SEW…it’s time to announce the FREE FABRIC WINNERS!

Jan 1, 2008

WOW!  This was REALLY hard to decide on just ONE name…

The Name My Serger Contest has now come to an end.  I received over 200 name suggestions for my 2nd Husqvarna Viking 936 serger:

Pinky (Tuscadero) – pretty clever knowing how much I love pink.

Ingrid – the name of one of my favorite graphics designers

Nancy Sue – rotten next door neighbor.

Hildegard – Socialite Sister’s™ Mother in Law

Alfrun – if you run.

Adena

Astrid

Valkyrie – I’d have trouble screaming this name if necessary.

Violet – Little Diva’s skanky childhood friend

Veronica – the girl in Mr. Diva’s office who I attacked when I was 7 months pregnant, because she threatened me…those darn hormones will do it every time.

Myrtle – probably sews like a turtle.

Penelope – in my former life, my nickname as in Penelope Pitstop because of my heavy foot on the pedal.

Gertrude – what I call my dear friend, Kathleen, as she’ll never be a Martha.

Esther – my Pattern Making Friend

Helga

Bessie

Greta

Hilda

Connie

Cassie – Little Diva’s dear friend

Debra – my dear friend of Carolina Kids Clothing

Rizzo

Claire – too sweet for this mean machine.

Serging Suzie – reminds me of my sweet friend Hot Fix Suzy™

Bethany

Margaret – my beloved Sister in Law

Peggy – my Mother’s nickname

Noelle – reminds me of Christmas…not that it’s a bad thing.

Merry – Ditto.

Tweety – I killed my first bird by giving it too much Whiskey in an attempt to raise it’s body temperature.  Forgive me, I was only 10.

Anita – another dear friend

Keisha

Laura

L’Kia

Martha – a common nickname of mine…wonder why?  LOL

Betsy – name of my last white Benz S500

Suzette

Grace – too sweet.

Chloe – Ditto.

Sven – totally like this one.

Dalilah – hey there, Dalilah.

Anabelle – you smell.

Elizabeth – way too proper.

Bethany

Geraldine – Gertrude’s sister

Opal – reminds me of the crushed opal mosaic watch my Mother gave my older sister which should have gone to me, because I like it more…LOL.

Pearl – Pearls have to be restrung…Sergers have to be rethreaded…ugh.

Sergia

Hanne

Kaia

Nissa

Britta – definitely reminds me of a water filter

Elvis – I HATE ELVIS…sorry, but it’s the truth.

Oscar – sounds too grouchy.

Frigga

Venus – don’t want to be considered a space cadet.

Vicky – another dear friend

Mabel – sounds too vintage.

Ruby – I prefer Emeralds.

Audrey – boring.

Thord – scary.

Svala

Branwen – huh?

Neala

Dalila

Lorrella

Nealie – like this one…go Nealie!

Gizela – sounds ugly.

Moswen – explain this one?

Naeemah

Avarona – my Sharona.

Isabeau

Orla

Lomena

Mira – Mira, Mira on the wall, who’s the greatest serger of them all?

Vivica – reminds me of a porn star.

Leona – reminds me of shoes

Samia

Inga – Sounds like a masseuse

Edita

Thore

Nils – will serge for miles.

Malte – cheap beer.

Callie – if my son was a girl, the chosen name was CALLIE…oooh, you had to remind me?  Now you have me thinking of having another baby…not good.

Maria – the evil friend who tried to make a move of Mr. Diva™.

Fifi – perfect name for a poodle, not a serger.

Silky – preferably Dupioni.

Mei Ling – isn’t that the name of a giant Panda?

Mater – My Little Jedi™ would pick this name.

Hollygolightly – too long, but cute.

Deta – Did a, Didn’t a

Lady – definitely a dog’s name.

Sunny – too bright in my dimly-lit sewing room.

Florence – sounds like an old hag.

Sergio – Really like this one.

Hanna – Hanna Montana…no way.

Shawna – Yawner.

Charlotte – as in Good Charlotte?

Scottie – Beam me Up!

Augustus – Mr. Diva’s™ Grandfather

Abigail – Dear Abby…I’ve been a bad Diva.

Dolores – nah.

Oprah – Just doesn’t look like an Oprah.

Ellen – I think my machine is straight.  But who knows.

Lyle the kindly Viking – I REALLY don’t like that show…my kids have never even seen it.

Bella – common name of a hundred of my friends’ DDs

Helga

Mirilla

Portia

Philomina – rotten Step Sister

Freya – Freya to be A…?

Gunhilde

Astrid

Lene – weenie.

Truda

Ginnungagap – now how in the world would I even pronounce that?

Anya

Gormlaith – really?

Isadora

Kiera

Poplin – I prefer Silk.

Faith – Faith in my sewing skills?

Hope – Hope I don’t get the excess fabric caught under the serger blades?

Princess Abarie – Sounds like an Arabian horse

Prince Elegant

Stas – Pretty cool name

Sophia

Moses

Norma

Eleanore

Kieran

Colin

Dannon – reminds me of yogurt…and I don’t like yogurt (unless of course, it’s Vanilla Yogurt covered Raisins)

Lightening – use Spell Check

Dita – Dita mistake, did a boo boo.

Frida – sounds like a refrigerator

Picassa – Perhaps if it were a painting

Cat – I HATE cats

Sis – I have enough sisters to fight with on a daily basis.  No thank you.

Stefania

Reliable Rose – we already have Rosie

Victoria – Little Diva’s Best Buddy

Helena

Caire

Kayla – Dear friend’s daughter

Lucky – Lucky if I don’t serge off my fingers?

Morty

Ellis

Lambchop – that puppet gives me the creeps.

Gwen – Rotten Ebay acquaintance

Big Bertha – mother of evil Maria (see above)

Henrietta

Maude – sounds like a senior citizen

Frannie – crazy friend of Woodstock Sister

Hortense

Georgia

Simone

Gloria

Trudi

Tryg

Mona – shill bidder on Ebay

Lucia

Gertrud

Hester – reminds me of my old cleaning guy, Chester the Molester™.

Hildi

Bettina

Viky

Vi

Brietta

Moya

Efia

Larissa

Thor

Isis – like this one.

Rhiannon – like this…it’s reminds me of Fleetwood Mac

Dharma – another great name.

Athena – a former co-worker.

Flora

Aine

Psyche – Psycho would be more fitting.

Pele – this is serging, not soccer…LOL

Cailleach

Pax

Inanna

Minerva

Laka

Harmonia

Hi’aika

Arianrhod

Luna

Ginny

Patches – I don’t fix, I create.

Snowflake – I prefer the Spring.

Frostie – Ditto.

Sean – My nephew’s name

Tinker – tinker with the tensions?

Shrek – this machine is pretty, not homely.

Fiona – My pharmacist’s name

Leif

and the WINNER is….

Submitted by Kerrie who wrote:

LOL! I thought I was the only one who did this. My machine is Martha too and my serger is Ella (the Elna).

I think Eileen has it totally wrapped up with Sven, but that photo of your stash has me drooling so I’ve just got to give it a shot.
And I agree it just has to be a Viking name.. soooo….
I humbly submit:
Frigga – Odin’s wife, and “mother of all”..

And this is my irreverent Irish coming through, but that’s a heck of a good name for when you get annoyed with those inevitable serger-stop-ups… “Oh FRIGGA frickin, frappin…..!!”
;-D

Congratulations Kerrie!  A perfect name to add to my colorful vocabulary…haha!

And because I’m in a good mood…I’m giving runner-up prizes to the two who submitted the most names:  Meg and Denise.  Email me your mailing address and FAVORITE COLOR at domesticdiva@si.rr.com.

Thanks to everyone!

Hope your New Year is filled with all things good!

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