*** This giveaway is now closed – see who won below! ***
After 10,000 interesting name origin stories, random.org has selected our winners as… Beth (who says “my dad picked it out and to this day I’m whole heartily a daddy’s girl.”) and Chelsea (who’s name story is: “My parents got my name from the 1981 movie, On Golden Pond. ‘Chelsea’ was played by Jane Fonda”) Congrats!
I realize from the name Online Fabric Store, you might have trouble guessing what this online store sells, so allow me to solve that mystery for ya. Fabric! And seemingly every kind of fabric – like upholstery, decor, quilting, apparel and even garden fabric. Which means that this week’s two winners (who are each getting $250 to spend there) could tackle anything from sewing some pillow covers or making a duvet to redoing the curtains in an entire room. And the cool thing about their system is that the more yardage you buy, the cheaper each yard gets – and once you get over that $50 mark, your shipping in the US is free.
- PRIZE: A $250 gift card to Online Fabric Store
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FABRIC ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …what’s the meaning behind your name? Does it carry some special significance within your family? Or is there a cool story behind how your parents picked it? Have you always wished it was something else?
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: Wahoo, this giveaway is available worldwide!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Online Fabric Store.
Lisa says
FABRIC ME! I don’t think there’s any significance behind my name.
Sarah Mc says
FABRIC ME!
Sarah means princess and I’d like to think I’ve lived up to that! :)
Tamara says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after an Olympic skier, my parents were watching tv at the hospital and she was on getting ready to race! Weird thing is, I have only been skiing once in my life!
Erin McCann says
FABRIC ME!
My first and middle names, Erin and Elizabeth, came from two of the daughters on the old television show The Walton’s. My parents just couldn’t decide on a name for me until my mom suggested it one evening in front of the T.V.
Jes says
FABRIC ME!!!
There is no meaning behind my name, but my mother called town hall to ask how long she had to make a name change on the birth certificate everyday for two weeks after I came home from the hospital. Everyday during those two weeks when my dad came home from work he would find my mother in tears, fretting over her name choice. She made the right decision not to change it though, I really don’t like the alternative as much.
Adriane says
Fabric Me!!
As soon as my mother imagined having a baby someday, she liked the name Adriane and promised using the name if she ever had a girl.. there I am!
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Susan says
Fabric Me! My name means, “Lily” which is what I would change my name to if I made a change! Lilies seem sweet and demure, but they always make a BIG splash! I was named after a neighbor/ friend of my parents. My maiden name began with a Q, so I was Susie Q and loved it!
Lisa says
FABRIC ME! No special story behind my name, my parents just liked it. My middle name was for my great-grandmother, who passed before I was born, but when I got married I dropped it and now I use my maiden name as my middle name. For my son, we chose names using the first letters of his grandfathers’ first names (N and F), since both are gone. The “N” for my father Norman was easy (we both liked Nolan) but we were stuck on the “F” since my husband’s father was Fred. Then my husband suggested Fisher — he liked it, and I loved it as it was my paternal grandmother’s maiden name.
Stephanie says
FABRIC ME! Oh please do, I am in desperate need of curtains.
Oh, and as far as my name goes – my dad’s name is Stephen, my mothers name is Sandra. They wanted to stick with an S but couldn’t agree on anything except Stephanie. Then my brother came along and the disagreement commenced and ended with my brother being named Stephen. We’re still not sure if my father was paying intentional or accidental homage to George Foreman by naming the two of us with his own name.
Amanda says
FABRIC ME!
My first name is supposed to mean worthy of love. My middle name is a family name shared by lots of women in my family. My initials are AJ and my dad is a HUGE racing fan so he likes to claim he named me after famed Indy Car driver AJ Foyt. I like that story but know my mom didn’t give him that much power. :)
Audrey says
FABRIC ME!
Mine is simple, I am named after my Grandmother
Casandra says
FABRIC ME! The name of my business is Petra and a lot of customers ask “are you Petra?” Not exactly – my last name is Rock and Petra means rock or stone.
Liz Lingelbach says
FABRIC ME!
My full name is Elizabeth (which was my great-grandmother’s name) and my family calls me Izzy -I’m a girl of many names.
I got the name Izzy because when my little sister was learning how to talk she couldn’t pronounce Elizabeth so she just said “Izzybeth”. Needless to say, it stuck!
Gigi says
FABRIC ME!! My mom named all of her kids after spices. Ugh!
Brandy says
FABRIC ME!
I hate my first name – my father named me after his favorite drink. Most other names would have been fine. oh well….
marilu says
FABRIC ME!
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
My mom picked Laura because she didn’t want something easily nickname-able.
Katie T. says
Fabric me! My name is actually Kathryn but I have always gone by Katie. My mom has since said she wished she just named me Katie…so no special meaning for Kathryn, I suppose!
Kelly says
Fabric Me!
My amusing name was picked because a Dr Kelly did my mom’s fertility treatments and they had tried to get pregnant for 9 years.
He did not, however, enjoy her telling everyone “this is the man who got me pregnant!”
He insisted on correcting her with “your husband got you pregnant, I just did your treatments!”
The 80s were a fun time for misunderstandings ;)
Also my name means warrior woman which is soooo true to my personality!
Amy says
FABRIC ME!!
My name is just a name that both my parents could agree on! Luckily I’ve always kinda liked it too. It’s straightforward and unfussy, just like me!
Meg G. says
Fabric me! Everyone thinks my name is Megan but it’s not. My parent’s decided on a nice long “regal” name but always knew they would just call me by my three initials…MEG.
Kirsten says
FABRIC ME!
Katie says
FABRIC ME! My mom dreamed my name before I was born!
Chana says
Fabric me! So, here’s the funny thing about my name: my parents didn’t actually give it to me. See, I was born as “Hannah” but when I was 18, I changed it to “Chana” (which is still pronounced the same, just so you know!). I’m Jewish, and had been looking for awhile to find a different spelling (“Hannah” just didn’t really do it for me, you know?) and while watching Schindler’s List that summer, I saw that there was a Jewish woman in the movie: named “Chana”. The next day I announced that I was going by that, and since then, it’s been legally changed and accepted by everyone! (well, almost everyone).
Izabela says
FABRIC ME! My name is Izabela – spelled just like that. There is a good and a bad thing about it: people often complement me on my name, and just as often misspell it :(
Holley says
Fabric me! My name is Holley Lynn, and I’m named after my mom’s best friend. Lynn and Holley were her middle and last names.
Jen S. says
FABRIC ME!!
I was born 6 weeks early…my parents weren’t prepared so they each wrote 3 names on a piece of paper and low and behold Jennifer was the one name they had in common… So, there ya go!
Clare says
FABRIC ME!
My Mom loved the name Clare since she was little – probably because it was her Mom’s middle name :)
Laura says
FABRIC ME! My middle name, Kristine, is after a character in a movie who my mom thought was pretty. My grandma was mad that my first name was spelled traditionally, but my middle name was spelled in a more modern way.
Charlotte says
FABRIC ME!
I hated growing up that my name, Charlotte, in all the baby name books says “The Feminine form of Charles” …. how boring.
My parents chose it because 1 – Mum boarded with a lovely lady called Charlotte when she was just out of dental nurse school and 2 – because she was a school dental nurse she had so many names that reminded her of snotty nosed kids that she had treated … luckily she’d never had a Charlotte to put her off the name
krista f says
FABRIC ME
my dad picked my middle name and my mom picked my first name…
Christie Ortman says
FABRIC ME!
My name means follower of Christ which has always been significant to me bc of my faith! I think a name definitely impacts your life!
Kali says
FABRIC ME!! No special meaning, I’m just Kali!
chelsie says
Fabric me! No story behind my name other than my parents liked it and spelt it bit differently.
Laura says
FABRIC ME!
There isnt any significance behind my name, my parents just liked it. However, while in the womb, I was referred to as Herrmann… glad I was a girl!
Jane-Marie says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my mom who was named after her 2 grandmothers.
Mike says
FABRIC ME!
I’m doing this for my wife! I’m sure she will make something really cool with the winning fabric! I bought her a sewing machine for Christmas and she has yet to use it. This should inspire her to get started!
My name is Michael. I’m named after my Uncle. Not sure what the name Michael means.
Thanks for your awesome give-aways- my wife LOVES your blog!
Katie @ Suburban Fervor says
Fabric Me!
My name is Katie which means (long story short) pure. My parents thought Katie was unique when they named me in 1989. Haha, but they were a little off base. I did demand to know why they didn’t name me Corinthia when I was 4. They didn’t really have an answer for me.
Alexis says
FABRIC ME!
My name was the only thing my parents could think of to go with a hard-to-match last name (maiden name). After thinking of one name, they didn’t want to do it again, so I had no middle name, until I got married!
Heidi says
FABRIC ME!
I was supposed to be “Heather” but when my mom saw me for the first time, she said, “oh, that’s not Heather, that’s Heidi”.
Stephanie Marsh says
FABRIC ME!! My mom chose my name based on a soap opera actress’ name: Stephanie Powers. The name does mean crowned one…not that I’m a princess or anything :)
Kristen says
FABRIC ME!
I don’t think there’s any special meaning behind my name. My parents just liked it, and fortunately so do I!
Teri says
FABRIC ME!!! My name means “to reap”. My mom named me after her best friend in high school.
Pat B. says
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Lilia W. says
Fabric Me!
My name is a family name and was my grandmothers. It’s a pretty old-lady name, like the Mexican equal to Opal or Gladyss, but I adore it.
Nate says
Fabric me!
No cool story behind my name, sorry!
Aimee says
FABRIC ME!
My name is Aimee Regina and I am named after mygreat-grandmothers on my mothers side, a nice homage to family as well as a timeless classic
Paula says
FABRIC ME!
I’m named after my maternal grandmother, and it turns out my name means small one (as does my middle name). At 4 foot 10, it’s a perfect fit. :)
Mary B says
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Sandy says
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I like to pretend my folks named me Sandy because they were fans of Grease….oh Danny! ;)