The votes are in! Read on to find out the winners of the BurdaStyle Vintage Modern Sewing Contest.
To kick off the new year, we celebrated the release of our new book with an exciting sewing competition open to the international BurdaStyle community – the BurdaStyle Vintage Modern Sewing Contest – and the turnout was wonderful!
The contest requirement was to enter a fashion sewing creation that showcased your take on giving a vintage look a modern spin, using one of the 5 base patterns from the book. You can read all about the contest details here. When the deadline was met and all submissions were in, the BurdaStyle team selected and posted 20 finalists in a slideshow gallery and the community voting began!
The Grand Prize goes to Community Choice Winner, with 557 votes, Elochka for her Scala Dress. Elochka will be receiving a $100 USD gift card to Hart’s Fabric, 3 yards of fabric from Spoonflower of the winner’s choosing, a $50 USD gift card to MOO that can be used toward the purchase of 40 postcards or 100 business cards, a fabric assortment from B&J Fabrics (approximately $550 USD in value), and a limited edition BurdaStyle tote bag.
Congratulations Elochka!
The BurdaStyle Community Choice Runner-Up, with 455 votes, goes to Gurda8 for her Dream Date Dress. Gurda8 will be receiving a $100 USD gift card to MOO that can be used toward the purchase of 80 postcards or 200 business cards and a limited edition BurdaStyle tote bag.
Congratulations Gurda8!
The BurdaStyle Favorite goes to jon994 for her Springtime Fun and Couture Dress. She will be receiving a new travel iron.
Congratulations jon994!
Thank you to all for participating in this fun and inspiring competition. We were overwhelmed by your response and by the talent displayed in each contest entry.
Mar 3, 2013, 04.20 PMby Karin Sicheritz
Congratulations to the winners! Great dresses all three of them! Nice work which is very inspiring, thanks!
Mar 2, 2013, 11.26 PMby nouvellegamine
Wow. Even after being reminded by Burdastyle that there are actual people’s feelings at stake, other people are still slamming the winners. I understand how disappointing it is to not win. I enter art contests all the time and it’s hard to realize someone preferred someone else’s work to your own. But criticizing someone else’s project in a public forum is not the best way to deal with your disappointment. :/
Feb 27, 2013, 04.36 PMby BurdaStyle Support
Please be aware that your comments are public and please be respectful of all members. If you would like to offer your feedback but fear it is at the expense of another member, please write us directly at Answers@BurdaStyle.com.
A big “Thank you!” goes out to all contest participants and voters from the BurdaStyle Team.
BSS
Feb 27, 2013, 12.26 PMby Linda74Sews
Excellent choices. The dresses are indeed prize worthy. Congratulations ladies.
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Mar 1, 2013, 07.32 AMby Elochka
Thank you Linda!
Feb 27, 2013, 11.54 AMby ral
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Mar 1, 2013, 07.32 AMby Elochka
Thanks so much ral!
Feb 27, 2013, 11.50 AMby matrowland
Congratulations guys, all three are amazing creations!
Feb 27, 2013, 06.07 AMby lynday
Everyone did an outstanding job at creating something new. Congratulations to the winners!! Look forward to the next one
Feb 27, 2013, 03.24 AMby emperorny67
Yes I told you that those were the winners you people choose the right ones, congratulations to all of them
Feb 27, 2013, 01.22 AMby BurdaStyle Support
Hi misumihaela and Irina:
The top two winners were chosen by the community during voting and not BurdaStyle staff directly.
BSS
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Feb 27, 2013, 05.59 AMby misumihaela
I understand very well that from first time when you published contes rooles! I was refering specialy at burda choice! unespected to choise same kind of dress!
Feb 27, 2013, 04.16 PMby BurdaStyle Support
Thank you for your feedback misumihaela, and I apologize for misunderstanding your comment. Please know that it was a very hard decision and we feel each and every project entry was impressive and inspiring.
We will take everyone’s feedback into consideration for future contests and promotions.
Best,
BSS
Feb 27, 2013, 12.29 AMby keekee7
Congratulations..! to all three of you. I really loved all three of the dresses you guys picked really nice fabrics for your designs.
Feb 26, 2013, 10.43 PMby Elochka
Thanks so much to everyone who voted for me and of course thanks so much to the Burdastyle team for organizing this contest. A lot of dresses in the competition were very inspiring and beautiful, and I had the nice surprise to find a very dinamic and motivating community over here. It was a very exciting month but definitely worth the effort and the wait. I also LOVE the book and can’t wait to try more of the patterns in it. Me happy!!! :D
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Feb 27, 2013, 07.44 PMby Lucia Rotundu
Congratulations Elochka… You totally deserved the first place … and I am very glad that you did it!
Feb 27, 2013, 11.47 PMby hbecho
Elochka,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :D
I am so happy!!!! I voted on your dress!!!!
It is AMAZINGLY beautiful! And you picked the right fabrics for this dress!!!
I hope to see here more of your creations!!!
Kisses from Portugal!
Feb 26, 2013, 08.56 PMby nouvellegamine
very nice! I think the Elizabeth silhouette was clearly the favorite among voters. It is a very versatile style. I am really happy Burdastyle chose jon994’s uneven hem dress. It’s truly spectacular.
Feb 26, 2013, 07.22 PMby dottiep
Congratulations! Well done!
Feb 26, 2013, 06.41 PMby misumihaela
would had like to see more diversity, especialy for burda staff choice, not just same model of dress as winners. but anyway, congratulations to the winners!
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Feb 26, 2013, 10.33 PMby Irina Schwab
Totally agree. I thought your project was the most elaborate and original by far!
Feb 27, 2013, 05.56 AMby misumihaela
thank you so much Irina for your support!
Feb 27, 2013, 12.52 PMby Couture Academic
I LOVED your entry and voted for you too! Yours was the most original and coolest IMHO! :)
Feb 27, 2013, 02.42 PMby misumihaela
:-) thank you Couture Academic, I wonn much more value prices with this participation on contest and Im much more happyer than getting any of the first 3 places :-) respect for what I do and you members apreciation its all I need! thank you once again!