{"id":39753,"date":"2026-05-25T08:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=39753"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:15:08","slug":"testing-time-for-my-new-gracie-granddaughter-teddy-bear-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/testing-time-for-my-new-gracie-granddaughter-teddy-bear-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s TESTING TIME &#8211; for my NEW Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Teddy Bear Pattern!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Yeehar! I have some exciting news! My NEW <strong>Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear<\/strong> pattern is ready for testing!\ud83e\udd73<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39751 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Meet-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-patternjpg-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>What SIZE is the finished GRANDDAUGHTER Bear?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The finished <strong>Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear<\/strong> toy is 25cm\/10 inches tall. <\/span>For scale, here is a photo of me with my Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear!\ud83d\udc97<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39781 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pauline-with-new-Granddaughter-Bear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pauline-with-new-Granddaughter-Bear.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pauline-with-new-Granddaughter-Bear-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pauline-with-new-Granddaughter-Bear-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pauline-with-new-Granddaughter-Bear-480x372.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">AND here she is hanging out with some of the Funky Friends Factory Bears. Gracie is a fair bit smaller than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/memory-bear-keepsake-toy-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (who is a bit of a &#8220;CHUNKY&#8221; bear\ud83d\ude31) BUT she will make a cute baby sister bear, especially for <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/beginner-bear-sewing-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39757 size-full\" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COMPARE-Gracie-Bear-Melody-Bear-plus-Ben-Beginner-Bear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COMPARE-Gracie-Bear-Melody-Bear-plus-Ben-Beginner-Bear.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COMPARE-Gracie-Bear-Melody-Bear-plus-Ben-Beginner-Bear-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COMPARE-Gracie-Bear-Melody-Bear-plus-Ben-Beginner-Bear-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COMPARE-Gracie-Bear-Melody-Bear-plus-Ben-Beginner-Bear-480x433.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear has LOTS of cool features!\ud83d\ude0e<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">She is an easy, unjointed, teddy bear pattern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">She&#8217;s a sturdy \u2018sitting toy\u2019, designed for playtime, memory toys or even decor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The pattern pieces for her Head Bow, Bloomers and Ruffled (party) Dress are ALL included!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">She has room for adding names &amp; dates on her footpads or dress front.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39783 size-large\" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-901x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-901x1024.jpg 901w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-768x873.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-980x1114.jpg 980w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c-480x546.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Features-Gracie-1c.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Is there a Photo tutorial?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>YES!<\/strong> I have created a <strong>step-by-step photo tutorial<\/strong> so you can see EXACTLY how to sew this girly GRANDDAUGHTER Bear &#8211; with lots of clever toy making tips and tricks! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As usual, you can access the tutorial using the <strong>link in the See-Me-Sew section of the pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*Please check you typed the link in correctly, or you&#8217;ll get<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #eb0790;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">an error page!<\/span> <\/span>\ud83d\ude31 <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39755 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/See-HOW-TO-SEW-Gracie-GRANDDAUGHTER-BEAR-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>OK, so how does TESTING work?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You don&#8217;t have to be a very experienced sewer or even a brilliant toy-maker. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">You can test the pattern even if you have NEVER sewn a toy before!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: segoe;\">ANYONE can be<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: segoe;\"> a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: segoe;\">Tester ~&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>BUT, you need to be FREE in the next WEEK!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>We have a<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>**DEADLINE<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #800080;\">!**<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You need to be able to sew up the toy and send in the photographs by the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>deadline date &#8211; 2nd June, 2026 (In YOUR time zone!)<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You will need to BUY the pattern first &amp; sew a Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">This is so you can answer the Feedback Survey questions AND send in photos of your finished toy. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Once your feedback and photos are received ~&gt; you&#8217;ll receive a <strong>Tester&#8217;s THANK YOU VOUCHER<\/strong>* so you can get another Funky Friends Factory pattern for FREE! <strong>(*<\/strong> <strong>The voucher MUST be used within 30 days on ANY existing Funky Friends Factory pattern<\/strong>.<strong>) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>What&#8217;s GREAT about this?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">1. FFF fans will be able to get two patterns for the price of one!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2. AND I can afford to have UNLIMITED testers!!! \ud83d\ude03<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35720 \" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/A-sounds-fair-to-me.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/A-sounds-fair-to-me.jpg 716w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/A-sounds-fair-to-me-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/A-sounds-fair-to-me-480x556.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 10px 10px; margin: 20px 0px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Want to be a TESTER? <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Follow these 4 simple steps ~&gt;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 1:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">BUY the <strong>Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear Pattern<\/strong> by <strong>clicking the BIG BLUE link <\/strong>after you&#8217;ve read steps 2 &#8211; 4! \ud83d\ude00.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 2:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Sew up the <strong>Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear pattern<\/strong>, and once you have finished ~&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/s.surveyplanet.com\/cl0b36ph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">come back &amp; click HERE to fill out the<\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TESTER&#8217;S SURVEY<\/span><\/strong>.<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Deadline date &#8211; 2nd June, 2026 (In YOUR time zone!)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 3:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Send in your photos by the same deadline date&#8230; please read the important info about photos needed in the box below ~&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 10px 10px; margin: 20px 20px; border: 4px dashed #ff00ff; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39760 size-large\" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers-551x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers-551x1024.jpg 551w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers-768x1427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers-480x892.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-Plese-read-Gracie-Testers.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Submit 2 &#8211; 4 photos meeting the following simple criteria:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">More than one angle (ex. Front, side, left and right!) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Use natural light, outside if possible or next to a window (<strong>morning\/evening light works BEST!<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Use a non-distracting backdrop for indoor photos (on a plain chair or table top, a blank wall.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send in your photos by email. Please<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:photos@funkyfriendsfactory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK this link to email me your photos<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>*** If you&#8217;d like examples of these types of photos, search for the #toyphotography tag in our<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/376949117007889\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Pattern Fan Club Group<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <strong>search engine. Here&#8217;s an infographic we made to explain more about this &#8211; &gt;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24180\" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pattern-Fan-Club-search.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pattern-Fan-Club-search.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pattern-Fan-Club-search-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pattern-Fan-Club-search-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pattern-Fan-Club-search-480x440.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 4:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>This is the cherry on the top ~&gt;&gt;&gt; <\/strong><\/span>Once you have submitted your feedback survey and photos, we will send you a THANK YOU <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">VOUCHER to buy ANY pattern on the Funky Friends Factory website.\ud83e\udd73 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">If you haven&#8217;t received this THANK YOU email within 7 days <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PLEASE CHECK your SPAM FOLDER<\/strong><\/span>! If there&#8217;s nothing there&#8230; please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Contact Us Page<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on the Funky Friends Factory website to let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">***Please use the voucher<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"> before it expires!***<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(THANK YOU VOUCHER is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">valid for 30 days<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>\u2705 Read everything?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>\u2705 READY to be a tester?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>\u2705 Great! NOW click the link below ~&gt;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><span class=\"h2\"><a class=\"opt-link-color\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear-GRANDDAUGHTER Bear-sewing-pattern\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/grandaughter-teddy-bear-pattern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-file_name=\"\" data-page_select=\"\" data-booking_page_select=\"undefined\" data-url_text=\"https:\/\/www.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear-GRANDDAUGHTER Bear-sewing-pattern\" data-url_type=\"default\" data-hash=\"\" data-html=\"\" data-prev_next_link=\"undefined\" data-dynamic_select=\"\">CLICK HERE to buy the<br \/>\nGracie GRANDDAUGHTER Pattern!<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39761\" style=\"padding: 4px; border: 1px solid #a8a5a9;\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TESTERS-WANTED-Gracie-Granddaughter-Bear-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"819\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">NOW I can&#8217;t wait to see YOUR Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"101\" height=\"98\" \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Till next time, happy sewing,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">Pauline<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>xxx<\/strong> <\/span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yeehar! I have some exciting news! My NEW Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear pattern is ready for testing!\ud83e\udd73 &nbsp; What SIZE is the finished GRANDDAUGHTER Bear? The finished Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear toy is 25cm\/10 inches tall. For scale, here is a photo of me with my Gracie GRANDDAUGHTER Bear!\ud83d\udc97 &nbsp; AND here she is hanging out with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,33,26,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-competitions-giveaways","category-fff-news","category-new-softie-patterns"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500-Test-Gracie.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39753","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=39753"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39788,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39753\/revisions\/39788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}