Get Your Motors Running! And You Get To Vote!!!!

We're deviating a little from our usual Monday Morning Inspiration post, but I think this will be especially inspirational!!!

Last September, Janet Pray of Islander Patterns gifted me a bolt of this wonderful fabric. It's a shirt weight barkcloth. I loved it at first sight! My original intention was to make a ball gown and use the panels to create a full skirt. I had 11 panels, so plenty to create a full skirt and enough left over for the bodice.

But, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to share it. Then an idea popped into my head, so I called Janet and ran my idea past her and she loved it. 

I knew that Janet was coming out with a new Craftsy Class and that it would showcase her new pattern, the Motor City Express Jacket. Since I had 11 panels of the fabric, I thought that I would share 10 and of course keep 1 for myself. So I chose 10 bloggers to participate. Each blogger received 1 panel, approximately 20" wide, by 60" long. They could do anything they liked, but it needed to be made into a garment. They were free to mix the panel with another piece of fabric, or use it all alone. Out of the 10 chosen. 9 completed the project and what an amazing(really amazing!!!) job they did! Please click on their links to read about their inspiration and design process.

Debbie of http://lilysageandco.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-floral-fabric-challenge.html

Shams of  http://communingwithfabric.blogspot.com/2015/02/challenge-accepted.html

Cennetta of  http://themahoganystylist.blogspot.com/2015/01/black-and-white-contest-and-wardrobe.html

Mari of http://seamsterpatterns.com/get_your_motors_running_sewing_contest/

Lisa of  http://www.poldapop.com/2015/01/get-your-motors-running-va-vvrrooooom.html

Rachel of http://houseofpinheiro.blogspot.com/2015/02/modern-chanel.html

Rosy of http://www.sewingadicta.com/2015/02/the-mysterious-lady-tribute-to-rhonda.html

Stacy of http://stacysews.com/entry/2015/0201_modern-barkcloth/

Andrea of http://www.sewtofit-andrea.blogspot.com/2015/02/project-runway-contestant-or-not-this.html

So, this was a challenge and YOU get to determine the winner!!! I'm so glad it's not me as I just can't choose a favorite. The winner will receive Janet's new Craftsy Class along with the Motor City Express Jacket pattern. It's a great pattern with lots of zippers!!!! 

So now we need your help to choose a winner. Please go to each contestant's blog, read about her process and then come back here and vote for your favorite. Voting will end at midnight on Monday February 9, 2015 and the winner will be announced on Tuesday February 10, 2015. How will you ever be able to pick a favorite??????

**As you can see, the voting issue has been fixed and the voting is well under way. If you would like to vote for your favorite contestant, just click on the HEART in the upper right hand corner of the thumbnail and your vote will be registered. 

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