Thursday, May 5, 2011

Umbrella Prints Trimmings Competition 2011 top 10 finalists- votes CLOSED




















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Here are our 10 chosen finalists super congratulations!
We would like to thank every entrant in this years Umbrella Prints Trimmings Competition
Please take the time to look at all of the beautiful work by more than 50 entrants that arrived in Umbrella Prints' Flickr group this year.

The competition...what can you make from Umbrella Prints Trimmings?
We were looking for creativity, beauty and for entrants that use their own skills to highlight the latent potential within even the smallest pieces of our fabric.

Vote here in the comments. ONE VOTE PER PERSON. There will be one winner.
Simply write your comment if you have one and your favourite designer's name.
Voting closes May 10, 2011.
VOTING NOW CLOSED
xox!
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188 comments:

  1. my one vote goes to pop-i-cok..... I love the diversity, the mix and the presentation. Overall very sweet x!

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  2. All the entrants have done such a fabulous job but Carla Madrigal gets my vote! Gorgeous embroidery, amazing detail and a completely different interpretation - so beautiful!

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  3. TOO CUTE!! love the use of trimmings of the trimmings!! on the wine bottle wrap. Waiwabo gets my vote :D

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  4. Wow! I don't think I can choose, they are all amazing, really fantastic! How lovely to see all your fabrics used so beautifully :-)

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  5. I think they are all fabulous, but my vote goes to "fabri'cate" for variety, ingenuity and usefulness

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  6. Wonderful work all round. My vote is for fabri'cate. Beautiful work and great variety!

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  7. Jeez Louise!!! How hard it must have been to whittle it down to 10!!! good luck I say. Nova caught my eye but maybe you need a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. They are so very good!!

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  8. I know soo hard to choose just ten and then even harder to choose just one!

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  9. What beautiful work...my vote goes to "fabri'cate"!!!

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  10. 'Pop-i-cok' gets my vote!
    They are all really wonderful
    x

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  11. My vote goes to nova. I keep going back to look at her entries and I feel they really showcase your fabrics beautifully.

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  12. pop-i-cok to win please!!!!!!!! so so very cute!

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  13. Ther are all fab...but my vote goes to Pop-i-Cok !!

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  14. Gosh it is hard to choose just one! My vote is for Fabri'cate. I feel her projects fit the criteria beautifully!

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  15. Amazing talent all round - beautiful work everyone! If there can be only one winner, I vote for Nova. Nic x

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  16. that's so hard, they're all fabulous! My vote goes to nova.

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  17. So many pretty things! :) My vote goes to Nova!

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  18. Such beautiful and talented entries.
    My vote goes to pop-i-cok....gorgeous!

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  19. Congrats to all the finalists! I love the one by Nova, that one has my vote!

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  20. All gorgeous! Pop-i-cok is especially lovely... so cute!!

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  21. I'm going to have to go with Carla Madrigal. I think she definitely celebrated the prints themselves in a most unique way. Congratulations to the winner!

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  22. I love that letter that Moon Ica made.

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  23. They are all so amazingly wonderful, it's so hard to pick, but I think my fave are the cute characters from Pop-i-cok so lovely and I have a thing for Bee's! But All the 10 finalists are ace! so many talented people! inspirational!:)

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  24. I give my vote to Moon Ica... it's so cute :)

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  25. It's totally Fabri'cate, hands down, she has a kid in hers.... love it!

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  26. i love pop-i-cok, but I think my vote goes to nova because of the amazing number of things she came up with!

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  27. So many lovely choices! I'm drawn to the bright tones of bananaphone's quilt. My vote is for Bananaphone :)

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  28. My favorite is pop-i-cok! Her creations are so adorable! I would love to have them in my home as a reminder of all that is sweet and true!

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  29. I vote for Dappledgirl, love that bird! All of the entires are wonderful and it is very hard to pick.

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  30. my vote is for bananaphone. I love the color combinations and brightness of the miniquilt.

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  31. My vote goes to Pop-i-cok, but they are all brilliant!

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  32. They are all quite lovely! My vote is for bananaphone.

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  33. Pop-i-cok to win please, the softies are just adorable!!xx

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  34. TRES CUTE!!! My vote goes to weiwabo!

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  35. Weiwabo--those owls are adorable.

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  36. Well..they all did a really good job!
    It's very nice to see how they used your fabrics!
    So my vote goes to Carla Madrigal,beautiful embroidery and a very unique! I love the way she interpreted these fabrics into her own work!

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  37. My vote goes to pop-i-cok... so cute!

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  38. I really love the quilt by bananaphone.

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  39. beautiful work! i am voting for weiwabo!

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  40. everything looks great, but my vote goes to weiwabo. those owls are too cute!

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  41. All the finalists have demonstrated TRUE craftsmanship but my vote goes to Weiwabo!!

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  42. My vote goes to weiwabo!! LOVE the creativity :)

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  43. So much talent! My vote goes to Nova.

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  44. such beautiful work! my vote goes to ~Nova xx

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  45. love the fabric dying Bananaphone did with her trimmings! she gets my vote!

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  46. I loved all of them, but my vote definitely goes to Nova xxx

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  47. Ahhh so many to choose from, but my vote is for Waiwabo!!

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  48. Please count my vote for pop i cok :)

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  49. So excited to be in the final! Thank you!
    i love that birdy! i vote for Dappledgirl

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  50. What a fun competition and some talented artists. My vote goes to Nova.

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  51. Oh, everything is beautiful! Such talent and creativity here. My vote goes to Nova. I would buy every one of those items. Absolutely gorgeous.

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  52. Wow!!!! Such amazing creations!!! It's so hard to choose but I'm voting for Nova!!!

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  53. It's very difficult to pick just one. All 10 finalists did an excellent job and the submissions are so very different.
    My vote is for Nova.

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  54. Definitely casting my vote for nova! She made so many things and yet they nothing seems like it needs more. She made those prints sing! Second place for Carla Madrigal. Her work is amazing and I love her stitches

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  55. My vote is for nova. What a great group of pretties.

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  56. I'm casting my vote for nova.

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  57. My vote is for Kirsten67, for the number of itemsshe managed as well as a cushion cover; the use of the tiniest scraps for pennants on the thank you cards is genius!

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  58. guess i just have to vote for kirsten67. they are all fabulous

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  59. Nova for me (I would like all of her creations! what am I saying, I covet everyone's creations!)

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  60. I vote pop-i-cok...just too cute and so creative

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  61. All are simply wonderful, but I vote for NOVA.

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  62. very inspiring small scrap projects! NOVA gets my vote, but I love them all.

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  63. All very creative work, but my vote goes to fabri'cat!!!!

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  64. wow, so thrilled to be part of the 10 finalists! my vote goes to pop-i-cok. soo cute!

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  65. Weiwabo!!! The owls are soooo adorable!

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  66. I vote for Nova! She made so many beautiful & USEFUL things. I think all of these entries are wonderful, but I like her's best.
    Good luck, Nova!

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  67. Wow! They're all so lovely! I love that Nova has been able to make so many wonderful sewing things from her trimmings so she gets my vote :)

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  68. Wow! What fabulous eye candy! My vote goes to the wonderful collection by Nova xx

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  69. My vote goes to nova. The way she's used the fabrics do a wonderful job of showing off the fabric and showcasing her really creative style. What a great bunch of entries... They're all wonderful!

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  70. Everyone is so creative...my vote goes to Carla Madrigal. I think her work is so unique! Loved it!

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  71. love the little weiwabo owls!

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  72. I vote for Nova! She is both talented and lovely!

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  73. You've got to be kidding! Vote for ONE??!! Um, too many creative beautiful choices.

    I'm boycotting! Not really. ;0

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  74. My vote for fabri'cate thanks

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  75. They are all so wonderful. I vote for dapplegirl.

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  76. Fabri'Cate, love the usefulness and diversity and well, i vote for them

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  77. all so cute, but weiwabo gets my vote

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  78. All excellent entries, but Nova gets my vote.

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  79. They are all amazing but my vote is for Nova!

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  80. all lovely! my vote is for pop-i-cok...adorable critters and artsy presentation.

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  81. Beautiful works! So hard to chose but my vote will go to flame hair - just love that mug warmer and the come bring your winter dinner to me placemat x

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  82. What gorgeous entries!!! My vote goes to kirsten67!
    KIM Archer

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  83. I vote for NOVA! With both my hands :))

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  84. I vote for Nova, but they're all beautiful.

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  85. Amazing creativity all round. My vote goes to Nova- I love the little scraps matched up with the chunky hand stitch

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  86. So difficult - I want at least three votes, but if I really can only have one it has to be Nova

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  87. they are all amazing! the more i look, the harder it is to choose.
    i think dappledgirl!

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  88. It's so hard! But just for the sheer amount of different items she made from one set, my vote goes to Nova.

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  89. so much gorgeousness! my vote goes to NOVA for beautiful fabric pairing, and love that little box.

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  90. I vote for Nova - sew many useful and fun things. Tey are all wonderful

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  91. tricky! very tricky with all that talent! I just adore that doodle zipped pouch though, how to say so much with just a little. My vote goes to Nova.

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  92. is any of this gear for sale? i love that mummy and baby bird. such a sweet idea for a new mum with mother's day tomorrow.
    fabri'cate..clever name and gorgeous work!!

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  93. All of them work is brilliant but Nova is FAB! I would like to vote for Nova, please.

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  94. Fabulous! All of them! Really love all the little critters but my heart always goes to a quilt so I vote for bananaphone.

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  95. hello! all of these are just over-the-top! wow!

    but....

    my vote goes to weiwabo! I LOVE those owls so much so sweet! and the cards are so fun!

    thanks so much for having the contest, I had a blast participating! xo!

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  96. My vote goes to weiwabo. Love the owls.

    Niki

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  97. My vote goes to Nova, so much fun of some scrapps, good looking design.

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  98. I vote for Nova - used it all up in a variety of ways! Great job

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  99. SO hard - but I just fell in love with Pop-i-cok's little softies - just love how she has brought to life her own graphic designs creatures :)

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  100. I vote for weiwabo! An array of cutie greatness!!

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  101. They are all amazing! Fabri'cate gets my vote overall for the assortment of uses.
    Well done everyone!

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  102. nova gets my vote,just divine!!

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  103. It's a tough choice but I gotta go with Miss Nova!! Although Carla Madrigal is a very close second.

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  104. I love the creativity of all the works. But Carla Madrogal got my vote. She took the print and bring it to another level.
    A funtctional art form. Not just a daily craft. It make my heart smile. Thank you Carla.

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  105. Wow!! What an amazing competition! So fun and creative! My vote is for Nova! I love her whole collection! :)

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  106. they are all so good I vote Nova lots of item great use but it was hard to choice

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  107. I vote for Nova as I think she made the most and cutest items from the scraps. Great competition.

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  108. So many things I would like to try to make myself! I can't decide which I like best, so I'm going to sit on the fence, sorry!

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  109. All the projects are so inspiring, but my vote has to be for Nova. I love the freshness of the pieces. Well done!

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  110. Wow - they all did an incredible job! My vote is for Nova - just love everything she made!

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  111. My vote is for pop-i-cok!! :-)

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  112. Love Pop-i-cok, very cute.

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  113. Such a hard call, but my vote to fabri'cate please.

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  114. My vote is for Nova. Her stuff is so beautiful. I think her handstitching really complements the prints perfectly.

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  115. Wow!
    My fav is Carla Madrigal.

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  116. oh my! they're all so beautiful, but my heart belongs to ~nova.

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  117. everyone did such interesting things with their trimmings! if i had to choose, my vote has to go to Nova for all of her beautifully handstitched patchwork creations. :)

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  118. I vote for Nova!
    Loveing the sewing related awesomeness!

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  119. I am going to vote for Kirsten67.
    Love that cushion!!!

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  120. I'm going to vote for Kirsten67.....love the diversity of things she has created :)

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  121. Congratulations to everyone who entered, they are all so beautiful ! My vote is going to kirsten67 ! Your creativity inspires me !

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  122. Oh my goodness! these are all so wonderful. It's hard to pick, but I'd like to go with Carla Madrigal!

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  123. They all look gorgeous and very creative, but my vote goes to Kirsten67.Beautiful cushion and lovely variety in regards to use of fabric.

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  124. Ok first they are all great but I pick Nova as it is like a complete bundle, well done to all!

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  125. I give my precious vote to pop-i-cok.The little creations are so individual and happy and hearted,and chewable for teething babies,and.. and.. and.. but I found things Iiked about each finalist's work, that's why i cheekily asked if I could vote ten times. Flamehair deserves a vote for her practical use of the trimmings, the 'A' is admirable : the intricate embroidery is stunning, the cushion and co.are........ I could go on but all in all excellent choices for the 10 finalists.
    Amen!

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  126. NOVA


    LOVE ALL THE THINGS SO MANY THINGS!! XX

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  127. I'd like to vote for myself jsut because I love Umbrella prints fabric, BUT I'm gonna give my vote to pop-i-cok 'cause they're funny ;o)

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  128. "Kirsten 67" gets my vote - love the cool blend of blues and greys...

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  129. pop-i-cok gets my vote. Tone, Oslo, Norway

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  130. Some beautiful projects, but my vote goes to Nova. She made so much!

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  131. Pop-i-cock gets my vote - lovely characters! Although you all are extremely clever and talented!!

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  132. Fabri'cate ... I love love love the dress! and that all the items are totally usable, and creative.

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  133. I vote for Pop-i-cok
    (although I love nova too)

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  134. Not sure if it is to do with the order of the photos. Dapplegirl got my vote. The bird is gorgeous. You would want to stock them in Nest Studio. ;)

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  135. Wow...all of these are incredible! My vote, however, goes to Nova.

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  136. My vote goes to nova so beautiful and so inventive

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  137. Congrats to all the finalists - such lovely work!
    My vote goes to NOVA - so many useful and beautiful things that really showcased and made the best of Umbrella Prints Trimmings.

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  138. My first would be 'Dappledgirl', then '~Nova' would be a close 2nd. But I love them all.

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  139. I love how the over dye-ing has given these fabrics a unique look: my vote goes to Bananaphone.

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  140. My vote is for NOVA. I LOVE how she has used up every tiny piece of her gorgeous prints-pack. I love too, that she has designed a range of sewing-goodies that marry together so well, and that she is able to use every day while she is sewing - so very clever.

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  141. Oh so, so hard to only choose one, but my vote goes to pop-i-cok.

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  142. They are all so great but I have to pick Nova. I am sorry I missed the deadline but next year I'll make it.

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  143. Oh oh oh am I too late to vote?? I love Moon Ica's stuff, and I think Nest should seriously stock the A pillow, the sparrow and the little owls, but I think Nova's creations are practical and quite gorgeous. The grey fabric with the trimmings looks great. Your competition exposed some scarily talented people. Get onto them all and stock the products!! x

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  144. You've got some serious vote countin' to do ladies!!!

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  145. I love Nova's entry! She made so many wonderful things!

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  146. I like fabri'cate. Her things are lovely.

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  147. They are all very impressive, but my vote goes to Kirsten67. Love the cards!

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  148. All beautiful but I love fabri'cate.

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  149. votes closed counting begins see you soon x!

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