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And the winner of the Fabricista Fashion Challenge is...

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The votes are in and we have a winner in the Fabricista Fashion Challenge! This was SOOOOOO hard. I wish I could have all of them! Congratulations to....Elizabeth from I Sew, You Sew!

Elizabeth is the winner of $25 a month for one year to spend on fabric, plus be a Fabric Mart Fabricista for 6 months writing guest posts for the blog. (A $300 value with media exposure.) She will also receive a Julie's Picks Membership.


Tiffany is second place and wins a $100 gift certificate and a Julie's Picks membership. Kristen is third place and wins a $50 gift certificate and a Julie's Picks membership. Tiffany and Kristen did an amazing job as well and it was so hard to make final decisions! Don't worry, I don't think this will be the last you see of these ladies. I'm working on the blog schedule and hope to have some newcomers lined up for the new year. If you would like to consider blogging with us occasionally, please email me at fabricmartblog@gmail.com for more information. We'd love to have you! 

 Thanks goes out to all the contestants that participated in the third year of the Fashion Challenge. I always look forward to doing this and being inspired by everyone. 

 Thanks to all the "celebrity judges" for helping to judge all of these talented ladies projects. It is a TOUGH job!

 Thanks to all the readers for participating at home and for all that watched from the sidelines. We do this for you and we're so glad you enjoy it. 
And speaking of our readers...we need to select a winner in the Reader Participation section of the blog: Congratulations to Nikkee H! She wins a notion prize pack! She also included a little information about the projects. 
~My hardly worn item was a simple blue v neck tshirt. I don't really own much in the blue color family, besides a pair of jeans which I felt made me too blue.


So I whipped up a pair of black slacks, self drafted, whether with this shirt or not these pants will see a lot of wear. They are comfortable and I like how they look.


The second item I made was a sweater. I made this one with an extremely modified mccalls pattern. I didn't initially plan this top for this sew along, but it was made fully in the time frame. 
@deb1meineke also submitted a rust colored vest --

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  1. Kristin at SunnySewing.comOctober 16, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    Congrats to Elizabeth! and Tiffany too! I loved all our final looks :)

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  2. LeJanaro's NotionsOctober 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    Congratulations ladies!

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  3. ElizabethOctober 16, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    Thanks Kristin! I loved them too! I am so flattered and excited to have won, especially against such great competition!!

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  4. Frougie FashionistaOctober 16, 2015 at 7:54 PM

    Congratulations Elizabeth! Great job Kristen!

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  5. UnknownOctober 16, 2015 at 10:25 PM

    Congrats

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  6. Frougie FashionistaOctober 17, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    Congratulations Elizabeth and great job Kristen!

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  7. UnknownOctober 28, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    Congrats to all the winners. This was an exciting contest to watch. I've just been caught up in some unexpected life's tragedies and lost track of the contest. Is the Reader Participation part of the contest open to all, even if you're not a blogger?

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    1. Fabric MartOctober 28, 2015 at 1:02 PM

      The reader participation was open to anyone even if you didn't have a blog. Sorry you missed out on it this year! Watch for it again next year.

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    2. UnknownOctober 28, 2015 at 1:43 PM

      Thanks. I'll keep that in mind for 2016.

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