THIS CONTEST ENDED 12/15/11. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!

Our final Artist Trio Series with Free Spirit Fabrics , this one featuring Joel Dewberry, goes out with a BANG today with the most fabric cuts EVER in a Great Giveaway. This Artist Trio was short, running just over the past four days, but oh-so sweet! Joel Dewberry has always been one of S4H's favorite fabric designers. We loved getting to know him during our interview and working with his latest Heirloom collection for our Thanksgiving Traditions projects. Our friends at Free Spirit sent a super generous selection of gorgeous Heirloom fabric for one lucky Sew4Home fan: TWENTY-NINE one yard cuts of the quilting cottons, TWELVE one-yard cuts of the amazing laminates, and Joel's FIVE Eclectic Modern sewing patterns. Wowee Zowee, Batman... this is a super prize. To enter, simply leave a short comment below about a fabric heirloom someone made and passed down to you or one you are creating now to become a favorite tradition.

Here at S4H, we have loved every Joel Dewberry collection that has come down the pike. His talent for mixing traditional and contemporary motifs, then infusing those concoctions with just the right color combinations, is spot-on time after time. If you haven't already read our interview with Joel, take a look; you'll enjoy learning about his design perspective. And, be sure to try out one or all of our three Thanksgiving Traditions projects from this week:

Heirloom Apron

Heirloom Napkins & Ties

Heirloom Placemats

Our thanks to Free Spirit Fabrics for sponsoring all of our 2011 Artist Trio Series.

Heirloom is availabe in stores and online now. Check out the selection available from these Shopping Directory online fabric retailers:

Ribbon Retreat + Fabric

Look at what you could win in this fabulous Free Spirit-sponsored Giveaway

A selection of Heirloom quilting and fashion weight fabric in one-yard cuts

A selection of Heirloom laminates in one-yard cuts

Five Must-Make Eclectic Modern Patterns

Entering to win the Free Spirit Heirloom Gift Package is easy!

An incredible THANK YOU again to both Free Spirt and Joel Dewberry for sponsoring our Thanksgiving Traditions series and providing such an amazing giveaway for our S4H fans.

We will draw one person at random from everyone who posts a "my fabric heirloom was or is..." comment on this article as of midnight PT December 15, 2011. No purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited.

Is there a special tablecloth that comes out for holiday gatherings? Do you have a wedding quilt or dress that has been passed down through the generations? Are you creating a special set of Christmas stockings this year designed to become heirlooms of their own? Let us know what traditions beautiful fabric has inspired in your life.

We will contact our random winner by email to confirm your information and coordinate shipping.

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

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Remember, post your "fabric heirloom or tradition" comment below to enter.

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THIS CONTEST ENDED 12/15/11. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!

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dschreffler said:

Joel fabrics are some of my favorites. This collection would make such awesome things.

Paula Marksman said:

I know this may be late, but I just have to say that I love the colors and designs in this collection. I have had a life long love-affair with fabric, which started with a beautiful little dress my Mom made for me when I was just a toddler. My fabric heirloom pieces are the quilts I made for each of my sons from the scraps of fabric left after making maternity tops during each pregnancy and then backed with their receiving blankets.

Maria H said:

I am starting to make quilts for each of my 4 adult children. Each square will depict a stage in their lives. Hopefully, they will treasure these quilts long after I'm gone!

Claudia Chapman said:

A postage-stamp quilt made by my great-grandmother, completely sewn by hand!

vlou602 said:

I just registered with my email and so am copying my previous comment. I wanted to be sure you had my email address just in case I would win!!
I have a very old Irish "Mountmellick" embroidered table topper that my grandmother brought over with her in the early 1900's. Even though it has a few tiny holes in it, I still use it regularly!

vlou said:

I have a very old Irish "Mountmellick" embroidered table topper that my grandmother brought over with her in the early 1900's. Even though it has a few tiny holes in it, I still use it regularly!

davtam94 said:

I have a bunch of lace from the 20's that was my great-grandmother's and I love it dearly. I haven't done anything with it yet, except pull it out and admire it regularly. I do have plans for a few pieces of it though - to make a leather purse with some of the lace to accent it.

Diane C. said:

I have a quilt that was given to me by my mother in law in the last few months of her life. It was made by a family member around 75 years ago. It hangs in a special place in our home. It is truly a treasure. It is my hope that the quilts I make for others will have a similar place in the recipients life...
diane_c_67502@yahoo.com

Jeanette M. said:

I really don't have any heirloom fabric at the moment...but I did make a quilt for my little girl that hangs above the rocker in her room. It has signatures on it from everyone that came to my baby shower. Plus my mom made her a quilt that also hangs in her room which will probably be a better heirloom that she can pass down...but she will have numerous quilts to choose from to pass down.

emma55jean said:

My mother passed away just before Christmas over 20 years ago. She never knew my nieces and nephews. Mom had made many many fabric Christmas decorations which I still have. I am in the process of refurbishing them all to give to my nieces and nephews. Such wonderful memories each one has.

sewhappybjm said:

I have a star quilt on my bed that my grandmother made me. It is starting to fall apart. It makes me sad to see it beginning to fray, but using it brings me joy.

Piz16zolo said:

I have some crocheted doilies my mom made and also several buttons from the 1930s and 40s. I used some of the buttons on a crazy quilt wall hanging.

lindylou007 said:

My favorite heirlooms are the quilts my aunt gave me before she passed away. Everyone in our family never seems to have enough of her quilts. They are treasured by all who have them. Thanksfully she made so many that there is enough to go around. I would like to pass on this tradition and make enough quilts for my children, nieces and nephews. I am the last of the sewers in my family so it is up to me to do this. This gorgeous fabric would be put to good use for these quilts.

mommia said:

I made a family heirloom for someone else - a First Holy Communion dress out of the girl's mother's wedding dress.

jenn.chamberlain said:

well there is a quilt made by my great great grandmother. i hope to gain enough skill to copy it and make an everyday use version of it. i wonder if i could translate it and use heirloom fabrics? smilies/grin.gif

Dawn said:

I have my mom's and Gramma's crock bowls. When I use them in my kitchen or serve something in them, it's just like having Mom with me again.

Dawn said:

I have my mom's box of feedsack prints she never used up and a feedsack quilt given to her by her best friend for a wedding gift in 1943. I have several more things, all equally special. To use them is just like having her here with me again.

Holly D said:

I have my grandma's whole sewing box and all her old buttons. I love that I was lucky enough to keep it. I also have her embroidered doilies.

Love these fabrics!! Thanks!

Holly sunnysky223 (at) embarqmail.com

kayliegh murphy said:

we are identical twins and love fabrics and patchworking and creationing herlooms for our family members the brighter the better we never use dull colours we share all our fabrics and enjoy sewing together in our studio we have a herloom we have made for our mum and dad a very large patchwork quilt which we outlive us and pass though our family we love creating giving and growing in ideas we could not live without crafts!! It's our life xx

dstitchgal said:

I still have a doll quilt my Nana made for me wwwwaaaayyyy back when. What a treasure.

Michele in IL. said:

My grandma embroidered pillow cases for all of us. She also had her SIL crochet a baby blanket for my son.

herbdogs said:

My favorite fabric heirloom is a quilted Raggedy Ann and Andy robe my Grandmother made me when I was a little girl.

cmc342 said:

My grandmother made each of her grandchildren a quilt. And I have begun making quilts for family members with I hope have as much love as she put into hers! Quilts are always my gift of choice for special occasions.

Dawn Eason said:

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Dawn Eason said:

My fabric heirloom is a flour sack quilt that has been handed down from my grandmother, to my mother, to me. I plan to give it to my daughter when she gets married.

WFish said:

Each generation on my mom's side of the family seems to have their own handmade item heirloom item. My great-grandmother knit/crocheted blankets for children/grandchildren/great-grandchildren's wedding. She died when I was 7 but my mom had her make blankets for my brother, sister, and I before she passed. My grandma embroiders dish towels for the weddings. She taught me how so someday I can carry on the tradition. My mom passed away before she could create her own heirloom item for my siblings and I, but she saved our baptismal gown that my siblings and I will use for our children someday. I have started my own heirloom/wedding tradition after finding this website...I am making reversible placemats and coordinating napkins for upcoming weddings!

Diane S said:

Our family fabric heirloom is a little blue velvet suit worn by my husband for a Christmas photo, 7 years later worn for a photo by his brother and 35 years later worn for a Christmas photo by our son. Hoping someday a grandson will wear the little blue velvet suit in a Christmas photo (not too soon though since son is not married yet!).

MT Lee said:

My fabric heirloom is a quilted blazer that was my grandmothers. She made one for each of her daughters and daughters-in-law and I inherited hers. Simply beautiful hand-quilted treasure!

Lauren J said:

Wow What a jackpot of a prize!
The fabric heirlooms in our family are the baby quilts that my aunt makes for new babies in the family. My daughter has kept hers, and plans on passing it on to her future children.
laurendawn (at) gmail (dot) com

Renee N Cobb said:

It so hard to narrow down just one piece of fabric. I love them all. In a fabric store I have to touch and feel all the fabrics. I love color and color excites me. I make quilts from cottons and pillow cases for my grand kids with their name on the cases. I make dresses for my 3 year old granddaughter and embroidery on them. I made my own wedding dress 41 years ago. I made my husband a suit when double knits were popular. My fabric stash has a little bit of everything but mostly cottons. When I travel, I try to visit fabric stores to check out fabric that might not be in the fabric stroe close to me. I just love fabric!!!

gratheal@charter.net said:

Both of my grandmothers quilted so I have a lot of quilts made by them. Many of them are flour sack fabric and clothing fabric so they are very precious to me. Also one of the grandmothers crocheted and I have a huge tablecloth that she did for me. Thanks for the opportunity. I love these fabrics.

9mary24 said:

My grandmother made each of her grandchildren a quilt. My adult children all have quilts that I have made for them and when I have grandchildren I too will make them quilts. Quilts are always my gift of choice for special occasions.

bjmp71 said:

My husband's grandmother and her sisters made quilts for her kids and grandkids and we now are the proud caretakers of two of those quilts. The past couple of years I have made quilts for our kids and grandkids so hopefully sewing will continue through the years.

Buckeyequilter said:

When my husband and I were married, I cross stitched Christmas stockings for us. His features a workshop, for he is a woodworker. Mine shows a very busy sewing room! They have hung over our fireplace every holiday since. Some years I have left them up after the holidays because they are such fun to see!

Carisa said:

My grandmother made all of her grandkids a quilt top. Her arthritis in her shoulders prevented her from completing the quilts. My husbands grandmother offered to help me finish it. Together we tied the quilt and she taught me how to bind it. That quilt now has double special meaning for me. My husbands grandmother passed away 9 years ago and my own grandmother is 92 years old and unable to quilt. I have quilt tops made by my grandmother for both of my kids and someday I hope to finish the quilts with my kids. They mean the world to me.

spatchin911 said:

I have a quilt that my Aunt embroidered, Mom and Aunt and Family Friend quilted and gave to me for my wedding with 2 matching hand hooked rugs with Yellow Roses on them. At the time, no one had any inkling that I would wind up in Texas. My Aunt decided that the quilt was prophetic so Texas was where I was destined to be! I often thing of the 3 of them having coffee quilting while I would be out back with the other kids playing in the yard. Sad that they're all gone now but I still have the quilt and rugs and my memories!

Theresa V said:

I have two beautiful handmade quilts made by my Great Great Grandmother. So very lucky to have them.

angiests@gmail.com said:

My mother made blankets out of colourful scraps of fabric for each one of her children to pass down.

Coonie said:

I made a quilt for Christmas this year,for my nephew that has out grown the one I made him when he was just 4 yrs old .He is now 15 and very active in sports. I found sports theme fabric and it has every sport he plays in it.I'm hopeing he can hand this down to his children and maybe their children.

monamay5 said:

The ribbon dress. Twenty years ago, my best friend gave me a vintage cotton gauze dress. The ribbon dress, aptly named for it was encircled with black and red narrow ribbons, including a number of long same colored ribbons flowing from the neckline which could be tied or just let hang, was her favourite piece of clothing. Adele had worn this dress on many memorable occasions and she looked ethereal in it. Her mother had given her this dress and since it didn't fit my friend Adele any longer she gifted it to me. She also gave me a black full slip that was worn underneath it. The dress itself was a combo of blue shades in a feminine paisley pattern. I have worn this dress a few times although it truly seems to have been made for my friend Adele. It sits folded with much love in my hope chest.

JackieFerrell said:

I don't have any heirlooms, but this year I'm making stockings to pass down

JenniferB said:

My mother-in-law took some lace, handmade by her grandmother, and made saches for myself and my sister-in-law and gave them to us on our wedding days. It is one-of-a kind and a beautiful gift. My husband got teary-eyed at the thought.

mottcat AT yahoo DOT com

quiltbird jane said:

I have an ornament that is over one hundred years old.I have it in a very prominent position on my tree.
This is a definite wowee zowee giveaway. Thank you.
jethree@gmail.com

Deb Sealscott said:

I enjoy creating heirlooms...special clothes made from beautiful fabrics for my new granddaughter, Whitney. She is my first and so much love goes into each piece!!

Rebecca Olson said:

Heirloom Item is a quilt that was made from my grandfathers ties. He wore a different tie to church every Sunday for as long as I can remember. He has since passed away. So My quilt is very precious to me.

maria victoria pacheco said:

Please count me in on the giveaway

Suzy-Homemaker said:

My fabric heirloom is a patchwork bedspread that my husband's grandmother made and embroidered - so pretty and such an expression of her talent & style. I loved her (she passed 15 years ago at 102 years old) and I am so grateful to have several things in my home that she made.

shayshap said:

My grandmother made some Barbie dresses for me and a bed with pillows and sheets. My granddaughter enjoys playing with them now.

Mott said:

My son's first Christmas stocking, handmade by a lady I knew when I was growing up. He is now grown with sons of his own.

Sha said:

My favorite heirloom quilt is the one I made for my MIL before she passed away. Thanks forbthe chance to win.
Chef dot Sharon at yahoo dot com

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