We Quilt this City
Shipshewana, Indiana
Quilt This City in Shipshewana for an experience like no other! At the Heart of Amish Country, you’ll find the quilting mecca of Northern Indiana. Discover a quilting cultural renaissance, woven together with a legacy and tradition passed down through generations.
Itinerary Highlights:
- Visit more than 20 Amish and local quilt and fabric shops
- Quilting MECA – Tens of thousands of yards of fabric
- Quilt Gardens –
- Discover 80 handcrafted Barn Quilts
- Experience hands-on activities
Quilt & Fabric Shops
- I Sell Fabrics
- 1,200 bolts of fabric
- Australian Aboriginal fabric
- Fossil-Fern Design
- Featherlight
- Handmade & machine-made quilts
- Lolly’s Fabrics
- 12,000 bolts of fabric
- A “boatload” of fat quarters
- Lord’s Supper Quilt
- Lang Store
- Patterns, kits, notions, and fabrics
- Rebecca Haarr’s Antique and Vintage Quilts
- The Cotton Corner
- 4,000 bolts of fabric
- Long Arm and Berlina machines
- Certified Machine training/demos
- The Quilt Shop at Essenhaus
- Handmade quilts and table runners
- Area’s largest selection of Quilt Magic
- Sewing Machines
- Handi Quilter longarm machines
- Yoder Department Store
- 18,000 bolts of fabric
Hands-on Activities
- Teaberry Wood Products – wooden quilt block puzzle
- Barn Quilt Class – paint your own Barn Quilt
Quilt Tours
- Barn Quilt Tour – Discover 80 handcrafted barn quilts
- Quilt Gardens – A combination of quilting, gardening, and art into a one-of-a-kind visitor experience.
Quilt Programs/Events
- Fiber Retreat at Wellfield Gardens
- September 17, 2025
- Spend a day of tranquility & inspiration in nature and create by hand with fiber, fabric and fingers!
- Honeyville Quilt Auction
- September 20, 2025
- Location: 4445 S 900 W, Topeka, IN
- If you’re looking to buy a beautiful, hand-stitched Amish quilt, this is the auction for you!
Quilt Retreats
- Blue Gate Garden Inn
- Das Dutchman Essenhaus Inn
- Farmstead Inn
- The Van Buren Hotel
- Local Airbnb’s
