{"id":2177,"date":"2019-09-15T23:12:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T13:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=27762"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:13:35","slug":"free-teddy-bear-sew-along-with-calico-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/free-teddy-bear-sew-along-with-calico-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Teddy Bear SEW-ALONG with Calico Bear!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Yeeehar! \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m excited because it\u2019s time for the NEXT intake of our <strong>SEW MANY FUNKY FRIENDS Club<\/strong>. There&#8217;s LOTS of exciting things planned for the launch BUT the biggest news is that<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: segoe; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">we&#8217;re opening the Club up to everyone<br \/>\nfor a FUN NEW LIVE SEW-ALONG!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28416\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FREE-TEDDY-SEW-ALONG-email-header.jpg\" alt=\"FREE TEDDY SEW-ALONG\" width=\"552\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Look at all the fun things we&#8217;ll be getting up to~&gt;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I am going to be using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/signature-bear-calico-teddy-bear-instant-download-sewing-e-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Calico Bear Pattern<\/span><\/strong><\/a> for the SEW-ALONG. We\u2019ll start with a basic introduction to making a Signature Bear with lots of cool tips and tricks for button jointing&#8230; AND guess what? If you come and join in for the TEDDY BEAR SEW-ALONG you&#8217;ll<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">get the Calico Bear Pattern for FREE!!!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I am madly prepping for the SEW-ALONG, even as we speak, so you can come and hang out, RELAX and sew along with me&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: segoe; color: #000000;\">(and kitty!?!?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28413\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/the-sewing-prep-Calico-sew-along.jpg\" alt=\"the sewing prep CAlico sew along\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">AND that&#8217;s just the beginning!!! We&#8217;ll have fun turning Calico into a memory bear (Keepsake Bear) sewn from special items of clothing plus we&#8217;ll sew up some cool teddy bear accessories (bow, bow tie, bib (new baby), veil (weddings)&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: segoe; color: #000000;\">ooh, the possibilities<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: segoe; color: #000000;\">are ENDLESS!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28414\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signature-bear-for-different-occasions.jpg\" alt=\"signature bear for different occasions\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">We&#8217;ll &#8216;up the ante&#8217; with some LOTS of FUN things you can do with the Calico Bear pattern. We&#8217;ll start by showing you how to sew lovely keepsakes &#8211; starting with a MINI bear (shrinking the pattern a bit) then we&#8217;ll enlarge the pattern to make an UPSIZED\/ MAXI bear! (What fun!)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Then for the finale&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We&#8217;re going to have some fun with creating ADD-ONS for Calico &#8211; all starting with &#8220;W&#8221;. Think &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: segoe; color: #000000;\">Wings,<br \/>\nWaistcoat&#8230;..<br \/>\nWhat else?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19210 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/waist-coat-patternSQUARE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/waist-coat-patternSQUARE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/waist-coat-patternSQUARE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/waist-coat-patternSQUARE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/waist-coat-patternSQUARE-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>So you better &#8220;BE THERE or<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>BE SQUARE!!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">No seriously&#8230;. I don\u2019t want you to MISS OUT! \ud83d\ude31<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you haven\u2019t taken a look at our terrific toy-making community&#8230; now is the time!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">CLICK HERE &#8211; to join the SEW-ALONG!!!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">OK, see you on the SEW-ALONG!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-280\" title=\"Teddy-bear-rings\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Teddy-bear-rings.png\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory\" width=\"224\" height=\"218\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Till next time,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Happy Sewing,<strong><br \/>\nPauline<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6592\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven\u2019t taken a look at our terrific toy-making community&#8230; now is the time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19213,"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":[19,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fff-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Call-4-Angel-Wings-Pattern-Add-onSQUARE.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34844,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions\/34844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}