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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VV said:

I don't have heirlooms in my family but I do have a black and white polka dot dress my father bought me when I was little and before we came to the united states. I still have it and plan on passing it to my daughter when she fits into it in his rememberance.

ShellyAmour81 said:

My mother and her father were very close. He was definitely one of the best men I knew (right along side my own father of course). He collected different things such as writing pens from all 50 states and wherever he would travel. She sorted through all his pens and framed them for him to hang up on his walls. A few years ago, we lost my grandfather and went sorting through his belongings. We began to laugh because the man had soooooo many ties! They were hilarious to look through because he had short ones, long ones, tie-dyed, skinny, fat, business, and just plain crazy looking ones! My mom began to quilt after both her parents passed and she put together a quilt using all his ties. What a wonderful treasure we know have to help us keep this great man close to our hearts!! For sure a blessing to us all for knowing him!

Pat Pike said:

My favorite heirloom to be is a quilt I made with all the old blue jeans and corduroy trousers from the family. It is very heavy and warm. It shows me how far I have come in my quilting.

Peggy 09 said:

My favorite Family Heirloom is a quilt that my Aunt finished for me when she was 92 years old. I have had it for about 40 years and it's still beautiful. It is totally done by hand and is composed of approximately 4000 prairie points in a variety of colors set in rolls across the with of the quilt. This must have been her stash reducer quilt. I am learning to quilt and have showed it to several quilt teachers and they have all said that they have never seen a quilt like it before.

This Quilt will remain a cherished family heirloom being passed down to my granddaughters.

Jessica F said:

My heirloom is a quilt sampler made by my paternal great-grand mother when she was only eight years old. My grandmother had it framed for me on my 18th birthday. It holds a place of honor on the wall of every place I've lived since then.

hotteaapparel said:

My fabric heirloom is a little doll quilt I made as a child using my dad's upholstery scraps!

Mimi T said:

A favorite family heirloom of my mom's would be a cross stitched tablecloth that my grandmother made. My mom proudly displayed it at family gatherings and now that honour is mine!

Bonnie F. said:

My mom didn't sew much but she does make beautiful stockings for every grandchild. I'm hoping to start some sewing traditions to share with my kids soon since they are still little.

Sash030 said:

My Favorite heirloom is a beautiful hand made lace trimmed table cloth from my great grandmother in England. it is always so great to pull out and dress up the table for a special ocassion.

Ellen M said:

My favorite heirloom is the blouse that my Mother made for her wedding. My parents married during the Great Depression so there was no big wedding. They went to the Justice of the Peace and she wore a beautiful lawn blouse with tiny flowers made on a treadle machine. It is very beautiful and meaningful to me. She never made the buttonholes, just pinned the front with tiny safety pins. This makes me laugh because I didn't know this for many years yet she always kept after me to finish each of my projects!!

lkmlkm said:

I cherish the quilt my great-grandmother made for me when I was born.

pegj51 said:

My favorite is my Christmas stocking. My mom,who is now a very young 87 yr old was not crafty. But she made each of her kids a red and white wool felt stocking with our names on them. She hand sewed fun beads onto them also. 59yrs later I still hang mine along with the ones I made for my family using mine as a pattern,

Elana said:

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Elana said:

My favorite fabric heirloom is the Christmas stocking my late grandmother made for me when I was born. She made a beautiful piece of smocking with Christmas trees embroidered on it. The smocking turned out huge, but she had worked so hard, she didn't want to trim any of it, so she made a huge red velvet stocking to go with it. My mother always had a hard time filling this giant, beautiful stocking. Such a lovely reminder of a lovely woman.

DeliaB said:

Both my mother and mother-in-law made many things for our family worth treasuring, but oddly enough, the most sentimental to my daughters was the flat kid-size sheets my mom made which they used for naps. Now one of my daughters has a daughter of her own and she was so tickled to hand down her dinosaur sheet for her use.

lheck7 said:

Wow can I see so many different things made from these wonderful fabrics, like a few patterns of quilts I love, then there is that wonderful little girl in my life that would so love a dress made out of one of those fabulous fabrics, then how about some tablescapes that could be done, and how how my bath could have have a makeover with some of those wonderful works of art... Oh WOW WEE... Oh I sure would love to win. Hope I do, we can always have hope.

honestnicewoman said:

My grandmother converted tea towels to loop over handles and snap. I have one of them but my teen boys tore it off the handle - damaging it severely. I will repair it but now plan on making more for myself and also several for my daughter's household.
Thank you for the entry!
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Lynne Burnia said:

I come from a long line of sewers but unfortunately have very few family heirlooms, with the exception of baby blankets made by my grandmother for my two older sons. My youngest son was born after she had passed away. My contributions most recently are matching pajamas for my two sisters-in-law and their daughters and matching lounge pants for my husband, sons and grandson for Christmas. Most of these are whipped up in the last 48 hours before Christmas Eve! Thinking I should manage my sewing time a little better!

arkbn7 said:

My son was baptized in the same gown as his father and grandfather (60 years old). It was very beautiful, but we had to baptize my son very quickly because he was out growing it at 6 weeks. I guess we make them bigger these days. amandawithpcos at gmail dot com

Tere P. said:

My favorite fabric heirloom is a string-pieced orange peel quilt made by my maternal grandmother. It is hand-pieced and hand-quilted. She died when I was just a toddler. Since I am now a quilter, I truly appreciate this work of "heart". I am working on an heirloom series. I'm using my late brother's shirts to make quilts for his wife, daughter, and 2 grands. The grands' quilts are already in use. The other 2 will be finished this winter. They aren't in the same class as my inherited piece, but hopefully will be a comfort.

Jan Sutter said:

Pick me, pick me!! I love these fabrics!!! smilies/grin.gif

javadiva said:

An heirloom I created was matching aprons for my daughter and her grandmother as a mother's day gift a few years ago.

sookay said:

I, unfortunately have no fabric heirlooms of any kind. I think I was probably the first in my family to use a sewing machine for anything other than mending. My mother did knit clothes for my Barbie doll way back when Barbie was new. She planted the seeds for an appreciation of all things hand made.

Jenny S said:

I have a beautiful tablecloth that my grandma gave to me. Unfortunately, a lit candle fell over and the hot wax spilled on the cream cloth. I did not properly remove the wax (I will blame it on youth!), so the tablecloth sat in storage for years. I have been embroidering flowers over the damaged/stained area so we can use the heirloom again.

Robyn G said:

My favorite heirlooms are the quilts my grandma made me. She put so much love in each one of them. I am the only one in my family that caught the crafting bug, so I now make quilts for next generation that is coming along.

Savitar said:

My fabric heirlooms include a double wedding ring quilt made by my grandmother - when we were little, we ran our little cars over the "roads" formed by the rings. Also, fabric scraps from my silk and lace wedding dress, made for me by my talented sister. My aunt made a frame from the scraps and framed our wedding invitation with it.

Lisa L said:

My heirloom is a navity scean that was left to me, being the first grandchild, by my grandmother. The figures were hand carved, hand painted with jointed limbs. My grandmother made the clothing by hand for each of the figures. They are beautiful!!

sewmoni said:

My mom passed a small patchwork quilt that is made of scraps from polyester double knit dresses of my grandmothers. I love the memories of my grandmother that it brings back. My son simply loves the quilt even though he never met my grandmother.

Kathie T B said:

My favorite family heirlooms are three quilts each made by different sides of my family...my husband's grandmother, my great aunt on my father's and another by a cousin on my mother's side.

tadalyn2006 said:

I love all the barbie clothes my mother sewed for me and my sister. My two daughters LOVE playing with them now. Now that I sew, I realize what a tedious job to sew that little of clothes. Cudos to mother for being so patient!

lisavh said:

My grandmother made each of the kids in my family their baby blanket. Now that we are grown...yep - we still have them! I have made one for each of my kids and hope that they treasure it the way we have.

dianila said:

My favorite handmade heirloom is the stockings we are using this year

Megan Regan said:

My favorite handmade heirloom is the handmade quilt my grandmother left me. It was made by her family for her, and I love seeing all the tiny hand stitches and thinking about my ancestors.

sew2day said:

My family heirlooms are a thread that connect four generations of creative women. From my grandmother's embroidered hankies, to the treasured quilts of my mother, to my award winning costumes, to the amigurami my niece crochets, we find our joy in the needle arts. My favorite heirloom is the knowledge I pass on nearly every day as a trained sewing instructor.

kari riley said:

I have a quilt that was made for my husband out of his mother's silk head scarfs. When she died, three queen size quilts were made for the three children out of her scarfs. we have it hanging on our wall in our livingroom.
rileys@mtintouch.net

envoque said:

my father gave me a mid size quilt that has 9 sue bonnet squares on it. it is very old passed down to him by his aunty who received it from another family member. my father gave it to me in 2001, he passed away shortly after. i will pass it to one of my children along with it's history. it is not in perfect shape so i will have it appraised and mounted as a wall hanging(behind glass)love the prize package,whoever wins it, congrats!

marykolb@charter.net said:

My heirloom fabric is a doll quilt made for me by my maternal grandmother sixty years ago. It is a combination of embroidery and patchwork and I just love the design - two rabbits having a tea party!

michellet said:

My favorite heirloom is a quilt top made by my great grandmother. It is a saw tooth top that was found wrapping a very old, fake christmas tree in my aunts home. My job now is to try to fix it!

Susan S said:

My favorite favorite fabric heirloom is the lace tablecloth my aunt gave me. It's so special I rarely use it!

Sandy N said:

For my parents' 30th wedding anniversary I made them a wall quilt with family pictures of their life together. It has become a much loved quilt that everyone in the family wants to end up with. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win. Love Joel's fabric lines!=)

2sewz4jo said:

I got a quilt from my mother-in-law was passed away in Oct. and she had given each of her daughters a quilt made by her mother. Since she only had boys we were her daughters some more that others. We all loved her it is so hard not to have her here this year. So several years ago when my grandmother died she had started a quilt and never finished, someday I would like to have the pieces and material back to finish.

bourbongirl said:

I have several quilts that my grandmothers made. I also have doilies galore that my grandmother and her mother made. Since many of them had holes in them, I used them to make quilts for all the grandchildren and children.

axncatsma said:

My favorite family heirloom is the stemware that my mother received as a wedding gift. It is such delicate crystal and with an aurora borealis finish. There are two sets - champagne flutes and coupes. What's cute is that there are only five of each -- she admits to having broken one of each at the wedding reception. : ) We get them out a few times each year and enjoy pretending that we're at a fancy dinner party.

cohenma said:

OH MY GOSH! WHAT A WIN THAT WOULD BE! I AM A NEW QUILTER BUT A VERY LONG TIME SEWER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A QUILTING STASH. THIS WIN WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF MY STASH AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PRIZE TO START IT OUT WITH! NOT TO MENTION THE PATTERNS THAT COME WITH THIS PRIZE! JOEL A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU FOR SUPPORTING SEW4HOME AND ALL OF US, YOUR DESIGNES ARE NOTHING SHORT OF FABULOUS.

Liz Johnson.Editor.Sew4Home said:

@ nattrka@aol.com - yes, Donna Dewberry is Joel't mother. You can read more about him here:

http://sew4home.com/tips-resources/interviews-inspiration/1010-free-spir...

hfsss005 said:

My favorite heirlooms are the quilts my great-grandmothers. I also hope that the quilts I make for my family members become treasured items as well.

gmitchel said:

My husband was raised by his grandparents and tells many wonderful stories of watching the ladies from church, chatting away in German, and working on quilts during bees at various homes. Before she passed away, Grandma Anna gave him her flower garden quilt, all hand pieced and quilted. It carries so many warm and loving memories! Grandma Anna's quilt is our fabric heirloom treasure.

erin09 said:

Hoping to start some traditions of my own...Christmas pajamas to open on Christmas Eve & I let my kids pick out some fabric and I made them each a quilt this year for Christmas.

Amy Bolduc said:

My mom had a really cool hanging. Background was burlap with a felt nativity scene on it. It was great.
abolducdot5@gmaildotcom

msaggieamy said:

My fabric heirloom is my childhood blanket.

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A selection of Heirloom laminates in one-yard cuts

Five Must-Make Eclectic Modern Patterns

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