Amish quilts in quilt gardens – a natural here in northern Indiana’s Amish country. More than 1,000 Fancy Blue Petunias join red begonias and yellow marigolds in the quilt garden titled Bars. The 12 flower gardens and 11 painted murals depict a variety of quilt patterns. They’re spread throughout Elkhart County, each of the seven towns – Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Wakarusa, Nappanee, Shipshewana, Bristol – having at least one element. The tour is expected to continue again next year but with different quilt patterns in the gardens.

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