You're All Winners

Can I just say, first of all, that you all are completely, flabbergastingly, heart-warmingly WONDERFUL? There are now more than FOUR THOUSAND patterns on the sewing-patterns wiki. Four THOUSAND. Back in early December we'd only hoped for THREE thousand! And there's more being uploaded every day!

And, thanks to generosity of some wonderful online pattern sellers, we have PRIZES!

Using the "random page" feature (so convenient) to pick 'em, our winners are:

The $100 gift certificate to Lanetz Living goes to wiki contributor Tarna, who uploaded the dress above (and many, many more). Isn't it gorgeous? I especially like the writing on the envelope.

The $50 gift certificate from Cemetarian goes to Neefer (who uploaded this gem, Simplicity 1046).

The $50 gift certificate from Patterns from the Past goes to Susanfrom, who uploaded this spiffy Jackie-O style dress and jacket, Butterick 9970.

The $25 gift certificate from What-I-Found! Sewing Patterns goes to Klynn, whose contributions included this breathtaking Vogue evening gown, Vogue 927.

Jen at MOMsPatterns donated TWO $25 gift certificates, of which the first will go to Ruvimbo (check out Butterick 9200, which Ruvimbo uploaded -- so adorable)! The second one, I have decided, is going to Petite Main, who has done an enormous amount of categorizing & tidying work, which makes the wiki even more usable!

If you're a winner, please email me so that I can put you in touch with the pattern sellers ... and please, readers, go check out those pattern sites to help support their generosity, both for the prizes and for allowing their pictures & scans to be uploaded to the wiki!

One more thing: the Vintage Sewing Patterns Wiki would never have gotten off the ground without the help of Wikia staffer sannse, who answered all my dumb questions and worked very hard to help make using the wiki easier. Thanks also go to Jimbo, who helped get the project fast-tracked for full Wikia-hood, and also to JSharp, who has just coded a magnificent new feature for us ... if you go to any pattern page in the wiki, check up at the top, right by the page title: there's now a link that will take you to the next pattern, in alphabetical order!

So, what should our next target be? 7K by April Fool's Day? ...