Coats & Clark is sponsoring a Pink & Red Fashion event to benefit the American Heart Association and The American Cancer Society at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA, February 28. Heart disease and breast cancer are the two biggest silent killers of women and we would like to raise awareness and support for both of these organizations.  “Sewing Stars”—your favorite authors, TV personalities and national teachers will model their creations that combine the colors pink and red.

If you are attending the show, go to www.sewexpo.com for ticket information.

Participation in the Pink & Red event is not limited to the “Sewing Stars”. You can show your support for these two causes by participating in the on-line Pink & Red Challenge. It’s simple—create a pink & red garment, send us a picture and you may be invited to model in the show in Puyallup, plus win exciting prizes. BurdaStyle  will be hosting the on-line show and voting.

Can’t make it to Puyallup? We encourage you to support these two organizations with your contributions AND participate in our on-line Pink & Red Challenge on BurdaStyle.

Dates to know:
Submit entries: Jan. 11-29
Feb 9-16 Entries on BurdaStyle for viewing and voting.
Feb 17 Winners announced
Feb 28 Pink & Red Fashion Show Puyallup, WA

Criteria for Pink & Red On-line Challenge:

Criteria for Pink/Red Challenge

1. Garment must be predominately pink and red. Any shade of pink or red can be used and the colors do not have to be in the same proportion in the garment. For example, a garment may be red with pink trim or accents. Neutral colors such as black or white or a coordinating print can be part of the garment, but pink and red must be the main colors.

2. Thread must be a design element in the garment. For example—decorative stitching, embroidery, thread painting, topstitching—be creative!

3. Garment may be from commercial pattern or original design. Free downloadable garment patterns found at BurdaStyle.com.

4. An image of the completed Pink & Red garment must be submitted to BurdaStyle between January 11th and January 31st 2010. E-mail photograph(s) of your entry with your name, complete mailing address and e-mail address to BurdaStyle: submissions@burdastyle.com or upload it as a project to the BurdaStyle website (www.burdastyle.com). Please put “Pink & Red” in the subject line or title of the project, if this is not somewhere in the title, we cannot guarantee it will make it into the slideshow.

5. Judging will based on popular vote.  Judging will occur at http://www.burdastyle.com/ between the dates of February 8 - 12, 2010.  Consumers can vote for their favorite Pink & Red Garment on-line by joining Burdastyle.com. You can vote for more then one garment, any number of times. 

6.  The Sewing & Stitchery Expo staff will contact, via email or phone, the top ten winners on or around February 17, 2010.  The top ten winners will be announced on BurdaStyle.com on or around February 17, 2010.

Complete rules & regulations 

Prizes
The image of the garments will be posted on BurdaStyle for viewing and voting.

The top ten vote getters will receive:

1. 18-spool Assortment of Dual Duty XP All-purpose thread from Coats & Clark 

2. Ticket to the Expo, Sunday Feb 28 (travel to expo not included)

3. An invitation to model (or have their garment modeled) in the live Pink & Red Fashion Show, February 28 at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA. (travel to expo not included- see rules and regulations)

4. BurdaStyle Bow-Tie Kit and Organic T-shirt kit

Grand Prize:

1. 50-spool Assortment of Dual Duty XP All-purpose thread from Coats & Clark 

2. Amy Butler gift package including fabric from new “Love” collection

2. Ticket to the Expo, Sunday Feb 28 (travel to expo not included)

3. An invitation to model (or have their garment modeled) in the live Pink & Red Fashion Show, February 28 at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA. (travel to expo not included- see rules and regulations)

4. BurdaStyle Bow-Tie Kit and Organic T-shirt kit