Shop Hop

June 20 - 23, 2012

$5

Shop Hop
June 20 - 23, 2012

Shop Hop ParticipantsCome join us for the "Shipshewana Backroads Shop Hop". This year there are 6 (six) locations participating in the event. The hop will begin on Wednesday June 20th and run through Saturday June 23rd. One of the unique things about this hop is that all of the "shops" are within a 20-mile radius.

Our theme this year is "Barn Quilts". Each shop's pattern has been selected from one of the many blocks on the newly introduced LaGrange County Barn Quilt Tour. For more information on "weaving" your way through the tour visit www.backroads.org

Each location has designed their own pattern that will be given to participants of the Shop Hop.

So take a peak into each of the individual stores’ websites and join the fun. With your entry fee you will receive the Shop Hop Passport and a Tote to carry all the goodies you pick up along the way.

Visit all 6 (six) locations & have your name entered into a Grand Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize Drawing.

This year's grand prize includes a $25 gift certificate from each shop, lodging arrangements for the 2013 Shipshewana Quilt Festival, and a complete pass to the 2013 Shipshewana Quilt Festival (Shop Hop, Schoolhouse, Speaker, Enrollment fee, and Quilt Show).

Creative Grids

Thank you Creative Grids for sponsoring our 2011 Grand Prize including over $500 worth of rulers.

Purchase your passports beginning May 1, 2012 at all participating shops.

Passports may also be purchased with the pre-enrollment process beginning March 1, 2012. (Fee of $7 required to pre-enroll)


2012 Shop Hop Locations

Yoder Department Store

Yoder Department Store
300 S Van Buren St.
Shipshewana, IN 46565
260.768.4887

www.yoderdepartmentstore.com

Yoder Department Store has been a family owned business for over 65 years. The fabric department offers a wide variety of fabrics for the quilting and sewing enthusiast. We have 10,000 bolts of fashion, bridal, flannel, wool, linen, silk, and cotton to choose from. Our cotton selections range from 1800’s and 1930’s to batiks and contemporary cottons. We have the largest selection of solid fabrics in the area and offer many other cotton prints for your enjoyment. There is truly something for everyone! There are also many patterns, books, and notions to select from to complete your project. The staff in our fabric department has over 250 years of combined expertise in all areas of quilting and sewing.


Lolly’s Fabrics
255 East Main Street
Shipshewana, Indiana
260.768.4703

www.lollys.com

Every quilter’s dream! We provide the inspiration, along with the fabric, patterns, books and everything you need to get started on your next project. We have an abundance of jellyrolls, layer cakes, charm packs and over 120 different quilt kits from Shipshewana to choose from. We specialize in exceptional customer service.


A Little Bit of Lolly’s
Davis Mercantile
255 East Main Street
Shipshewana, Indiana
260.768.4703

www.lollys.com

The best kept secret in Shipshewana and we’re inviting you to come and see what we have in store for you! You’ll find us at the base of the tree in the Davis Mercantile and our shelves are overflowing with fabrics designed with the quilter in mind. Don’t miss the boat!


The Quilt Shop @ Essenhaus
240 U.S. 20
Middlebury, Indiana
800-455-9471 x 300

Step into an old corn crib "full to the rafters" with over 100 local Amish-made quilts, wall hangings and gifts. We have quilting fabrics, books, notions,600+ stencils, locker hooking kits, and Quilt Magic's No Sew Wall Hanging Kits. Whether you are working on a project or looking for inspiration, let us know how we can serve you. We welcome cutom orders big or small!


Homespun Treasures
205 E. Wayne Street
LaGrange, Indiana
260.463.8499

homespuntreasures.biz

Homespun Treasures is located one block northeast of the SR 9 and SR 20 intersection. Owners Karen and Steve Eash renovated the 1920’s building five years ago and moved the quilting business from its former location. This year will mark their 9th year in business. The new location provides space for a private classroom that allows for a variety of ongoing classes for area quilters. There are always class projects on display from past and present classes as well as kits available. A long arm quilting service is also available at the store to help complete those projects.


The Cotton CornerThe Cotton Corner

The Cotton Corner
350 S. Van Buren Street
Shipshewana, Indiana
260.768.7393

The Cotton Corner is an authorized, full-line dealer of BERNINA, Handi Quilter and APQS sewing machines. We also specialize in batiks fabric as well as notions, machine embroidery supplies and designs. In addition, we provide long-arm machine quilting services and monthly sewing clubs open to owners of any brand sewing machine.


 
2010 Charm Challenge Quilt

CHARITY CHALLENGE

Please don't miss the 2011 Charity Challenge quilt on display inside the Shipshewana Town Center. This quilt was pieced by last year's Shipshewana Backroads Shop Hop participants and finished by Homespun Treasures. A huge thank you goes out to all who participated and Karen for all of the work! This quilt has been personally autographed by Kay England, the featured speaker of our 2011 festival. The Shiphshewana Backroads Shop Hop will be donating this quilt in accordance with Kaye's desires, to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® organization. Please come and see this great quilt! This year's Charity Challenge will be again utilizing strips. Everyone participating will receive 2 strips of fabric as a participation thank you.

2010 Silent Auction

The winning bid of $600 for the 2010 quilt came from J Rosencrantz from Michigan. Thanks to all who bid on this year's quilt! Proceeds will go to the (ADA) American Diabetic Association.