Hope...
along the Heritage Trail
Hope along the Heritage Trail unites the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, Soup of Success and the Quilt Gardens sponsored by the Elkhart County, IN Convention & Visitors Bureau to grow hope, the seed of success.
We’re working together through empowering programs and inspiring flowers to plant the seed and grow the “garden” of hope. You can help blossom hope by stopping by the Elkhart County Visitors Center or any of the Vera Bradley retailers below from April to September and enter to win the Star of Hope quilt pictured here. It’s a one-of-a-kind wall hanging crafted with exclusive Vera Bradley fabrics by local fabric artist Diana Bennett.
About the Quilt Artist - Diana Bennett is an acclaimed local fiber artist noted for her sensitive use of lines, light, shadows and color in her original quilt art designs. You can see a large display of Diana Bennett's work at the Elkhart County Visitor Center
See the quilt* and ENTER TO WIN (raffle tickets are 3/$5 or 6/$10) February through September at the following participating retailers:
Cinnamon Stick (Middlebury) TBD
Concord Mall (Elkhart) September 7 - September 9
Das Dutchman Essenhaus (Middlebury) February 24 - March 5 | April 13 - April 19 | August 6 - August
Diana Bennett - Dear Jane Quilters Dinner Event April 13
Elkhart County Visitors Center - April 23 - May 6
Linton's Enchanted Gardens (Elkhart) April 19 | May 18 - May 20 | July 16 - August 6
Sarah Davis (Davis Mercantile / Shipshewana) TBD
Tulips & Tunes (Elkhart) May 5
West View Florist & Gifts (Elkhart) June 12 - June 22
Woldruff's Footwear & Apparel (Goshen) May 7 - May 17 | June 28 - July 16
Nappanee Center - Heritage Collection Grand Opening Exhibit May 30 - June 11
Also Now Available at our participating retailers - The Super Stuffed Vera Bradley Hope Tote!
For just $55, your choice of "Savory - Super Thoughtful" or "You're So Sweet"
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Wellfield Botanic Gardens
See the Star of Hope pattern realized with flowers in a supersized quilt garden at Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart Beginning May 30. This vibrant, waterside display is a living tribute to the fight against breast cancer.
View the Vera Bradley Foundation Summary
*Through partnerships like the Hope Blooms Quilt Project, the Vera Bradley Foundation has contributed $15 million to breast cancer research at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. The hope created right here in Indiana is inspirational! Hope along the Heritage Trail is the Quilt Gardens contribution to this effort.
