A pattern book for the unique Shipshewana Blessings©™ quilt.

Shipshewana Blessings©™ News

 

“Shipshewana Blessings” was the theme when over 240 women gathered for the Indiana State Quilt Guild’s winter retreat held February 1-4, 2007, in Shipshewana at the Farmstead Inn. Our book was featured in the weekend’s activities, and Janis and Edith gave lessons on making the quilt blocks. A highlight of the weekend was hearing the guest speaker, Rebecca Haarer, talk about the history of the town of Shipshewana and show some of her antique Amish quilts.

You can also see more pictures and read about Charlena Warfield's experience at the retreat at:    www.doveinthewindow.com , just click on "Winter Retreat" from the home page to view the story.

 

 

Janis and Edith were featured artists at Peacock's Fabrics quilt shop in Sturgis, Michigan during their downtown Strolling Quilt Show on August 18-19, 2006.

 

 

Edith and Janis had a vendor booth at Three Rivers Quilt Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 20-22, 2006. The festival was sponsored by Appleseed Quilters guild.

 

They shared our booth with Carol Honderich, Women of the Bible Quilt patterns http://www.patternsoffaith.com/

Janis and Edith were recently featured in The Paper :

 

Janis and Edith were recently featured in The Goshen (IN) News:

 

Edith and Janis spent a Saturday recently at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, in Indianapolis, Indiana. As an event related to a quilt exhibit there, "Great Lakes Native Quilting," Edith and Janis demonstrated quiltmaking.  This exhibit began February 24 and continues through April 23.

The following is a news release from the museum prior to the event:

Artists-in-Residence Edith Shanholt and Janis Nelson
March 4, 2006
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Shanholt and Nelson are the authors of the book, "Shipshewana Blessings©™." This book (and the quilt that inspired it) represents two cultures that have influenced Shipshewana, Indiana---the Potawatomi and the Amish. Shanholt and Nelson will work on quilt blocks for that quilt and the "Shipshewana Blessings" quilt will be on display.