattern – can you spot the cute birdies on the body?
AND this is Mary Elizabeth’s pretty in pink version of Ollie Owl pattern which she sewed as a keepsake with an embroidered tummy.
Click HERE to buy the Owl pattern.
This GINORMOUS version of Diggles Dragon was sewn by Angie Cannon who enlarged it to 225% to make a body pillow!
TIP: If you want to enlarge a toy pattern to make a body pillow – check out this blog post about sewing a body pillow sized toy HERE!
Michelle Irving sewed this GORGEOUS Diggles Dragon and found it was a difficult sew for her but she’s pleased she persisted – me too! I think he’s pretty perfect!!!
Click HERE to purchase the Dragon Sewing pattern.
Delightful Dinosaur toys!
These Triceratops friends were sewn by Tammy Grace Butler. You can see she has embroidered the children’s names on their dinosaur!
Another bright and cheery Triceratops! This cutie was sewn by Marian Spencer with dinosaur fabric and bright contrasting fabrics!
And one more – a Superman Triceratops! This cutie was sewn by Betty Cooke.
Click HERE to buy the Triceratops pattern.
This sweet keepsake Timmy T-Rex toy was sewn by Kirsty-Louise Allen from baby grows. I think it makes Timmy look even more baby-ish in baby clothes! 💛
Click HERE to buy the T-Rex Dinosaur sewing pattern.
So many cute memory bears this month!
The 3 pretty ladies were sewn with the Melody Memory Bear pattern by Amy Rutland Jones – don’t you LOVE the pearls?
Melody Memory Bear sewn by Rachel Hawes as a wedding memory bear……
It’s NOT a memory bear BUT I have included this wedding toy here because Rachel Hawes sewed this wedding giraffe to accompany her amazing wedding bear(above)…
AND it’s
GORGEOUS!!!!
Melody Memory Bear sewn by Andrea Peters as keepsake bears/sweater bears – I love the way Andrea has “shared the sweater front so each memory bear has half of it!
Melody Memory Bear sewn by Bernadette Walsh as keepsake bears – don’t they look so happy together!
Although Melody Memory Bear Pattern is usually used to sew a memory bear, Mandy Read-Kimpton has sewed Melody as a signature bear for a student nurse.
Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.
Another gorgeous Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Pat Pruitt.
This dapper Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear was sewn by Mac Potgieter.
This fuzzy Buttons BEST DRESSED Bear sewn by Melissa-Eggleton2. He looks like he’s on a Hawaiian holiday!
Click HERE to purchase the BEST DRESSED Bear pattern.
Carole Ann Robinson used the Calico Signature Bear pattern to sew this special keepsake bear from a pair of pants – you can see she has incorporated the “slim fit” and Levis labels and buttons into the keepsake!
Laine-Milne used the Calico Signature Bear pattern to sew this special keepsake bear wearing a graduation cap!
TIP: You can use my free Graduation Cap / Mortar Board pattern (with video) to make a graduation hat for any Funky Friend.
CLICK HERE for my
FREE Grad Cap pattern!
Mac Potgieter used the Calico Signature Bear pattern to sew this special keepsake bear!
Click HERE to purchase the Calico Bear pattern.
This delightful version of the Keep Me Keepsake Bear pattern was sewn by Ethel McGrath. She looks so happy!!!
Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Bear pattern.
The sweet baby-faced Kelsy Keepsake Unicorn was sewn by Mac Potgieter! Isn’t she adorable?
Click HERE to purchase the Keepsake Unicorn pattern.
I designed Ben the BEGINNER Bear’s as a baby-face bear so I didn’t think he would be used as a wedding bear BUT – Glenys Shankland has done it – and I think the pattern makes a VERY sweet bride!
Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern.
AND this month’s winner is…
Congrats to this month’s winner, Lindsey Mortimer! Love this pretty pink version of the Ben the BEGINNER Bear!
CONGRATS Lindsey! You win
a FREE Funky Friends Factory Pattern ~>
of your choice!
Click HERE to purchase the BEGINNER Bear pattern.
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Till next time,
Happy Sewing,
Pauline
xxx
They are all so cute! Some of you have such good imaginations–the extra touches are fantastic!
Its always hard to choose from so many beautiful makes and I don’t envy you having to pick a winner. Each and every one of these deserves to be the winner! I really love the wedding giraffe, it is stunning.