We’re always excited to see what the ladies at Sweetwater are up to. At the last Spring Quilt Market, we noticed a little extra excitement in their booth.
With a little inspiration from their Hometown fabric line from Moda Fabrics, the Sweetwater gals put together a wonderful assortment of canvas art prints and charms. And are they hot! Check out the entire selection in their etsy shop.
Susan Kendrick of Sweetwater graciously sent us a couple of our favorite art prints. Maybe you saw them in the Sept/Oct ’11 issue.
Sewing Words Subway Art Print
Hometown Alphabet Print
And maybe you have been waiting very patiently for the opportunity to win one.
Now is your chance. Leave a comment and just tell us the name of your hometown and what makes it special. We’ll draw two winners at random on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Each winner will receive one of the framed prints shown above.
We have randomly picked our 2 winners: Comment #38 from Amanda (who calls Marilla, NY her hometown) and comment #141 from DeDe (who says LaMarque, TX was a special place to grow up.) Congratulations!
I have a NEW HOMETOWN…We are moving in less than a month to Williamsburg…(not Virginia!)… I remember when they had their shout out for hometowns and I sent in my current hometown Winfield…
Lakesite is the name of my town. It is special because we know so many of the people here. My husband grew up here and many of the children that our children play with and go to school with are the children of playmates/classmates of my husbands. It makes for a very neighborly feel. And my hometown name is on the fabric. YAH!
My hometown is Tampa Florida. I think everything is special about my town. I especially love the weather. We’ve actually experienced cooler weather then the midwest states this summer and the winters are relatively mild. Although I have never been a beachcomber, it’s easy to access the beaches. And there are still some that are not over run by tourists
Hi. My home town is Ottawa, Canada, and, being a government town, it puts up with a lot of putdowns about it being boring and staid and beige. It’s also much too cold in the winter and much too hot in the summer, so it doesn’t win any weather points. BUT. What makes Ottawa special is the ways that we make the most of the awful weather. We have the world’s longest skating rink (The Rideau Canal), and miles and miles of cross-country ski trails and hiking trails, and two rivers! We have winter festivals and summer festivals! And sometimes it’s just nice to have such awful weather that we have a perfectly good excuse to stay cocooned inside our homes and make quilts.
My hometown is Rochester, MN. What makes Rochester such a special place to live is the Mayo Clinic. We have thousands of visitors every year from all over the world who come for medical treatment. We have beautiful weather, although we do experience the extreme humid heat in the summer and blistery cold in the winter. Obviously we all love it though because we don’t move away!
My hometown, Tell City, Indiana, the town I grew up in but moved away from in 1969, used to have a wonderful furniture company that made colonial styled hard rock maple furniture for the whole house. Wonderful stuff.
My hometown was called Surrey ~ lots of families, forests dividing subdivisions, a nice place to grow up. It’s been developed A LOT since then though, and I’m thankful to be living in a quieter town now.
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Current Hometown is Trenton, Florida. Claim to fame: someone from the “big city” came and restored our downtown historic buildings of the old dry goods store, Coca-Cola plant, and the Ice House. This generated the restoration of the Old Train Depot too. This investor started a quilt shoppe and computerized quilting service, along with needleworks cross stitch, leaded glass, restaurant, chocolatier, and antiques store. Now, we have an annual quilt festival that draws thousands of visitors from all over the state to this little town with only one traffic signal. When we first moved here, the traffic light was upside down always amber, and the action on a Saturday night was sitting at the service station on the corner to watch and see if a car passed.
My hometown is Pittsburgh, PA. One unique thing about Pittsburgh is that it has two operating inclines in the city. Inclines, also called inclined railways or funiculars, transport passengers up or down the side of a hill. Many years ago in Pittsburgh the inclines provided a way for workers who lived on top of hills (like Mount Washington) to commute to the factories downtown. Now the inclines are mostly a unique tourist attraction and provide a wonderful view of the city and its three rivers from the top of the hill.
My hometown is Long Beach, CA. It’s famous for many things, including the Queen Mary. My HS is Long Beach Poly, and it’s famous for it’s athletes.
My home town is Grafton, WV. It is very special to me but historically it is special for two reasons. First it is the site of the first National Cemetary, which opened around thetime of the Civil War. While I was home two weeks ago I heard a couple from Texas asking where it was located. I was amazed and pleased that someone from so far away had heard about it. I wanted to ask them what brought them to my little town from so far away…but didn’t want to seem so nibby.
The Second reason my home town is special is…drum roll please…It is the site of the first Mother’s Day celebration! I think that makes it extra special. Some people think Philly, PA is the home of Mother’s Day. Actually the woman who founded Mother’s Day, her mother moved to Philly.
Funny, when I was a kid growing up I thought everyone had a National Cemetary, lol.
Eeek! LOVE this collection as much as I love everything they do. My hometown is Flushing, Queens, New York. It’s special because I got to grow up in a multicultural environment from the start. I lived and learned to respect other cultures, religions, and most importantly FOOD from everywhere.
My hometown is Cozad, NE. (or should I say I’ve lived here longer, than my hometown of Hastings, NE) Cozad is on the 100th Meridian, the center of the US. The town was named after John J. Cozad. His son was Robert Henri (a famous painter). “Son of a Gambling Man” is a part of Cozad’s history.
Hastings, NE my actual hometown is where Kool-Aid was invented. There is an annual celebration of Kool Aid Days, where hundreds of gallons of koolaid is drank every year.
If by hometown you mean where I grew up, it was Brooten, Minnesota, population six hundred something. We had awesome neighbors, and I always felt safe.
Love these prints! My hometown is Brookfield, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee. The best thing about Brookfield is that it’s really “country in the city.” I have wild turkeys parading through my yard, along with deer and fox. Schools are great, and we’re close enough to the city for cultural events.
Newaygo is my hometown. It is the only town or city in the world of that name. Its roots are from the logging industry in the 1800′s with the mighty Muskegon River running through it.
My hometown for the last 40 years has been Chicago, IL. What makes it special is that it’s a big city with a small city feel. The neighborhoods are friendly, there is transportation to everywhere in the area, and of course, Lake Michigan.
I moved away for two years in the 80′s and had to come back ’cause I missed it here.
My hometown is Long Beach, CA. I lived there while growing up but live in Marietta, GA now.
My hometown is Ariton, Alabama. It is a wonderful place to growup — a small little town with grace and character. It is where the quilting bug bit. Grannie and Grandmother Hughes taught me to quilt. Mom taught me to sew. Growing up in a small town means you have time to become the best you you can be because you don’t have the distrcations that so many opportunities can cause.
From Manitowoc, WI and loving it. We are just south of Green Bay, WI and about an hour north of Mlwaukee and about 30 minutes to the east of Appleton. We are surrounded by great cities that have anything you want yet Manty still retains the small town feel. Its great for raising families and the community if a very caring personal one. Our weather is one of extremes, from snow to heat and everything in between. Our Falls are a gift from heaven, just perfect. We enjoy a great growing season and don’t get me started about the joys of living on Lake Michigan! Our carferry goes from Manty to Ludington, MI and is a guarantee of fun.
My home town is Cinnaminson, New Jersey! Cinnaminson is Lenni Lenape for “Sweetwater.” Samuel Leeds Allen, the inventor of the Flexible Flyer sled, is originally from Cinnaminson.
My hometown is East Lansing. The diversity of cultures makes it special. The home of Michigan State University, we have citizens from all over the world, and it is a small, caring community where everyone is welcome.
My Hometown is Spanish Fork, Utah, home of Fiesta Days and a great rodeo.
My hometown is Pinconning, Michigan. What makes it so great (and sometimes not so great) is that it is still the traditional small town. Everyone knows everyone, small diners and there is still a traditional ice cream shop and bakery! I stop to both each time I’m there!
I live in a small town named Hector. It is in minnesota, you get to know just about everybody in a small town, everybody tries to help each other. and it is very quite, no traffic noice. I have always lived in a small town, I grew up in Bird Island, mn.
Although I have been away for many years, I will always consider Imperial Beach, CA my hometown since I spent my growing-up years there. It is the most southwesterly city in the USA. I still keep in contact with many people on Facebook who love their hometown as well.
I consider Longview, TX my hometown even though I live in Houston now. Longview is full of the friendliest people ever. These people would go out of their way to help you in any way they can!
LAKEVILLE, IN it is a small town near larger south bend, in. out enough to not be crowded, but near enough for shopping and jobs.
Love, love, love these alphabets! Want them
My hometown is Greeley, CO. It is special because we have the world’s largest 4th of July rodeo. And we have beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains.
I’m originally from Detroit, which used to be one of the Great Cities. Music and cars, that’s what makes the Motor City special!
My birth HOMETOWN is Virginia Beach, VA it is special because it is a tourist trap.. lol
Our NOW HOMETOWN is Wilson, NC home of the WHIRLEY GIG festival and the nicest people ANYWHERE!
I live in East Hartford which use to be part of Hartford which is known as the insurance capital of the world…..at least that’s what my father always told me.
My hometown in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a great place to grow up. My current home town is Murtaugh, Idaho. Tiny little town on the Snake River but it’s amazing how many people know of it or somone from it.
My home town is Port Huron. It is special because it is the gateway to Canada. We are close enough to everything, yet far away enough to be comfortable.
McMinnville, Oregon….
People believed in me.
My hometown is Orick, California home of the Redwood national Park southern enterance!!! we have a large heard of elk, beaches, river and lagoons
the population is near 500 . a great place to grow up in smalltown America
My hometown is Marilla, NY. This is where me and my husband purchased our first house together a year and half ago. Its a quite area with history behind the area surrounding it. I love no matter where you turn someone have sheeps, chickens, roosters, cows and even alpacas on the from lawns. I love my hometown. Its peaceful!!!
My hometown now is West Allis WI, suburb of Milwaukee. It’s the city of homes and a decent place to live if you have to live in a city. My heart is in Montana.
Mt Pleasant, Michigan; Up North; CMU; Coldwater Lake; canoeing; Sacred Heart Academy; bike rides; planting pine trees; ice rink; Gospel; camping.
I’m a transplant to Wheeling, West Virginia. Many people don’t realize that West Virginia became a state during the Civil War and that Wheeling was the state capital until Charleston became the capital. There’s a lot of history to this place and it’s a great place to raise children. Thanks for the great giveaway!!
I grew up in the small town of Yulee, Florida. People say it is as close to Georgia as you can get without crossing the state line. The reason it could be considered special was because you probably knew everyone in the town.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Although I was born in San Francisco, I grew up in Los Gatos. Los Gatos means “the cats” and we really have wildcats in the nearby foothills. They are also the high school mascot. Olivia de Haviland graduated from Los Gatos High School, as did her sister, Joan Fontaine. We have also produced quite a few professional athletes from our small town. The weather is ideal and it was a great place to grow up and now raise my own family.
My home town is Springfield, Mo. Even though it’s been many years since I lived there, I have wonderful memories of the town, its schools, and the wonderful people.
HI, my hometown in Kitchener,Ontario Canada.
I love living here because of the people, we are a caring loving kind community. We have some National and International companies located here, yet we still have a small town feel, I go to the same checkout lady at the grocery store every week, we know people by name.
Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.
My hometown is Edgerton, Ohio. It’s a place I moved away from when I graduated college because it was “too dull.” As an adult, I moved back and was wrapped in the caring arms of this wonderful “dull” community when I lost my husband and had to raise my three girls on my own. Edgerton is a place I knew someone would make sure they got home safely from girl scouts or softball practice. On Friday night, everyone is at the basketball or football game and on Sunday, everyone is in church. I am so grateful to this little community for all the love and support it’s shown my family over the years.
My hometown is Valparaiso Indiana, host of the annual Popcorn Festival in September. (Orville Redenbacher used to live there.)
My hometown is Shepherd, Michigan. We are the sweetest little town around! We tap the Maple trees in the spring and have the best maple syrup! Every year in April we have the Maple syrup Festival. What a great way to make money for the little village of Shepherd. WE have many wonderful people in that town and enjoy being a part of it, even though we live a little ways away now.
I live in a large area with very few neighbors.We live at the edge of the Alleghney Mountains with an absolute beautiful lookout over the Alleghney River. This lookout rivals the lookout spots at the Grand Canyon Of Pa. for beauty. Kennerdell, Pa is northwest Pa along the Alleghney River. The first Saturday in August we have a music and arts and food festival. Many bands and entertainers donate their time to entertain people from the area and vendors from far away places. The volunteer firemen cook BBQ chicken.
My hometown is Marshall, Missouri. It is special for lots of reasons, but one that sticks out is that is the home of the legendary Jim, the Wonder Dog. Jim lived during the 1930′s. He was an excellent hunting dog, but do much more than that. When asked to go to a certain type of tree – oak, hickory, etc. – he would go to the correct type. He could do the same with car models, streets and people. He took commands in several differnt languages. He predicted 7 Kentucky Derby winners. There is a park in Marshall dedicated in his memory. He is also the only animal in the people cemetary and has many visitors.
carol collins my home town is artemas Pa. I like it because it is country . the picture would be perfect in my sewing room. thanks carol
I am a happy transplant to Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta offers just about everything but the beach!
I live in Webster, NY. A great place for a quilter to live with 2 great quilt shops, a fabric store and a Quilt Guild!! Sew happy !
My hometown is Cedar Rapids, IA, but I now call Racine, MN home. Rolling farm country and lots of small towns to visit with Rochester a bigger city close by.
My hometown is Arcata, CA. It always makes me feel young again when I think of it. I remember that I always felt safe. I’m not certain if it was the town or the times. I remember that we never had to look for the car keys…..they were always in the car! We left our doors and windows unlocked and nobody stole anything! We had lockers in high school with no locks on them. We could walk down the streets of town in the evening and be safe. In high school if the kids got crazy and drank too much beer the local police would take them home. We cruised town up and down the streets on Friday and Saturday nights and nobody ever got into a fight or caused any damage to anything….it was all about visiting. It was a great time in my life and I will always love my hometown for letting me grow up like that.
Thanks for a chance to win these awesome fabrics!
My hometown is Lawton (not Oklahoma). It’s small, and when I was growing up everybody knew each other. You couldn’t do anything wrong, Mom would know about it before you got home. All those people keeping their eyes and you and make sure you were safe. I sure didn’t appreciate it then but now…
I live in Strathroy, Ontario, and we are the turkey capital of the world! There are a number of other towns/cities that claim that title, but we are the home of the Cuddy turkey empire – their breeding stock has gone all over the world!
My hometown is LaGrange, Illinois, home of the Pet Parade. My mom and three aunts all graduated from the same high school my sister and I did in LaGrange. It is a very friendly town.
I live in Napoleon, OH, named after a crazy Frenchman. Our claim to fame is our Campbell’s Soup plant, where all your tomato soup comes from! It’s a wonderful small city with very friendly people.
I received my 1st issue of Quiltmaker today and when I turned the page and saw the Framed Art Giveaway I could not take my eyes off the prints. I am always looking for art to decorate my sewing room. I live in Buckeye, Arizona a rural community of dairy farms and cotton fields. I love the views, the smells and the colors. Quilting allows me to bring these colors and desert views into my home. I have only 12 miles to drive to Goodyear to shop at a quilt store to satisfy my fabric addiction. Life is good.
I live in Hays, KS, it’s a windy city! It is special because this is where my husband and I chose to move to begin our new life together. It is a small town with a fantastic quilt shop so all my needs are satisfied!!
I am from Columbia, SC and we are known for being hot, hot,hot! Famously hot as the slogan says,
The closest town to my farm is called Seven Persons in Alberta Canada. I think one of the cool things about our town is the name and yes there are more than 7 people who live here.
Chicago, IL….it’s definitely an all-american kind of town! Eclectic eateries, fabulous shopping, diverse culture, world-class entertainment: what more could you ask for?!
Burlington … busy downtown, neighborhoods the same as the 60′s a wonderful mix.
My hometown is Basel. It is very, very charming, especially where the Rhein divides the town in tow parts into small and big Basel. It is so lovely to sit there during sunny days and just enjoy the view, the ships passing….
My home town is Holcomb KS. where I live out in the county, just 2 1/2 miles from where I grew up at. I enjoy the peace and quite, and the open space. We are the flat lands of Kansas, you can see for miles.
I live in Winnipeg, the new hometown of the hockey team the Winnipeg Jets. this is also the place where it is hot in summer and really cold in winter. Because we have long winters, Winnipeg has a vibrant arts community — lots of writers and musicians and artists because there’s time to make art. thanks for the chance at the Sweetwater fabric — I love text on fabric.
New Philadelphia, OH – home of the first school in OH. I’m proud it’s my hometown!
I was born in Detroit, raised in Livonia, MI but my home for the last 40 years has been Ann Arbor, MI, home of the University of Michigan. This is an old town that still has old town flavors but blends well with the newer parts of the University. Town and gown get along great. We have a river that runs through and the famous July Art Fairs. It’s a great place to bring up kids!
My hometown is Larchwood, Iowa. It is a small town in very northwest Iowa and it is only a few miles to the Minnesota border or the South Dakota border. It was a wonderful small town to grow up in as you knew everyone in the community and everyone was friendly and neighbors helped neighbors. This is where my quilting obsession began thanks to several special women who helped me get started. Larchwood’s current call to fame is that it is the home of the new Grand Casino.
I was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee – the home of Beale Street, great blues and jazz, Sun Records, Elvis, fantastic pork BBQ and just lots of good ol Southern Hospitality. I’m a Texas gal now but you can’t take the Memphis out of me !! Thanks for the giveaway, love Sweetwaters creativity !!
While Fayetteville Ga is not the only place I’ve lived, I have been here for over 30 years so I guess that makes this my hometown. We have no famous landmarks or claims to fame other than it’s been a great place to grow up and raise a family. I’m in the process of creating a sewing studio for myself now that I’m retired and think the prints would be a fabulous addition, especially the sewing print.
My hometown is Rockaway Beach, NY. It’s a beautiful part of New York City right on the Atlantic Ocean. I can hear the sound of the waves at night and watch the sun seem to rise out of the ocean each morning.
My hometown is Cottonwood CA. It is a historic cowtown in northern california. When you are active in the community, there is always something to do here. Mother’s day rodeo, Rods & Hogs (car & motorcycle show) plays, dances, the list goes on & on. I love it here!
My hometown is Cortland NY, which is located in the middle of NYS. It’s the highest elevation city in the state, and surrounded by 7 hills and valleys, which makes for some beautiful fall foliage. I don’t live there any more, but it’s the place that I go back to for visits.
My home town is Decatur, AR in the North-West corner of Arkansas. My husband was born here some 79 years ago and we made it our home when we married in 1951. There are less that 1,000 people who live here. It is a wonderful, beautiful, slow paced community where you know most of the people who live here. We have been able to raise our family, work, and have a good life here. Wouldn’t want to be any place else!
Alfred, NY – a sleepy, tiny, one traffic light town that houses 2 college campuses but more cows and sheep than people – and once boasted a PO that was open on Sunday but not on Saturday.
Already a follower – love it!
My hometown is Mankato – It’s special because I was born and raised on the same farm outside of Mankato, and was able to build on that farmsite. My children are right next door, and my parents up the road until they passed. There is no place like home.
My hometown is Mitchell, SD. Many people may recognize the town as the locaiton of the “World’s Only Corn Palace”. It IS kind of corny, but people come from all over the see it! I love Mitchell, the town my husband grew up in, because it is midwest friendly, with a small town atmosphere. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!
Bright Star is the name of my home town, though it isn’t a town. It got it’s name from early settlers who sighted, you guessed it, a bright star, at that location.
I live in Vancouver WA which is just across the Columbia River from Portland OR. Because Vancouver, British Columbia is just over the northern border of WA, there tends to be confusion between the two Vancouvers. You’ll see signs in our area that say “welcome to Vancouver USA”. The Pacific Northwest is a wonderful place to live. Doesn’t get too hot in the summer and significant snow is very unusual. Of course, it does rain a lot but that’s what makes the area so green and beautiful.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan … a jewel on the prairie. We have more sunshine hours in Saskatoon during a year than almost anywhere in Canada. We’re the sunshine capital!
I live in Williamson, a very small town where everyone knows you and your family. It’s easy to keep track of your kids because everyone knows them too and ‘will tell’.
My hometown is Boise Idaho the best place in the West to live. Boise is friendly, family oriented and has four wonderful seasons of weather.
My hometown is Covington, LA. We used to be “the country”, but now we have lots of people and traffic congestion. It is green all year round. My favorite color is green.
Where I grew up is almost so small you could miss it on a map if you did not know where to look! In 1960 there was a population of 300 and in 1970 it had blossomed to 310 (one gal had 6 kids in that decade!) So, here’s to Rosebud, Missouri, which has remained stuck in the ’60s for 50 years! Some things have changed-businesses gone and the people I knew have moved to the cemetary-but it is still a quiet, gentle town where almost everyone knows everyone else (of course, they are all related!
) Many fond memories of my childhood keep me company on many a day!
My hometown is Moorhead, MN. It’s special to me because I was born there, and grew up there. It’s a great town, with small town values, even though it’s across the river from Fargo, ND, a fairly large town. Moorhead values education, and has not one, but 2 colleges and a technical college.
My Hometown for the last 23 years if Franklin. It was the original Capitol of Idaho until they moved the Capitol to Boise. It’s a quiet town steeped in tradition. I love it!!!!
My hometown is Abbotsford BC Canada and it is the raspberry capital of Canada. Thanx for the chance!
My hometown is Cambria, Wisconsin. It is special because in spite of its very small size (population 792), we are leaders in providing food and energy for the nation and the world. We are home to two vegetable canning companies, a grain mill which processes corn and soybeans and ships the products world-wide, two ethanol plants, and a new 100 windmill wind farm.
My hometown is Woodland, CA and what makes this town is special is…it is where I raised my sons. There are alot of memories there…their school, church and of course the Little League fields where there are such grand memories.
As weird as it may seem, the town I grew up in is called Hometown! With a name like that you have to believe that it was a small bedroom community in the midwest built in the 1950s for young families of WWII veterans. Small houses, lots of kids playing outside in the fresh air, picnics, parades, baseball in the summer, and walking everywhere without worry. When I saw the sneak peek months and months ago on the Sweetwater blog I couldn’t believe it. I love this line and all of their etsy items. And as luck would have it, Hometown made it into the fabric line when they asked their blog readers to send in their hometowns. Thanks for the chance to win.
My current hometown is Rapid City, SD. It is very special being at the edge of the Black Hills, near Mt Rushmore, and within an hour of the Badlands and Custer State Park. It is very beautiful here and I love the climate. I love the changing seasons and we certainly get that here, but it is nice sometimes to have a bright sunny warm day in the middle of winter, that is always fun.
My hometown is Tyrone, Pa. and is special because my mom still lives there!
My hometown is Huntington Beach, CA. What a great place to grow up, and how I love to return for visits. It is mentioned in a Beach Boys song, it hosts the annual U.S. Open of Surfing, and it celebrates the 4th of July in a big way.
Thanks for the giveaway. I love Sweetwater’s Hometown line.
My original hometown was Kansas City. Steaks, Bar-B-Que, Fairs, Ice Cream, Jazz you name it. Such fun all around.
I live on the little island of Jersey off the coast of France and one of the things that makes it special is that New Jersey was named after us.
I am from Hammonton – we are know as The Blueberry Capital of the World
I LOVE that sewing/quilting print! I keep putting it in my basket and never buy it ;(
Thanks for the chance.
my hometown is Plymouth, ME and what makes it special to me is my family, home is where the heart is, and my heart is with my family :O} so tacky, but so true!!
my hometown is grain valley..i love it because it is small and cozy. a place where neighbors still sit outside in the evenings..kids ride bikes up and down the streets and we still come outside to offer help to one another..i love the grass roots feel of a place:)
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My hometown is Geneva, NY. It means “Tip of the Lake” and that’s where we live on the tip of Seneca Lake, the largest and deepest of all the Finger Lakes. It’s grape country which makes it wine country with rolling hills, gorgeous fall colors and beautiful lakes surrounding us. There isn’t anything I don’t like about living here.
I too am a HUGE Sweetwater fan and check their blog on a daily basis. Their fabric is always fun, colorful and an inspiration to work with (words on fabric happen to be my favorite). Thanks for the chance to win!
My hometown is Clarion and it’s special because I have so many great memories there! Everytime I head home and get to the “five mile corner” I am flooded with mostly happy memories!
I live in Worth, IL. The town slogan is “The Friendly Village” – we’ve lived here for 26 years in a house that used to be my grandparents. It holds great memories for me.
Home is now Eau Claire, WI. I am originally from La Crosse, WI just 90 miles away. They are both special because of the French Fur traders who originally explored the area and the loggers who built the cities, towns, and industries. Eau Claire was originally seven different lumber mills and company towns that merged into one.
My hometown is Northport, New York. I grew up here and it was wonderful, the town is a small village located on the north coast of Long Island. A small town allows you to know almost everyone and living at the beach has the added charm of allowing you to spend summer days at the beach swimming, boating and bbq’ing at the water. The town has never really moved out of the 1950′s and the local sweet shop is still a favorite hangout and the summertime concerts at the town harbor have been and continue to be a town special event.
My hometown was Bad Axe, Michigan. The name alone is special. It is in the center of the “thumb” of Michigan. I have a lot of great memories of being a kid there.
i kind of have two hometowns. I grew up in morgan hill, ca. my favorite thing about growing up there were all the open fields and great orchards to play in. right after i graduated from high school, my parents moved to lake oswego, or. so all four of my siblings graduated from high school there and consider that to be their hometown. because lake oswego is the place we go to, my kids consider it our hometown. i love the downtown lake oswego, the farmers’ market, the hanging flower baskets all over town, and all the parks. i even love the rain! i love this fabric line, though i’ve yet to be disappointed in a sweetwater line. i think they might be my favorite designer. thanks for the chance to win!
My hometown was Mandan, ND. They have the best 4th of July celebration activities I have ever been too! Art in the Park, parades, rodeos and fireworks!! I have yet to find another celebration like it anywhere else.
My hometown is Salisbury, MO. We celebrate the Salisbury Steak Festival every year. It always bring people back “home”.
My hometown is Lebanon, TN. The folks here are very friendly and we are home to Cumberland University. Our quilt guild, Piecemakers, is a wonderful group of quilters. We share, encourage, teach, give, and mostly laugh. Our charity projects include quilts for thomeless folks at the Brook’s House and kindergarten quilts for an area struggling with loss of employers. Our annual free quilt show is coming up in October at the Oktoberfest at Wilson Bank and Trust. Love to have you come by.
Cary NC is my current hometown. It is a great place to raise a family. thanks for chance to win – i love sweetwater!
My hometown is Rapid City, South Dakota. I’ve now lived in Texas half my life, but Rapid City will always be my hometown. What makes it special to me is all my childhood memories that were formed there…. snapshots in my head, of course.
Storybook Island, Dinosaur Park, Cleghorn Fish Hatchery, Dairy Pep, Rooseveld swimming pool, Rapid Creek (for tubing in the summer!), Daisy Dell Restaurant (turkey dishes year ’round and the yummiest broasted chicken!), and Toscano’s Restaurant (my first job!)….. and so much more!!
Calgary, Alberta, Canada is where I call home now. Nestled in the foothill of the Rockies, it is merely an hour away from the mountains. Every morning on my way to work, I say a little prayer of thanks as I catch a glimpse of the lovely mountains against the backdrop of the blue sky. Thanks for the opportunity to win goodies.
Abbotsford, B.C.
Awesome Christian school for our two girlies… MEI… that we wouldn’t trade for anything!
(Oh, and I can’t wait to cut into my Hometown jelly roll… I’m just waiting for the perfect project and the perfect day to come together perfectly!)
My hometown is Bourbonnais, IL. It’s special for lots of reasons, but most importantly it’s where my parents invested many years of raising me and my brothers–instilling in us the values we carry with us today.
My hometown is Clara City! We are a small town in the land of corn, beans & sugar beets in farming USA. People in my hometown is what makes it so special–no matter what is happening, good or bad, the whole town becomes one large family.
I was born in Houston, Texas but only lived there until I was two. I now live in a very small town…Logandale, Nevada…a little town just an hour north of Las Vegas. We don’t even have a stoplight here…that’s how small it is! I LOVE both of these Sweetwater prints!
My home town is Curtis. I’ve lived here all my life which seems sheltered and probably is, but I do like it here. It’s small (really small) and has a nice rural community feeling. It flooded badly a few years ago and the community really pulled together. It was nice to know that in times of need there were people around willing to pitch in and help.
My hometown is Pasadena, TX where I lived since six weeks old and left when I became an adult.
I love sweetwater! My hometown I grew up in is a tiny little town in central, rural Utah- Gunnison. I still go back every year for the hometown 4th of July celebration. And though I haven’t lived there since I graduated high school, it’ll always be my hometown.
I’m originally from a tiny town in South Texas but claim San Antonio, TX as my hometown. I’m from an Air Force family so I’ve lived all over the world. Home was where we set up house.
My name is Paula I live in Sandy Springs, GA. This is my new hometown for 6 months and what’s great here is that I’ve joined the Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild and that helped to make it more like home for me.
I would love to win one of these prints. I love everything you have designed – keep it up!!
My hometown is Lakewood. I didn’t grow up here, but we moved here and adopted it as our own. It is a very green community and very beautiful. Thanks for the chance!
Burlington Iowa is on the Mississippi River. Most of the town is built on high bluffs from which the river scenery is beautiful. I’ve been away for a long time but still consider myself a river rat.
My hometown is Morton Grove, Illinois. It used to be a small town north of Chicago, but became a suburb in the late 50′s with all the growth.
I grew up all over Colorado but my hometown right now is Ft Collins. I love being so close to the mountians but just a few minutes from the big city as well.
my original hometown is Califon, NJ. It was always a small town, but now there is a line of fabric named Califon!!!!
My hometown is Chilliwack – a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia. We’re the Corn Capital of Canada!!!
We have had the opportunity to move around a lot, so my hometown is where ever my family is and that’s what makes it special! I love Hometown because we have been in or near so many of the cities printed on the fabric
My original hometown is Niagara Falls, NY. Needless to say, the name speaks for itself!!! The falls are truly incredible!!
Lottsburg, VA — I love to go home bc it is on the water that leads into the Chesapeake Bay. It is so beautiful and peaceful…especially on the hammock!!
my home town is Ackley, Iowa. A town of german heritage famous for Sauerkraut Days. I lived there from 1st grade until I got married. i met my husband there, I guess that is what makes it really special ! I love everything Sweetwater. Thank you for a chance to win! janita
Atchison, KS on the bluffs of the Missouri River-birthplace of Amelia Earhart.
My hometown is Greenville, SC and what makes it special is that I have a lifetime of memories here- from childhood to starting my life with my husband here- The longer I stay the more attached I become:) Thanks for this awesome opportunity !
My actual hometown is Canton, NC. Unfortunately, most people know it by the smell. (We are home to a paper mill, and not much else!) It is a tiny mountain town, and although there’s not much to it, I love that it’s mine. You see someone you know almost everywhere you go, the town LOVES their football team (even in their unusual BAD years, *ahem*), and the setting, well, take your pick: mountain vistas, lush pastures, babbling brooks….
Man, there’s no place like home.
My hometown is Dunlap, Iowa. It’s a small town of about 1,200. It’s special in lots of different ways, but mostly because it is a great place to raise a family.
Skiing, hiking, and bike riding in the Wasatch Mountains makes my hometown of Salt Lake City, UT a great place to live! I absolutely love Sweetwater’s latest fabric line Hometown and their wonderful prints for decorating.
My hometown is LaMarque, Texas. It was special when I lived there because I grew up surrounded by family. My grandmother and 14 of my cousins lived just blocks away from my sisters and I. We went to the same church and the same school. If we did anything wrong someone in our family knew about it before we got home. lol
I am from Kaukauna, WI… in fact just moved here two days ago and am taking a break from all the unpacking! Love the small town feel it has to offer, yet it gives access to bigger cities too! Love the Hometown line, can’t wait to do a project with it once my quilting room is all unpacked and set up!
Love the entire Hometown line, including the prints. And Reunion is a close second.
I hail from Caldwell, ID. It’s west of Boise, where the weather is great year around. All four seasons are distinct, and as Boise is the city of trees, the fall color is wonderful. Of course, if you listen to Jeff Foxworthy, the season are fall, winter, road construction and more road construction.
My home town is The Woodlands, TX. It’s special because it’s designed with people in mind. We have over 100 miles of paved walking trails, all the shopping you need, and a whole lot of trees, not to mention all the great restaurants in the area. It’s a wonderful place to live. And the people are great!
I live in Sutton West Ontario, Canada. I enjoy living here because it is very country and down to earth. I live in a rural area; the name of my street is Country Mile Lane, the name of the street says it all. I like down to earth items as well. Your fabric I fell in love with a year ago, as I found it very practical (love the canvas) and down to earth.
My hometown is Port Huron, Michigan! It’s special because it’s right on the St. Clair River and Lake Huron so you have access to lots of freshwater beaches, ship watching as the freightors go out into the Lake, beautiful parks and a really fun downtown area.
My hometown is Nashville, TN. Music city capitol of the world. Never lived anywhere else. I enjoy all of the different venues Nashville has to offer, country music, rock, bluegrass, jazz, museums, historical, theater, professional sports. I don’t have anything to compare to because I have always lived here but I like it so much I’ve never wanted to leave.
My hometown is Calgary Alberta. What makes it special is being so near the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. The people here are friendly and generous to their community. There are all the usual big city attractions to be enjoyed and it is the home of the Calgary Stampede, a ten day party every July.
Even though I grew up in Rosebud, Missouri, I now live in Fort Wayne, Indiana. When I go back to visit one of the most common questions is “What military base is located there?” Well, it was the base for General Anthony Wayne’s army way back in history!! Our three rivers made it an important trading post on the way west and was important in the battles to secure the frontier from the Indians. I am no proud of what our government did to the people who lived here first and we still have members of the original tribes in the region.
Live in Lincoln, NE and have all my life. The smaller town feel but in a larger city.
My hometown is Woodstock, AL. We have one grocery store, 2 gas stations, a Dollar General, a Post Office, and no traffic lights. Just the way I like it.
I live in Santa Cruz, CA.
I like the fog in the morning. Its cool and comforting. When the fog begins to burn off the nice turns out lovely. Then in the afternoon we have the cool ocean breeze and the fog rolls back in like fluffy tumble weeds that cools down the day. We are lucky enough to live near the harbor. I enjoy listening to the sea lions barking, the fog buoy, and watching the boats coming and going out of the harbor on my morning walk by the light house.
I grew up in Wausa, NE and still consider it my hometown. It was named after King Vasa of Sweden and many families there have Swedish ancestors. Wausa has a smorgasbord each year with all kinds of Swedish goodies.
Reeder is the name of my hometown and it is tiny, tiny.
My hometown is Fort Worth, TX. I spent most my life there prior to getting married. It’s a great place to be!
My hometown is Lynden, Wa, a cozy little “Mayberry” in the nw corner of the state right along the Canadian border. We have more churches per capita than anywhere int the U.S.! Not bad for a town of 15,000!!! We have a strong Dutch influence, lots of dairy and berry farms (largest raspberry producers in the U.S.!), great Christian and public schools, friendly neighbors and 3 quilt shops…among other things!!!!
I love the hometown collection and have a quilt cut out and waiting to be pieced!!! Love, love, love Sweetwater!!!
Thanks for the give away!
Holly
Clearfield, PA–small, friendly, pretty, HOME!
My hometown is Canastota, NY. There’s lots of things that make it special to others (home of the boxing hall of fame, onion capital of New York State, home of one of the best potato growers in the US), but what makes it special to me is that its home. No matter how long I’ve been gone, I know exactly where everything is and where people will be gathering. Its also great because I have so many more recent memories of the family getting back together during holidays (my brothers and sisters are scattered throughout the US, so its nice to have everyone home together again sometimes).
My hometown is Carson, Virginia. Many farms, quiant, and the best of all, the friendliest people.
My hometown is Valdosta, Ga. It’s nickname is “The Azalea City” and it is beautiful in the spring when the azaleas and dogwoods are in bloom.
My hometown is called Henderson. It’s the perfect little paradise next to a booming metropolis. We have access to all the great features of the city, but my town only boasts a gas station and a post office. I love the small-town feel, but still enjoy having access to the bigger and better things a city offers, with only a short drive away.
Right now my “home” is Naples, Italy – what can I say??? Great food, wine and unbelievable sights!! We will be leaving soon and I will miss the Italian culture. They are such nice people, everything is at their pace and leisure. I think we Americans could slow down and smell the roses more like the Italians!! However, it will be great to be back in the good ole USA! Virginia Beach, Virginia will be our new home – I think I can be at leisure on the beach for a while!!!
My hometown is Apple Valley, CA When we first moved here 26 years ago it was very small and rural. I have watched it grow and grow since then. Many of us are still trying to keep that small town feel, even though we are now a big town. I am designing my next project around this new line.
My hometown is Ithaca, MI. It is a little farming community in the center of MI’s lower peninsula. I have not lived there for forty years but when I return everything is just the same!!!!
My name is Crystal and I’m from Sherman Tx…my town is special because of the size…it’s not too big and not too small. Lots of friendly people just the right amount of shopping centers and restaurants. My family lives close by and that makes it more special.
I love the graphics, especially the big polka dots! I guess you could say our hometown is Luverne, MN, although that’s not where either of us were born. When Doug and I retired, we got rid of our house in town, and moved to an acreage in the country. It’s special for us because we have room for big gardens, which we love working in, and we feed and shelter stray cats, which there are plenty of in the country. Our nearest neighbors call me the cat lady! Don’t know whether that’s bad or good, but I think it’s good! It’s also a great gathering place for our kids and their growing families. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
My hometown is Bourbonnais, IL. It is special because we have had alot of sad things happen it our lives. But, the sadness did not drive us out. Our community provided comfort for each other in sadness. Beauty has come out of ashes. Beauty has been restored in our lives.
I currently live in the country, but I consider my home town to be Tuscola, Illinois, where I grew up and still have lots of family and friends. (And it is only 12 miles away.) I think Tuscola still has the best schools in our area, with great teachers and involved parents. Tuscola is a very welcoming community, with a great mix of people, surrounded by fantastic Illinois farm ground and farmers. What could be better?
Barb
My hometown is where I am still living – Bakersfield, CA. It is a wonderful mix of ag and city living. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your great giveaway.
My hometown is Madisonville. It is special because this is the first place we have lived the longest. With my hubby in the U.S. Air Force there was always that, “I wonder when and where?” Now we are Retired from the USAF and love Madisonville because we are close to the Smoky Mountains National Park.
I have been seeing these Hometown prints all over the internet lately and really can’t wait to get my hands on some of them. I’m even planning projects! Love ‘em.
My hometown is Spalding, Nebraska. It’s a small community of about 500 people who genuinely care about each other.
Hometown is Bowman, North Dakota. It is in the SW corner(AKA Banana Belt of ND)and is located by the crossroads of US 85 & US 12. Mostly ranching/farming/oil & gas wells drive the economy in that area. The schools are the best and the community is very friendly. Residents take pride in their community. The 9 hole golf course is called “Sweetwater” and it is challenging.
Thanks for the opportunity to win your wonderful line of fabric.
My hometown is a very small town in northwest Oklahoma. It is a town where you can leave your doors unlocked and count on people to care about one another.
My hometown is South Burlington, Vermont and what makes it special is that it was the greatest place in the world to grow up in. We had woods to play in and 2 sledding hills and cows to chase ( naughty!) and enough kids to have a huge game of hide and seek after supper until it got dark.
My hometown is Zahl, North Dakota, population 10 if you count the dogs! I grew up on a farm and went to First grade and church in Zahl. I love being from a rural area where everyone knows each other and helps each other out at the drop of a hat. I wouldn’t change my small town hometown for anything!
My hometown is Oil City, PA. It’s very small and our local quilt shop makes you feel like family. We have only one small quilt shop and a small Joann’s. Even at Joann’s the employees know you by name and always want to know what your new project is. Nice being small and feeling like a family to everyone.
My home (and life-long) town is Ortonville, Michigan. It’s a small, very friendly & neighborly town with many community activities. The best part about it is that I live about two blocks from a very beautiful and welcoming fabric store called ‘Mabelena’s Quilting Supplies & Comforts’.
My hometown is Amory, MS. Growing up there was a lot like growing up in Mayberry. Very small town USA. I feel exceptionally grateful for having grown up in such a special place! I try to get back there as often as possible…just not often enough! ;-D
My hometown where I grew up is Pella, Iowa. Pella is a wonderful picturesque little town of Dutch ancestry. In the Spring, they have a Tulip Time festival and parades and there are thousands and thousands of tulips everywhere! I remember marching in the parade as a child. I have fond memories of growing up in Pella.
I grew up in Seaside, Oregon on the Pacific Ocean. It was a wonderful town in which to do all the things that kids like to do. Go hiking on Tillamook Head, go swimming in the ocean, experience all the festivals and many conventions. We were very fortunate to have a safe place to live. I left there after High School and traveled the United States in the US Air Force, where I met and married my husband. His job kept us travelling now and then, but when he retired we came back to Oregon on the Pacific Ocean. How wonderful it is to be HOME !
My hometown is any where we live at the moment. As a military wife, home is where the heart is – and my heart is always with my husband and children – anywhere from Maryland to Okinawa, Japan.
I was born in Detroit Michigan, and lived in Michigan for the first 46 years of my life. I miss it like crazy, BUT – my new hometown is Portland, Oregon, and I love it. I have a view of Mt. Hood all the time, I can get to the Pacific in about two hours, two huge, major rivers run through town, I can see Mt. St. Helens from various spots when I am driving, every culture is represented here, and I never have to shovel snow – but I can see it on the mountain tops any time I want.
waterford….my hometown is the historical small town of waterford. Typical small town feel with friendly people who all know each other. love it!!
We’re in the process of moving to Mill Spring, NC in beautiful western nc on Lake Adger.
I love the fabrics framed, what a great idea to put on walls in a sewing room. My hometown is Placerville, CA and I love living here because it is NOT a major metropolis of people.
My hometown is Houston, BC Canada. It is special because I have always lived there and most of my grandchildren are also there. I know every one here and some of the places are named after my ancestors.
Evergreen, Colorado. I have elk, foxes, bears and deer passing thru my backyard while I sew. We have beautiful weather- over 300 days of sunshine, mild temperatures and wonderful neighbors. I can see Bergen mountain from my front porch and go to sleep listening to the elk bugling.
My hometown is Selma, NC. Home of Railroad Days on the first weekend in October.
i’m living in lexington–but not kentucky! there is a lexington in minnesota, as well. we have a population of 2200, and are a little town in between two larger ones. one of the nicest things about living here is that we have a small town feel and setting, but are just minutes away from the twin cities–either one! we have near-instant access to all the theaters, museums, restaurants, and life in a big city, with the opportunity to “hide out” in our little community for peace and quiet.
I live in Healesville , (Victoria, Australia), it’s a beautiful small town in the heart of the ‘Yarra Valley’ the home of Victorias 1st vineyard (1800′s) & is still a huge vineyard & winery area. We are surrounded by beautiful mountains ( a bit scarred from the Black Saturday Bushfires). The fires made our town & community stronger, more compassionate & caring. We are only 50kms from Melbourne, not to close or to far from our states capital city
Cleveland is my hometown – not the big city, but a small town that had 25,000 people when I was growing up. It was special because I could ride my bicycle anywhere, had plenty of kids to play with in the neighborhood, and enjoyed learning arts and crafts.
My hometown is Milwaukee, WI home of the Brewers! Great city with amazing festivals on the lakefront.
My hometown is Manitouwadge, Ontario… aka Cave of the Great Spirit Manitou! I was born in this small, remote community where everyone knows everyone; it is a very friendly place. We are in the heart of the Boreal Forest and it is our backyard playground for hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, photography, canoing/boating etc.
My hometown is Baraboo, WI. Home of the Ringling Brothers Circus World. There is a circus to see and also beautiful antiques circus wagons that are just unbeleivable
I grew up in rural PA, but the closest town was Ninepoints. There were a few houses around a crossroad. Two grocery stores stood on opposite sides of the road. There was a blacksmith shop that repaired farm equipment and shod horses. My favorite memories were of going to the grocery store to get a 5 cent popsicle and going to the blacksmith shop with my father to watch him repair something while I ate it.
Fargo, ND is my hometown. It’s special because it’s where my family is. It has brutally cold winters which makes for great sewing weekends with friends and family. Fargo is best known for the floods that seem to occur every spring, which has us packing up my sewing room. It’s not bad though because putting everything back gives me a weekend to spend organizing my fabric and patterns.
Hi, my hometown is Moncton, N.B., Canada and it is wonderful because it has all of the best with a not tooo big a city, only about 100,000 people but all you could ever want or need.
Cattaraugus is special because of the family I have
I live in the small town of Haskell, Tx. (pop. 3000) We are not famous for anything but we are friends with nearly everyone in town. We care about each other and support them in all their endevors.
I live in Haskell Tx . A small town of 3000. We care about each other and are friends with nearly everyone in town.
My hometown is Novato, California. I did not live there until the fifth grade but my parents and memories are there.
I live in a friendly little town in Northwest Florida called Bonifay, where our main events of the year are the Rodeo the first weekend in October, All night gospel singing in July the first weekend and also it’s where my ancestors lived around this area and has the feeling of being welcomed being here… love my little town even though I was borned in Macon Ga…
My hometown where I grew up was Warwick, Rhode Island. The littlest state! Warwick has a hometown parade every year called Gaspee Days….The Gaspee was the British schooner that was burned in Narragansett Bay by colonist and a prelude to the Boston Tea Party!
I don’t really have a hometown. We moved every 3-5 years when I was growing up. My favorite place was a little town in Massachuesetts (ok, the spelling may be off – it has been a while since I have had to spell it). I remember the old town square after a fresh blanket of snow had fallen. Makes me feel all warm and comfy to think of it.
Thanks for the memory and the chance at your giveaway.
My hometown is Madison, WI. We have four lakes and four seasons, a great University, rolling hills, beautiful prairies, woods, wetlands, farms and a vibrant medium-sized city. Best of all– wonderful people!
My hometown was Sciotoville, Ohio. It was a wonderful small town by the Ohio River where we could play after dark catching lightning bugs and not worry about a thing. Now my hometown is Columbus, Ohio, home of The Ohio State University. GO BUCKS! It is a wonderful town also with Rivers running through. It has great ethnic neighborhoods and festivals and fairs and parks.
I live in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. What makes my hometown great is something that very few people from outside this area would actually know – this is the first place in North America that oil was found! Not Texas or Alberta Canada! But a little town of about 500 people!!! We are a very friendly town. We actually still have the site where the first oil well was dug and a replica of the original drilling equipment!!! What of those facts that make you go huh!!!
I grew up in San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo was recently named the happiest place in America. What makes it special? The lovely climate, gorgeous green belts studded with volcanic peaks, locally grown vegetables sold at multiple farmers’ markets, wonderful wines, several quilt shops, walking and biking trails, all centered around the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa which was built in 1772. Nearby Hearst Castle is a jewel as well. I am so fortunate to have grown up in SLO. Come on out and see us!
My hometown is Napa CA or at least that is where I call my hometown and that is because we moved around a lot when I was young because of my dads work and Napa is where my parents lived the longest and where I also lived for quite a while. It doesn’t hurt that I love it there, have many friends there, and where I would like to go back to eventually. It’s most special because it is where my parents are still and of course where the best wine ever is made!
Aurora, MN small and sweet.
Bee Branch, Beautiful rural countryside and the people are wonderful!
My hometown of Franklin, Ar population 75 when I was growing up there.
Only town with bank that didn’t close during World War II when President Roosevelt
declared a banking holiday. Communication wasn’t that great back then and we didn’t
get the word in time to close. A great place to grow up!
I live in Aiken, a little city with an urban forest at its center.
I live in Waynesville, Ohio. I love it here and what makes it special to me is that it is the antique capital of the United States. Every October we have the annual Saurkraut Festival which draws people and vendors from all over the world.The town in so homey and antique antiquated. Friendly neighbors and just a good old all American town.
My home town is Green River Wyoming. I love it cause it’s a small town where the community is pretty close. And you can know alot people cause it is small. I love that it’s small and my kids were able to ride bikes and play any where they wanted thanks to small town. I Love my Home town
My hometown in Apponaug, Rhode Island, and what made it special to me was that my two grandmothers lived right nearby–one next door (we lived in my great grandmother’s house) and on just a mile away. That made for lots of wonderful childhood memories with them.
My hometown is Newport News Virginia and it is special because I have raised my children here,(still rasing 5 of them:)) and because all my married children (5 more children
)live here with 7 sweet grandbabies…its a “family” town! 
We have over 30 years of memories here raising our family.
My hometown is Sydney, Australia. I know I’m biased but I really do think it is one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world! Everytime I go back there I wonder why I ever left
My hometown is Lockport, New York. It is special because it is where the fire hydrant system was invented and for sometime it had the honor of having the widest bridge in the world.
My hometown, Durango, Colorado, is special to me because I my brothers and I grew up there. It was a little town not on the road to anywhere, really, but sitting in a stunningly beautiful natural setting. It’s a little bit bigger town, these days (there’s a turn lane in Main Street and everything), but just as lovely. Wouldn’t mind moving back…
Right now my hometown is Del Valle, Texas. It’s just a little east of Austin. But, sometime between now and March, we’re moving to Marblemount, Washington–I’m so excited I can hardly stand it.
Well, Hometown can mean either the place you live or the place you were born, that makes it genius. I will choose the answer… Hastings.
My hometown is Ballygawley – I don’t actually live in the town but in the country in the heart of the Clogher Valley, Northern Ireland.
I live in Burlington, ND. But I grew up in Minot, ND and that is the place I call home….my family lives there and I work there. Minot went through a DEVASTATING flood this summer. My folks and my girlfriend and her husband and also several other friends and co-workers lost their homes to the river. Minot, will rise above this and be better for it!
I call Fort Worth, Texas my Hometown. I lived there for most my growing up years, found my sweetheart there and have worked there all my working life. My sweetheart is a FW police officer, so we moved away from the city to raise the kids, but my heart will always be in Fort Worth.
I live in Manchester, NH which, up until the begining of the 20th century, was a mill town. The city was founded by and owned by the Amoskeag Mills. They set up a lovely city with parks throughout the city. The city is split by the Merrimack River and I live on the west side of the river. When we moved here 24 years ago, most of the people on the West Side was French Canadian. Their families had originally come to work in the mills. Many of my friends grew up on the West Side, married fellows from here and raised their families here. While the neighborhood is slowly changing, there are still French touches here and there. I’m the token non-French member of the group. I’m not related to anyone in the neighborhood and never went to school with any of my friends or their family members (it’s a silly local joke). It was like living in a small town with city advantages.
Portland Oregon here. aka the Rose city, we have a beautiful rose garden here along with a great annual rose festival. Not to mention we are a short trip away from the ocean, the mountains and even the desert, we have it all here!
We recently moved and L.O.V.E. our new hometown. It’s small (35,000ish), yet feels metropolitan with great cultural diversity, lots of activities and tons of restaurants (Thai is my favorite). Bentonville, AR is a lovely place to live. 5 nearby quilt shops don’t hurt either.
My hometown is Spokane, Washington. It is special because Benny and Joon was filmed there and the 1974 World Fair was there!
My hometown was Watsonville, CA. It’s between Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA. Lots of agriculture especially strawberries. I’ve lived in Sacramento, CA. 8 years, one of the Hometown towns but will move next year. Thank you for a chance to win.
Even though I live in Atlanta, GA now, my hometown is really Augusta, GA. Augusta is known for its golf courses and hosts the Masters Tournament annually at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Thanks for the opportunity to win one of the framed prints. It would truly be an honor to have my number picked!
I’m from Springfield, TN. A small town where everybody knows everybody. Its special to me cause my parents, their parents, their parents…..many generations, were born and raised here (or close by), so the roots of my raising run deep. Thanks for the chance to win
My hometown is Mesa, Arizona. I enjoy the closeness of family, friends, shopping, church, etc. Our children have excelled in every activity they have participated in along with meeting new friends. Our family of 9 feels this is the best place ever to live!
Lafayette, CO is my hometown and we love it! It’s small enough that everyone knows who you are the local restaurants and there is a big move to revitalize our tiny main strip. It has an extensive trail system next to a beautiful creek and everyone is always running or riding their bikes around town. It is very close to Boulder, CO but without of the college traffic…. plus, it’s got AMAZING views of the nearby mountains. It’s the perfect place to raise our daughter
I live in Victoria, BC and to describe it is to say “Beautiful British Columbia” It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I never stop thinking “wow, I live here”.
My hometown is Glen Dale, WV–the birthplace of award-winning country singer Brad Paisley AND the hometown of the Bissetts, (Lady Gaga’s grandparents). Lady Gaga’s mom grew up here and graduated from the local high school before moving to NYC to find love & financial success. Brad started his country music career from here while still in his teens.
I have three hometowns Newington, CT., where I have lived for the past 18 years
because I couldn’t buy a condo in the town I grew-up in. The street, outside
the condo complex I live in, is the border between Berlin and Newington,CT.
Berlin is my second hometown where I grew-up and where most of my immediate
family members live. The third is East Lime (Niantic), CT, my parents owned a
summer home there for over 10 years. This house now belongs to my oldest
brother and I try to visit when I can.
I was raised in a small western Chicago suburb of Lyons, IL. Great place to grow children with family values and blue collar ethics. Currently I call Marsing, ID home. A little berg at the base of the Owyhee mountains in south west Idaho. Just love the prints and would love to win.
My hometown is Bend, Oregon. We are a beautiful high desert town with a view of the Cascade Moutain Range. Home of Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, dozens of golf course, 100′s of lakes, a beautiful river run through it and miles and miles of hiking and mountain climbing. There is not an outdoor adventure that can’t be had right outside your door. I regularly see deer, coyotes, squirrels, racoons…and many more walk through my yard. But the very best reason for living here…we have 9 quilt shops all within a 45 min. radius!
My hometown for the past 15 years is Los Lunas, New Mexico. We are 25 miles south of Albuquerque which is home to the International Balloon Fiesta. Talk about color! The hot air ballons look like beautiful fabrics floating in the sky. We live close to the Rio Grande in the heart of farming country, even though we are in the desert. The great thing about living here… the beautiful New Mexico sunsets.
My hometown for the last 10 years has been Lakehills, (aka Pipe Creek for the USPS) Texas. We are about 25 miles from both San Antonio and Bandera (Cowboy Capital of Texas). We live on Medina Lake, a beautiful man-made lake with crystal blue waters set in the beginning of the Hill Country. Although we have been enduring a drought for the past couple of years, it is still a beautiful area filled with lots of wild life and trees.
Walnut Creek is my hometown. It’s a little town in the middle of Ohio Amish country. It is beautiful in the fall with the many colors in the trees amid the rolling hills. It’s a small community and a great place to raise a family.
My hometown is Freeport, TX, which is where I was raised from the age of 7. I wasn’t born there and I don’t live there now, but it is where all of my wonderful childhood memories were made, where my parents lived until they both passed away recently, and just makes me smile thinking of the small town. We were able to stay out until the street lights came on, ran behind the mosquito truck, chased down the snowcone man, everybody knew everybody’s kids and made them mind, played outside all day and learned how to pretend. THAT is why I love my hometown…and there is so much more.
My hometown for the past 41 years has been Bakersfield, CA — home to Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, the Kern River and Strawberry Patches Quilt Shop! It’s a great place to live and work and quilt.
I live in DeKalb Il. The birthplace of barbed wire and Northern Illinois University.
My hometown is Ottawa, Canada. It’s special for a couple of reasons, one being it is the capital of Canada
In addition, my Dad’s work took us all over the world, so it is special because it is the one place we always returned to… our hometown.
Rochester, Indiana… it’s wonderful because my only living grandparent lives there.
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Actually, I have TWO hometowns!! I have Clinton, Tennessee where I grew up, and I have Tazewell, Tennessee where I have CHOSEN to live for the last 30 years!! Both places are wonderful places to live and raise your children, so I have been VERY blessed to call both places my hometown!!
My hometown is Cumberland Gap, TN and it is special for so many reasons. For it is the feeling of being home even though I haven’t lived here my whole life. There are only 210 people who live here and for the most part we all know each other. No traffic lights, a couple of stop signs (more of a suggestion since virtually impossible to get over 20 mph), and some spectacular people. It is so Mayberry-like you feel the need to blink when you drive through. I love my town!
My hometown is Boon, MI, population probably 50 or so. We didn’t actually live there as we actually lived 200 miles away-I was just taken there in my mom’s belly, to Gma & Gpa’s farmhouse to be born MANY, many years ago. We were poor and there was no money for hospitals in our family at that time. My husband and I make the drive at least a couple times a year to drive past that farmhouse. My heart will always be there.
My current hometown is Chelsea, Alabama. Its hot and humid. It has the most beautiful small mountains that are full of life.
moving with the military, my daughter missed out on the hometown feelings,
but this would be a great piece of art for her new apartment!
My hometown is Yaphank, New York(Long Island). Our claim to fame is that Irving Berlin, wrote “Yip Yip Yaphank”, in his bootcamp days during WWI. Camp Upton was bootcamp for 30,000 men before deployment for WWI.(Camp Upton has since moved nearby and, is the home of the Brookhaven National Lab. Which is so large, Uptonnow has it’s own zip code.) Thanks for the great giveaway! ;->
My hometown is Gothenburg, NE – a little town in the middle of Nebraska. It is known for being the home of an original Pony Express Station. Love your prints and would love to have one.
I live in a very small town of Brighton, Illinois,,We moved here when I was 30 and that was some 41 years ago. It is a farming community and we love the simplicity of the life style . Children have all moved away, but come home to see their hometown often.
Maggey
I moved all over growing up and would love the hometown feeling.
My hometown is Pueblo, Co. Great place to be from because it is so close to the Rockie Mountains!
Arcata, Ca was a great, safe place to grow up in the 50s. It still is a wonderful town with a college, a plaza surrounded by active business, the best farmers market anywhere every Saturday.
I just bought some Hometown fabric. I love fabric with words on it.
I spent summers on my grandparents farm near Colman, SD. I loved the little general store where I was allowed to spend 10 cents on candy. You could get a LOT of candy for a dime back then. Cars would park right in the middle of the main street and everyone know each other. I haven’t been there for years and I’m afraid things have changed, but I have wonderful memories!
Karen in Breezy Point
My home town is Cypress Ca. I think it’s special because it holds all the memories of growning up with my 2 brothers. When Sweetwater did the shout out for hometown i sent mine in and it made it. So every time i look at the fabric i will think of my brothers.
Thanks for the chance to win
My hometown is Ft. Wayne, Indiana. It is known as the place where three rivers meet. It was a great place to grow up.
I am from Baton Rouge, LA. It is the capital of Louisiana and has the tallest state capital in the all the US.
My hometown is West Covina (and no, there is no “East Covina”!). There must be something pretty special about it, because I the friends I hang out with the most all went to school with me there – - – back in the OLDEN days!
My hometown is Shawnee, Oklahoma. Shawnee is located near the center of the great state of Oklahoma and is home to two outstanding universities – Oklahoma Baptist University and St. Gregory’s University. The very first Sonic drive-in was built in Shawnee, and Shawnee is home to Sonic Drive In #3,000. Shawnee enjoys a rich agricultural heritage (home of the Shawnee Milling Company) and is home to several native American tribes. I am proud to be from Shawnee in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma!
My hometown is Alliance, Nebraska. Although I haven’t lived there for many, many years, there is nothing like going back and visiting “my hometown” – brings back lots of memories: cruising the Butte (main street), Rex’s Burger’s, football games, 4-H, etc. Still have family there an always enjoy a visit back home!
wow… my hometown is where I live now. I’m lucky to live in Herndon VA where one brother and one set of parents are also near by. I am close to Washington DC so I am able to take advantage of a huge number of events that my family enjoys!
Originally my home town was Los Angeles. We moved to Colorado Springs in 1982, and thus this is now home. Colorado Springs is great it has a lot to offer any one. From physical pursuits to a very laid back feel. The best part is the quilting community, everyone i have met has enriched my life and my quilting with help and or friendship
My original hometown is Dunedin in New Zealand, however we have been in Brisbane, Australia for past 27 years, so am happy to say this is my hometown now.
My home town is Troy, NY, the home of Uncle Sam! Samuel Wilson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Russell Sage College, Hudson Valley Community College, Emma Willard School, Burden Iron Works, … the list goes on and on!
I live in Mesa, Arizona. I wasn’t born here, but I did all of my growing up here. It is a city, and people are far apart, but when there is a need we can all really come together. I have good friends, good neighbors, and more! I love living in Mesa, Arizona. Dusty, yes. Dirty, sometimes. Beautiful, always.
My hometown is Madison. It’s special because the downtown is an isthmus, with the student union (campus “livingroom”) overlooking one lake and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace convention center overlooking the other. Portions of Rodney Dangerfield’s “Back to School” were filmed on our beautiful UW campus.
My hometown is little ol’ South Boston, Virginia. I lived there for 28 years until I was married and moved away. I’ve lived all over the state of Virginia but have finally settled down in the Shenandoah Valley….beautiful here!
My hometown is Glendale, CA. It is truly my hometown as I was born here and still reside here 70 years later. My home is across the street from my elementary school and my father is just two blocks away in the home where I grew up. Although Glendale, as a city, has changed in many ways over the years, it will always be home to me.
My hometown is Rockledge, Florida. It truly is my hometown because I was born, raised and have lived here for 51 years. My entire family still lives within a 5 mile radius of my hometown and I wouldn’t want it any other way. When the holidays roll around my parents host all of the events and we never have to worry about who’s in town and how far they have to travel to join us. My parents home is the central point for my 3 brothers and me along with our extended family to gather and celebrate being a “FAMILY”.
I grew up in Arcata, CA. Typical “Leave it to Beaver” lifestyle during the 50′s.
I love these prints.
My hometown is Whitakers, North Carolina, a very small town northeast of Raleigh about 70 miles. How small? The population “back then” was just over 1000 people. The city limits were a circle one mile across. Everyone knew everyone (and sometimes their business too!). No one locked their doors. There were lots of kids growing up there in the 50s and 60s. Whenever someone was getting married, there was ALWAYS a bridal shower given (bring out the sterling silver flatware, crystal, and fine china) and the bride ALWAYS had ENGRAVED wedding invitations (none of this printed, new fangled, modern stuff). Two churches — Methodist and Baptist. Once a year we would worship together. Everyone attended Sunday school and church. We had a barber shop, three small grocery stores, a hardware store, a doctor (my grandfather and he made house calls!), the post office, one school that everyone attended (grades 1 – 12), and the bank. We didn’t have any chain stores or motels in my town. Still don’t! Whitakers was just a wonderful, safe, small town to grown up in and I will always have many fond memories.