The Tiger is Named!

The Finalists

There was a three-way tie for second place, if you can believe it! Apparently everyone else was having nearly as much trouble as we were on picking out the perfect moniker for our handsome jungle tiger.

Those finalists – with 3 votes each – are:

• Welcome to the Jungle
• Bob
• Raja

And our surprise winner – with a solid lead of one vote – is:

Which is remarkably fitting, actually. “The Jungle Book” was a favorite with my kids, and the dangerous antagonist, Shere Khan, is one of the most iconic villains of the page or silver screen, ever.

In fact, according to Wikipedia – here’s what “Shere Khan” means:

Below you can read the exciting saga of how you – our wonderful readers – helped us to finally pick out the perfect name. And soon, we’ll share the finished product with you!

The Election

It’s time to vote on a name for the tiger quilt! We’ve had some amazing submissions, fun, funky, impressive and lordly. It’s hard to decide which one fits him best, so we’re opening up the floor to our readers.

Please let us know which name best suits our majestic jungle tiger (he thinks he’s soooo special, doesn’t he?)

Update!

We’ve had some submissions for the names, and a bit of voting going on. As of now, we have a clear leader, and several challengers tied neck-and-neck. Voting ends on Saturday, November 14th, so make sure to vote now:

• Shere Khan – 4
• Welcome to the Jungle – 3
• Bob – 3
• Raja – 2

Cast Your Vote Now! (or sign up to vote next time)

Your Choices Are:

• Welcome to the Jungle – Princess YellowBelly Designs
• Fridge – subset of “Welcome to the Jungle” by Anna Oulette (reference to the character from the highly fun “Jumangi” movies)
• Shere Khan – Suzanna Fitzgerald (co-designer of the quilt)
• Bob – Unique Artist Jolene Noyes
• Captain Furry – Karyl Fitzgerald (in memory of my beloved miniature Tiger)
• The Boss – Leiajoy Fitzgerald
• Raja – Unique Artist Nancy Lattier Hinsey

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Pretty good, right? So far “Shere Khan” is in the lead, but that could change with your vote. You can vote by leaving us a comment in the comment section below, or by sending your vote in by express mail:

You can always contact us with more ideas via karyl@pybdesigns.com.

The Original Story

If you want to see all the details of the tiger quilt, and hear about the construction process, and what our handsome Raja will look like when it’s all completed (“Almost there…”), you can still check out our original challenge article.

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