THIS CONTEST ENDED 5/11/12. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED.

What fun we've had during the past three weeks of our Everything Old is New Again series, sponsored by Fabric.com! We brought back some of the old standards of the fabric world: candy colored seersucker, delicate eyelet, rich linen, traditional toile, flirty little floral prints, and crisp white cottons. By unleashing our imaginations on these "forgotten fabrics," we applied their old-fashioned goodness in new ways in eight great projects, and provided you with some tired-and-true sewing techniques as well, such as shirring, fagoting and hemstitching. To help celebrate all these terrific and trendy ways to use classic fabrics, Fabric.com has provided us with a $200 gift certificate. That's right: TWO Hundred Dollars!

One lucky Sew4Home fan will be going on a dream shopping spree. To sweeten the deal even more, we're adding a S4H Bonus Bundle: several generous ½ - 1 yard cuts of Clover Mini Iron II, which we reviewed during the series. For a chance to win, simply take a few minutes to browse the Fabric.com site, then leave us a short comment about your favorite "forgotten fabric" and what you would make from it.

We encourage you to give these great classic fabrics a try. Fabric.com has a wonderful selection of all the options we used throughout the series... as well as many, many... many more. Always at great discount prices and always with free shipping on orders of $35 and more.

Take a look back at these 11 projects, tips, and product reviews:

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Seersucker Ruffled Square Pillows

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Seersucker Flanged Pillow Shams

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Seersucker Trimmed Bedsheet & Pillowcases

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: How To Do Shirring

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Shirred Sundress

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Basic Heirloom Stitching by Machine

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Linen Heirloom Placemats

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Toile Tote

Everything Old Is New Again with Fabric.com: Mom's Favorite Apron

Entering to win the Fabric.com $200 Shopping Spree (with a S4H Bonus Bundle) is easy!

THIS CONTEST ENDED 5/11/12. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED.

A very BIG Sew4Home THANKS to everyone at Fabric.com for sponsoring our Everything Old Is New Again series and for supplying such a generous Great Giveaway.

We will draw one person at random from everyone who posts a qualifying comment about "a forgotten fabric I found on Fabric.com" on this article as of midnight PT May 11, 2012. No purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited.

To enter, take a few minutes to visit Fabric.com, especially if you've never been before, and take a look at all the great stuff they offer. Then come back to Sew4home and post your comment here. Let us know what fabric you were excited to find there and what you are inspired to make with it.

We will contact our random winner by email to confirm and to coordinate shipping the $200 Shopping Spree gift certificate to you as well as the S4H Bonus Bundle.

NOTE: Due to complex contest legal restrictions and customs requirements that differ from country to country, we are currently able to send prizes to a USA postal address only (cannot be a P.O. Box). Good luck to everyone!

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fentonkmooney said:

more sandy Henderson meadow sweet And Kate spain city (walk?) Love those two designers.

HollyR said:

My sewing room is done Ala Fabric.com. I love everything I've ever purchased from them. I did my room using their decorator weight fabric as well as some Waverly prints. Waverly makes a great product over and over again.

nativewoman said:

Thanks for such a wonderful collection of projects . . . I took a trip back in time, when my mom made our clothes, the matching outfits for our dolls, our bed linens, the curtains . . . such a nice trip! Since I spend quite a bit at Fabric.com (just saw the Moda School Days -yay!), I would love to win!

PamelaQuilts said:

Definitely Toile for me! I'd love to use some black and white toile to make new sewing room curtains - would look so nice in my french inspired sewing room!

manetha said:

I love the seersucker and the linen. Both are fabrics I used to use quite frequently and local retailers do not carry it anymore. I love the S4H website and I am glad you introduced me to Fabric.com.

Rosaline said:

Always check here for inspiration but now I will see that 'old' stuff stashed away with new creativity.

karen149 said:

Seersucker is a summer favorite but I was really attracted to the Tropical Hemp/Cotton fabric selection...great for capri pants and skirts!

nonan said:

I have really enjoyed the postings this week. That seersucker really brings back memories.

SuzanneLo said:

I would use the Anna Griffin Francesca Garden Rose Blue to make a dress for a little girl in need!! I sew with Dress A Girl Around the world!! http://sewdelightful.blogspot.com/

robinh said:

I like your variety of fabrics. It would be great to win the gift cert.

jpm2012 said:

Since we recently moved and I gave a lot of fabric to charity quilters rather than move a lot of it, I could replace some of it now that I have a room just for sewing. I love, love MY space. I would also share some of the gift cert with a dear friend.
jpm2012

Tabitha E said:

I love the cheap decorating fabric they have - much cheaper than in stores!

Fabiola said:

They have the chevron fabric I was looking for. They have all kinds of prints.

Lori J said:

I love Fabric.com! I love the linens, but seersucker is pretty enticing. My mom made a lot of things for me and my two sisters from seersucker back in the 50's and 60's- love the nostalgia it brings!!

late4game said:

Over 30 years ago, I made a dress of white eyelet that all of my girls for for their First Holy Communion. I have nine granddaughters, and of course, all of them will wear the same dress, and everyone will have their name embroidered in the lining. What I didn't plan was that my youngest daughter would have twin girls. OOPS!! Only one dress. Not to worry, Fabric.com has eyelet fabric that will almost match perfectly. I still have the pattern, so each girl will have a dress to wear.

Victoria Edwards aka Fabric Addict said:

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Hi! I have a serious fabric addiction! I think a forgotten fabric would be silk and lace! I plan on making a children's silk romper with shirred 1.5" lace on the bodice and leg holes...leaving the center to bubble. Very Vintage! Would love $200 to support my habit smilies/grin.gif

Michaela King said:

I didn't even think that they might have linen! But they do, and some of it is in super-fun kitcheny prints!

michaelacking (at) gmail (dot) com

EllenF said:

I love this retro looking fabric: http://www.fabric.com/ProductD...7924330217

My mom actually made a crib skirt out of it for my son's nursery, because I liked it so much!

tvanderveen said:

Some of my favorite fabrics are the bright and bold home decor fabrics! You can do about anything with this thick durable fabric and I am running low! I would also get some seer sucker and have my mom make a girls some dresses! smilies/grin.gif

Gumbohead said:

I love Fabric.com. I just ordered the fabric for the French Market tote from Fabric.com. A forgotten fabric to me is searsucker. My mom made most of my summer clothes from this fabric and it brings back memories of playing outdoors in the Louisiana hot summer. Those were fun times

I plan on making something from searsucker for my little granddaughter from a vintage pattern if I can find one her size.

twelve30 said:

I love the huge selection of kona cottons. Such beautiful colors. Thanks for the giveaway.
twelve30(at)gmail(dot)com

wcharp said:

love fabric.com bought laminated cotton from them, packed professionally even for a small quantity I bought. I would buy linen to make a cute ruffle table cloth cover found on pinterest. It would match with my new curtain fabric I have. Also $200 would buy me more fabric from them, I would buy some fabric to make quilt for Haiti for this cause http://haitibyhand.typepad.com/ thanks

twelve30 said:

I had forgotten about swiss dotted fabric. I love this fabric! Thanks for the giveaway.
twelve30(at)gmail(dot)com

darcie said:

I love that seersucker you used, and would love to win some! My other favorite you used in the featured projects was the European Linen. I've seen that on Fabric.com many times and loved it, but can't usually pay that price. (Although it is half off right now!) I would make a wardrobe of summer linen skirts with fun seams and embroidery.
Besides the fabric, I'd love to win the mini iron. I was gifted with a different compact iron, and for its small size it is very bulky and hard to work with. smilies/wink.gif

DeniseW said:

I love fabric.com and could easily spend two hundred dollars without trying. Right now I love that they have some quilting prints that are harder to find such as Lizzy Houses 1001 Peeps!

AmandaG said:

A forgotten fabric I found on Fabric.com is eyelet. I love the simplicity of it and how feminine it is. I would make some pretty curtains and a bedskirt for our spare room out of it. I also found the LACE. I love lace!

Mary Walker said:

I love fabric.com, it has been my #1 go to place for fabric for years. I love the selection and the designer fabrics.

Catherine H said:

I love, love, love swiss dots & fabric.com has so many color choices. Yay!

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auntbarky said:

I have such fond memories of Easter dresses made from dotted swiss. The aqua and hot pink dotted swiss fabrics at fabric.com are wonderful. I think a full skirt and peasant blouse would be great and very retro. H-m-m-m. Also all of the retro looking kitchen fabrics want me to redo my whole kitchen or at least make an apron or two.

Z Any Mouse said:

When I was a kid, I loved the feel of corduroy. Corduroy pants, corduroy jackets, and then I had this heinous yellow rain coat. It's only redeeming quality was that it had a small strip of corduroy on the inner collar. I get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. Fabric.com has so many fantastic choices! I would love to add some Kaffe Fassett to my stash, and make a nice big quilt for my bed out of it.

NormasClay said:

I love fabric.com. I could be browsing all day. I will love to have seersucker gingham in purple/white for a summer dress. Chenille has always intrigue me and it takes me back to my childhood bedspreads.

Julie Teemer said:

I would make sundresses for my 2 and 4 year old's summer beach photos out of swiss dot white or light blue seersucker!!

jessbwr8 said:

http://www.fabric.com/ProductD...ced653e750 is my favorite "old is new again" reminder. I had an amazing quilt when I was young that had HUGE pink butterflies on it! I would love to win to make my son some amazing clothes=my fav thing to do smilies/wink.gif

I LOVE fabric.com, they are excellent quality, customer service and pricing. I go to them for all my online fabric shopping! I would love to use your seersucker idea on my bedsheets too!

stacysews said:

It may be hot out, but I always forget about fleece. Now that they come in 'designer' prints I really should visit that fabric more - they would make an adorable pair of pajamas!

ecallister said:

I am so excited about this giveaway!!! How awesome is fabric.com!! One fabric I have been eyeing lately is the Cotton Birdseye Diaper Cloth to make some burp cloths out of.

Cindy Hughes said:

They carry Tonga Treats by Timeless Treasures! Tonga batik fabrics are my guilty pleasure!

Marti said:

I'm into decorator fabric right now since I am selling, moving and redecorating. Excited!! Would really put $200 to good use!

stitchtostitch said:

I love the eyelet fabrics they have. Would be super cute to make some summer sundresses for my girls, to have family pictures taken in!

Amy H said:

I saw some cute chambray - I might actually make a dress for myself instead of my girls!

missknitta said:

I'm all about eyelet! I had forgotten about how versatile it is, and perfect for summer

Char52 said:

I'm not looking for any particular fabric, but I've visited their site and there is always yummy fabric to drool over...

dantrace said:

I love little sundresses made from seersucker. Eyelet trim lace....OHH LAA LAA! Fabric.com rocks too! Do lots of cross border shopping there!

Susan Burdett said:

I love Fabric.com... and I have my eye on EVERYTHING Amy Butler.

Lynn D said:

Seersucker and eyelet for the summer.

Percilla L said:

Oh the seersucker is beautiful and would make some wonderful baby clothes for this summer. Our church has several young families expecting their own wonderful blessings and with this money I could gift each family with some baby items!!!

sandymess said:

A forgotten fabric I found on Fabric.com is the Rayon Challis. I haven't seen so many colors and patterns for this fabric since...well, since the early 70s! The paisley designs, and the tiny florals really took me back to when I first started sewing seriously for myself. These fabrics inspire me to make a fit and flare dress, some skirts, and even some window treatments. LOVE Rayon Challis, it's a dream to sew. And I LOVE Fabric.com!

jan sutter said:

I have so
many pieces of fabric right now I don't know where to start! And the I check out fabric.com I want more!

TracyLea said:

I love Seersucker and cotton Twill! Seersucker dresses, tops and bed sheets are so sweet, while twill overalls, smocks, and pants are great for kids to play in. Sew4home always has such great posts, tutorials, and reviews. I always look forward to learning something new or being reminded of something I may have forgotten. You have the best tutorials on bias tape bar none!

28peppermintgrove said:

I have always loved toile and I love how modern it can look in that chocolate color! I think the merlot peacock could look great with a red pindot! I want to make that tote!!

Sisteronekidney said:

Take up sewing again. Been awhile since i had the machine out. Have a new grand daughter to sew for.

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