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For those of you who are new to me, one of the things that you will see now and then are pictures of our quilt travels. Not long ago, Bill and I visited Indiana Amish country around Shipshewana, IN. During the summer they had a tour of Quilt Gardens and Murals that included several communities in the area. If you've never been there, it is a quilters Mecca! Go if you have a chance. It's just so charming to see the buggies rambling down the street along with the regular traffic.
The Quilt Gardens were kind of shot by the time we got there, but here are a couple of pics to give you an idea....
But what I loved the most were the Quilt Murals! These were mounted on businesses throughout the area. What a treat to see one gorgeous quilt after another.....
One of the best things we did was going to the old Chase Bag Co. factory in Goshen that they have made into shops and restaurants. You know what a feedsack freak I am! Of course they had a Quilt Mural on their building and I kid you not, this word is on that building! It is not a new word, either. They have pics of it being there decades ago. I now know there is a term for being a feedsack freak. I am a BAGOLOGIST!!
So that's it for today! I'm still getting through comments from the Giveaway, but it's taking me a LONG time to look at blogs and catch up with all of you. I'm having a ball! See you next time~
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14 comments:
I am tickled to death that you put up all these pictures since I live in this area!!! It's so funny to see someone else's perspective on the area I call home.
I have added a new word to my vocabulary. Thanks for sharing you Bagologist!
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly's get your fabric here.... I love Shipshe!!!
Did you take a dive in the fatquarter boat?
Blessings,
KT
I'd never heard of quilt gardens. What a beautiful idea!
We have quilt murals like that hanging on a lot of the barns around here. But you have to get out of the local towns to see them. I like how they've included them on the business buildings over there!
~ Meagan
oh goodness, i was just in shipshewana a few weeks ago too! i skipped the flower quilts thinking i missed the best of them...do you live near Shishe?
Thanks so much for sharing the gardens and murals. Indiana is only a state away so perhaps I need to take a road trip.
That is so cool, they really have them every where! Great post, thank you for sharing all of the great photos!
-Carolyn
I LOVE this pictures. I definitely need to visit this part of Indiana. It isn't that far away. And I must share the "bagologist" tag with my friend who we currently refer to as the bag lady -- LOL!
Something that really made me smile tonight. I was sitting in my chair in the office and folding fabric onto comic boards. I came across a green print with flowers with the name Glenna Hailey. Who is this? I type it in google and up pops your blog! Here's the kicker- I started following you last week and didn't KNOW that you were a fabric designer! What a pleasant surprise:) I love your fabric!!!! Only have a fat quarter for now to drool over--so pretty with the white flowers and tiny white ones in between;) They cut off the name of the line though when cutting it though:)
Thanks for sharing your pictures. I hope to visit Amish country someday.
What a fun post. Thanks for sharing all the great pics.
neat! you sure wouldn't see that in ARizona . i have a sewing giveaway going on if you wanna check it out
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hugs!
We have many, many Amish close by in Harrisonburg, VA, but I have never seen flower quilts and murals there....lots of buggies and little white hats, but that is it. I loved this post. It was sosososo interesting.
I really love the barn murals. I have been wanting to paint one and hang it on the shed, but the gardens are new to me. Gorgeous!
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