{"id":41201,"date":"2026-11-01T08:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=41201"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:04:06","slug":"winner-roundup-for-our-halloween-sewing-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/winner-roundup-for-our-halloween-sewing-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner & roundup for our Halloween SEWING COMPETITION 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had so many wonderful entries in the Halloween Contest this year!\u00a0<\/b>THANKFULLY it was a random entry drawing and I didn’t have to choose the winner myself – it would have been way too hard to pick a favourite!\ud83d\ude0b<\/span> Scroll down to the end of this post to see if you won!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But first ~><\/span>
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Let’s start with LOTS of LOVELY WITCHES!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Whitney Witch pattern was one of the most popular entry choices this year. This red headed Whitney Witch<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> sewn by Sandra Scraggs<\/strong>. If you look closely you can see there is glitter in the felt she used!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alesa Nason<\/strong>‘s Whitney Witch<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> looks so happy and RELAXED – even with the huge spider behind her!!\ud83d\udd77\ufe0f\ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/p>\n

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Elaine Magowan<\/strong> sewed up this Whitney Witch<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> and combined a fun pumpkin Halloween fabric with purple polka dot fabric!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sweet Whitney Witch<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> was sewn by Jenny Templeton<\/strong> in a cute floral fabric and added a punch of colour for her purple stockings.\ud83d\udc9c<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Witch Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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And some Bats 7 Ghosts!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wow, it’s two Halloween favorites in one photo, – a pair of wonderful Whitney Witches<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> sewn by Ann Balthaser<\/b> – and hanging out between them is Boo from the Batty Bat & Boo Ghost Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Bat & Ghost Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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This terrific trio of Batty Bats<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> were sewn by Jan Hofmann <\/strong>in fun Halloween prints.
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That’s just the beginning…
\n<\/span>she sewed 71 Batty Bats!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Barbara Yatsula<\/strong> sewed this very happy Boo – from the Batty & Boo Bat & Ghost Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span> as her first Halloween Funky Friend…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And she sewed this Boo
\nwho ate all the candy!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Bat & Ghost Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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We also had some cute Halloween Cats!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This year we had two different cat patterns submitted as entries, both Patch Pussycat and the new pattern Socks the Sitting Cat. Here’s a <\/span>Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/span><\/a> sewn by Anna Osborne<\/strong> in pitch black minky fabric.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Patch Pussycat<\/strong><\/span><\/a> looks just as good in quilting cotton fabric – sewn by Jenny Templeton<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And Rhonda Harborne Murray<\/strong><\/span> sewed not one, but THREE Patch Pussycats<\/strong><\/span><\/a> also in quilting cotton fabrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Rhonda used a mix of Halloween fabrics!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Patch Cat Sewing pattern.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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Rachel McDaniel<\/strong> sent me an email with a pic of her cute Halloween Socks the SITTING Cat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> with a lovely message~><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have been following your blog for a while now and I saw that you are having a Halloween competition it’s my favorite holiday I just had to participate this year! I have made a few socks the cat so far but I really love this pattern (and cats) and this one came out very well, just want to thank you as too for all the amazing patterns. Happy Halloween :).<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you, Rachel!\ud83d\ude3b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lisa\u00a0Maloney<\/strong> sewed this sweet Socks the SITTING Cat.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> in a fun purple Halloween bat and skull print and added a fun black-cat ribbon.<\/span><\/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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Next up, some UNUSUAL Halloween Characters…!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Heather Shaw<\/b> sewed this Halloween Stu Sea Turtle<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> in orange spotty fabric for her Halloween display!\ud83c\udf83<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Sea Turtle pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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Sharon Millspaugh<\/b> bought some Halloween especially for this special seasonal version of Harmony Highland Cow<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>.\ud83e\udde1<\/span><\/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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Sharron Machin<\/strong> sewed this Halloween version of the Dippy Dinosaurs pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Dippy Dinosaurs pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Celebrating Halloween is getting more and more popular in Australia and it’s always fun to see Halloween version of my Aussie toy patterns. This Plattie Platypus<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> sent via email entry by Donna Mackenzie<\/strong>\u00a0who sewed her Halloween Platypus in skull fabrics!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the Platypus pattern.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
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Eva Izidnska<\/strong> sewed Kip Keepsake Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for Halloween keepsake… and look at the FUN she had photographing him! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Can you tell which other Funky Friend is hiding under the sheet next to him?<\/span>
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Click HERE to buy the Keepsake Dog Pattern<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beautiful Bears for Halloween.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This cool Melody Memory Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0was sewn by Annatjie Kruger <\/strong>in Halloween colours and decorated with spider web embroidery and pipe-cleaner spiders!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to purchase the Melody Memory Bear Pattern.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Kaff Jones<\/b> sewed this brilliant Halloween version of Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in some amazing Halloween fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And look at how she
\nfussy cut the fabric!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheryl Waloschuk<\/b> sewed this Halloween version of Ben the BEGINNER Bear<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in some horror movie Halloween fabrics and added a cool mohican hair style!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE to buy the BEGINNER Bear pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.
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Honey Teddy is a perfect toy patten for using up Halloween fabric scraps from previous projects! Andrea Hayward has fussy cut her fabrics so cleverly ~> can you spot the spider and her teddy’s front paw…\ud83d\udd77\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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and ANOTHER spider
\n<\/span>on the other paw! \ud83d\udd77\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

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Looking for a FREE
\nEASY teddy bear pattern?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Honey Teddy Bear is a free pattern that I give to my newsletter subscribers as a thank you gift. If you haven’t got the pattern already – scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for my newsletter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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AND now…<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s time to announce the WINNER!\ud83c\udfc6\ud83e\udd73<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The winner of the drawing is Alanna Stein<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>who sewed this adorable Maximus Mouse<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>, and she added some cute (?) bright pink stitches for a fun Halloween touch!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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CONGRATS Alanna! You win<\/span>
\na Funky Friends Factory Gift Voucher\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>valued at <\/strong>$50!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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What fun! I loved seeing all the creative entries…I think every Halloween toy was a hit!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can’t wait till NEXT Halloween!\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"Pauline<\/span>
\nTill next time<\/strong>,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline
\n<\/strong>xxx<\/strong> <\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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