*** 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.
Amy says
Fabric Me! I was supposed to be Jacqulyne, but my parents decided our last name was challenging enough to spell so they wanted to make things a bit easier for me and went with Amy instead!
Kerby says
FABRIC ME!!!!!
I hated my name until recently, but now I love it!
Jodie Kirk says
FABRIC ME!
My middle name is the same as my mom’s, and my daughter (due May 1) will have the same middle name too!
Rachel says
Fabric me!
Rachel means ‘lamb.’
Jenifer says
FABRIC ME!
I was actually supposed to be a boy, so my parents hadn’t discussed any girl names. When I was born, my dad was so excited, he ran into the waiting to tell everyone I was born and gave me my name (without talking to my mom).
Rachel says
Fabric Me! No special family meaning behind my name.
Brittany watts says
FABRIC ME!!! My mom wanted to originally name me Birtha (thank god she didn’t – no offense to the birtha’s) but she ended up hearing someone say the name brittany and she fell in love with it. Mind you this was back in the early 80’s when Brittany wasn’t everywhere. Now I really wish I had another name still not Birtha though. You can only hear Brittany? like Brittney Spears hahahah, so many times before you want to puke.
Megan W says
FABRIC ME! I have no idea why my parents chose my name…Maybe I should ask… But I really need to make some curtains for my huge living room windows, so FABRIC ME!!
Emily L says
FABRIC ME! I don’t have a story behind my first name, but my middle name is named after my mom’s best friend, Jane.
Andrea says
FABRIC ME!
My name name is the masculine version of Andrew, which means manly and virile…not very interesting. I guess more interestingly, my parents are Italian so my name is pronounced Awn-drea instead of AN-drea.
ellen says
FABRIC ME!!! pretty please!!
My name is Ellen. It is my mother’s name but was also the name of my father’s nanny growing up. Guess we could call it a family name to some extent.
Allison says
FABRIC ME! No special meaning behind my name but I always wished it was something different when I was a kid. But, now I love it and wouldn’t change it.
Sarah Daniels says
Fabric me! I am named after a distant relative, Sarah Noble. She was a young frontier girl who lived with the Native Americans for a winter while her Dad had to leave for a bit. There is a children’s book about it called, “The Courage of Sarah Noble.”
Elisha D. says
FABRIC ME!
My name means God is my salvation. I didn’t really like my name until my 20s. People always mispronounce it and I just wanted a simple name, but I like it now because it is different.
Stacie M. says
FABRIC ME!
I always wished I had a more feminine name. But now I like it just fine.
Lara J. says
FABRIC ME!
My parents named me after the lead female character in their favorite movie.
Tasha says
FABRIC ME! My middle name is from a 60s vampire soap.
Jamie H says
Fabric me! I’m named after my great-grandother.
Catherine S. says
I was named after my grandmothers…first and middle.
Jen says
Fabric Me!!!
I got my name the same way every other girl did in 1971!!
Mel says
FABRIC ME !
My name means blackness or dark, which I’ve always found amusing since I’m as pale as can be.
Lauren says
FABRIC ME!
It was the only name my parents could agree on after their friends used the name they had selected on their daughter about 3 weeks before I was born. Apparently, Lauren wasn’t as popular as their first choice, Ashley.
Rebecca Nepomnaschy says
Fabric me!
Mandi A. says
FABRIC ME! My mother always liked Amanda but there were several people she knew that had babies about the same time that used that name so she decided on Mandi instead.
Jessica says
FABRIC ME!
My name doesn’t have any special meaning or story. But, our son chose our daughter’s name while we were on the way to the hospital for her birth…it was the only one of the 3 choices we gave him that he would say aloud (he was 3 at the time). We all love her name!
Sarah B says
FABRIC ME! Named after Sarah in the bible, :).
Maryse D says
FABRIC ME!
I was born in France, (but grew up in Australia) but got the French name.
Alexandra Ellingsen says
fabric me!
Amanda G says
FABRIC ME!
My parents wanted to name me Amanda or Melissa depending on my hair color, I was born with jet-black hair so they went with Amanda, low and behold I was blonde by age 2. I think it worked out better. :)
Janet Payne says
Fabric Me–I am named after both my mother and father, Janet Rhea. Janet for my mother and Rhea for my father, Ray.
Ayisha says
Fabric Me! My name Ayisha (I-e-sha) was chosen because it was Stevie Wonders daughters name and my mom was his biggest fan back in the 70’s. My dad wanted to name me Jamie because his name was James but my mom wasn’t having it. I wish that my dad had won that battle cause I’m not too fond of my name. Apparently Ayisha is very common in the Muslim community and whenever I talk to people on the phone they assume that I am Muslim but I’m not.
Wendy says
FABRIC ME!
I was named after my mom’s favorite paper doll.
Erin says
FABRIC ME!
Nothing too special about my name. As an adult, there are several Erins and Aarons in our friend group, so we all have nicknames instead of going by our given name. Makes it less confusing for sure!
Deda says
Fabric Me!
I’m Deda because I couldn’t say Deborah when I was 2. Fast forward, I’m 50 and though I can certainly say my name my family still calls me Deda!
Could have been worse. My mother wanted to name me LuLu. I could have been LuLu Lüdicke.
Jeannie says
Fabric Me!
I am named after my Great Grandmother. My grandfather gave/suggested my middle name.
Aly says
Fabric me! My name is Alyson. It always drove me crazy that nobody would spell it right! But my dad knew an Allison so he didn’t want her to think he was naming me after her. :-)
Andrea says
FABRIC ME! I was named after my grandfather, Andrew.
Vidya says
FABRIC ME!
My name means knowledge or wisdom!
renee says
FABRIC ME! There is no story behind my name, Renee.
My middle name is Elizabeth after my Aunt’s middle name. The real story is the name they were GOING to give me. My Mom wanted to name me Robin Sue… and call me BOBBY SUE!!! OMG. I’m not sure how that one managed to slip by me, but I am so thankful to be Renee.
Laurel m. says
Fabric me! We sleep on a king size bed with a queen size quilt. All I need is some fabric and I’ll remedy the situation.
Angel L says
Fabric Me! My name is Angelina Venice – both my names are family names. My maternal Great Grandmother was Angelina and my paternal Grandmother was Venice (pronounced like Denise but with a V – not like the city). I love my name although everyone calls me Angel.
Brandy says
Fabric Me!
No special meaning-I think my mom just loved it.
Heidi Feury says
FABRIC ME! I was named after a friend of my mom’s. Everyone always says,”Oh, I love that name,” but I just can’t imagine myself as an 80-year-old Heidi!!
Sarah says
“FABRIC ME!” There were 2 names both of my parents loved but they said when they saw me they knew I was a Sarah and not a Kendall.
Blake says
FABRIC ME! No meaning behind my name…my parent’s just liked it. Boy or girl, they liked the name :)
Amanda says
FABRIC ME! (Omg. I want all those fabrics!!) Amanda means “worthy of love.” I forget that I don’t like my name because I rarely hear it! My husband NEVER calls me by my name!
Kelly says
FABRIC ME!!! When I was young, I received a bookmark which had the meaning of my name. I so wanted Kelly to mean “princess” or something lovely and girly. The bookmark said my name meant “warrior.” ugh. As I grew, I embraced the definition, and today consider myself a strong woman ready for adventure!
Kerry says
Fabric me!
ELLEN says
fABRIC ME!!! Would love to win this one… Can you say I am a fabric addit???? Love love me some cute fabric…. Love making quilts for all the new babies……
ELLEN says
and the meaning behind my name is I am named after the Ellen on “as the world turns” was my moms favoirte soap……
Darci says
Fabric Me! My name is Irish and means little darling or dark one. I love it!