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Sixth Challenge Announced!

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Fabric of OUR Choice
Surprise!
A box of beautiful fabric just showed up at your door and you need to make something to wear this weekend! For this challenge, we are going to send each designer material for the next challenge.
But they do not know what they will be getting!
Unlike the Bundle Challenge, the designers will be working with the same fabric.

5 Seamstresses will compete in this challenge.
You will have one week to complete this challenge.
Challenge: Using the fabric we have selected for you, challenge yourself by making a unique garment and working with a material you may not have used before to create one well-made garment. You can use a pattern of you choice to construct your garment. 
You will be judged on creativity, functionality, craftsmanship, and fit. 
The winner will receive (3) Patterns on YOUR Choice from fabricmartfabrics.com. 

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  1. PatsyOctober 26, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Looking forward to seeing the results of this challenge. All along this venture, I've been thinking that the playing field isn't level !! It will really be interesting to see completed garments this time. The sewists are fabulous and I appreciate their talents...

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  2. sylvia mosesOctober 26, 2013 at 10:02 PM

    I really would like to be entered for this challenge. I have a few ideas if i am chosen.

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  3. Fabric MartOctober 28, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    Hi Sylvia,

    This challenge is only open to the last few contestants that were selected to be in the challenge. It is not an open challenge. Although doing an open challenge someday sound like an interesting idea...will have to give that some thought!

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