Even before we went to the wonderful car museum on our trip to Indiana, we went to a number of great quilt shops! Here are a few pictures so you can share the fun. Most of these shops were in the Shipshewana Indiana area.
At one point some of us were sitting in rocking chairs waiting for the other(s) who were still shopping, and a young person came by and said, “So this is what old people do!” Our party’s response is not recorded.
All the shops had pretty quilts on display, and we got a number of good ideas (as well as some fabric). I’m sorry to say I no longer recall which quilts were in which shops, but here’s a sample of what we saw.
Shipshewana is an Amish area, but this was one of the few traditional Amish-type quilts we saw
This Amish-inspired modern quilt was my favorite of the trip
This is one of these things I admire greatly but don’t want to make!
I could get only part of this quilt because of where it was hung, but I loved it!
I thought this was a better-than-usual row quilt design
One gift shop had a display of handmade potholders
There were many more quilts, but most were more ordinary than the above. Many were hand quilted (yikes!) and all were beautifully made.
Shipshewana was a fun place to visit. There’s a huge flea market, too, but we didn’t get to see much of it because a dangerous looking storm rolled in just as we were starting. No problem, because all the quilt shops were indoors 😀
Zippy Quilts 
How rude – that comment – Plus a bit surprising given the cultural backdrop. 🙂
I enjoyed the shops, sure, but also the integration of backyard gardens to some of those shops. (this was 10 years ago, so maybe it’s changed). Also, you bring up a point – indirectly – about the ‘better’ quality Amish Quilts not necessarily being displayed ‘front and center’…a nod to tourist-tastes/price points perhaps?
I’m signed up for another trip to a different Amish area in September, so I’ll look for gardens. And it’s a bus tour so likely we’re all “old people”–ha! I’m pretty sure that remark was made by tourists, not locals, though I was still shopping so I missed it.
HA! Sounds like you were in the ‘right place at the right time’!
Thanks for sharing those cool quilts from your travels and sounds like a fun adventure!
Thanks, it was fun.
Looks like you had a fine time.
Yes! Thanks for visiting 😀