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And the Winner is....

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We've made it to the end of the Fabricista Fashion Challenge! This year's challenge was a lot of fun and the ladies had such talent. I wish everyone could have won! I want to thank each one of our contestants for putting themselves out there in the sewing skills being challenged for a month and a half. (That is probably one of the biggest challenges!) 

 Also a big thank you to all of our guest judges. They gave our contestants a lot of suggestions and praises. I bet if you asked any of them, the biggest challenge for them was picking the winner and who would be sent home!


Without further ado, let's see who our winner is....

 Congratulations Dina, you are the winner of the 2nd Fabricista Fashion Challenge! You will receive $25 a month for one year to spend on fabric. You will also have the opportunity to be an official Fabricista for the next 6 months blogging with us! You will also receive a Julie's Picks membership. 


Our second place winner is Nakisha and you will receive a $100 gift certificate to spend at Fabric Mart and a Julie's Picks membership.



Our third place winner is   and you will receive a $50 gift certificate to spend at Fabric Mart and a Julie's Picks membership.



Again, congratulations to you all! You are very talented sewers! 

Reader Participation
And last but not least, we need to select a winner of the Flickr Group. Thank you to all the readers that participated on the sidelines. You never know, you may see one of them in Fabricista Fashion Challenge 3! 

 The winner is... Elizabeth from I Sew, You Sew! You have won a $25 gift certificate to Fabric Mart. This was a randomly selected drawing. Please email me (fabricmartblog{@}gmail.com) to claim your prize.

The last thank you I want to put out there is to all our readers! I appreciate you taking the time to read and follow along in the challenge. I think it was a lot of fun for many of you as well! 

 We have some exciting things planned for rest of the year. Stay tuned for more information on that. If you have any ideas or suggestions on things you would like to see on the blog, comment below or email me at: fabricmartblog@gmail.com.

That's a wrap!

Comments

  1. Kathy {Kathy Sews}October 18, 2014 at 8:36 AM

    Congrats and such a great job ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. SewCraftyChemistOctober 18, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    CONGRATS DINA!!!!

    So fun participating with you guys!

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  3. Ann BrodskyOctober 18, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Congratulations, Dina! What a great experience for all of us!

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  4. ElizabethOctober 18, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    Yippee! Thanks for the giveaway! I've had fun sewing along and watching the contestants- so much fun to see different interpretations on the given themes and discover some new patterns.

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  5. dinagideonOctober 18, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    Thank you to Fabric Mart for hosting such a fun competition. It was a blast. I am still stunned that I won! :)

    Congrats to Nakisha and Sue, as well! Those pieces they made were BEAUTIFUL!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 18, 2014 at 11:42 AM

    Congrats to all; such wonderful garments!

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  7. UnknownOctober 18, 2014 at 6:28 PM

    Congratulations! The competition was good till the very end.

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  8. SewingfunthingsOctober 18, 2014 at 10:39 PM

    Congratulations! I enjoyed following the competition.

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  9. Sue ParrottOctober 18, 2014 at 10:54 PM

    Congratulations Dina! Well done! Nakisha, your second place finish was awesome as well! I wish we could do the whole thing again!!!

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  10. AnneOctober 19, 2014 at 4:36 AM

    Well done everyone! I enjoyed looking at all the wonderful makes.

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  11. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM

    I am so thrilled that Dina won! It was very well deserved! All of the ladies did so well & they should all be proud of themselves! So much talent! Ax

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