A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
Family and dignitaries at the grand opening of 'Ionkwanikonhriiosne' (front row, L to R), Louise Thompson, Ietsistohkwaroraks, Ienonhkwatsheriiostha, Richard Skidders, Sheree Bonaparte and Barbara Lazore. Back row (L to R) Fallan Davis, Kylee Tarbell, Vince Thompson, Joe Lazore, Dennis Chaussi and Karonhiotha.
Bonaparte and family created an atmosphere of creativity and warmth, here is one corner of Ionkwanikonhriiosne. Outfits made by Leah Tarbell, beading by Tsiahawi Perkins and center quilt made by Sheree Bonaparte.
Robyn Dorion standing with her two quilts. Robyn, herself an expert in quilting, was instrumental in providing professional advice and suggestions to Sheree.
Barbara Lazore, left, provided inspiring opening remarks at the grand opening, Richard Skidders and (far right) Sheree Bonaparte and their grandson Tehaienkwarentohs.
On June 20th, 2017 Sheree Bonaparte celebrated the grand opening of her shop, 'Ionkwanikonhriiosne'. The store was a dream of hers for years; it took a lot of patience and determination for the shop to become a reality for her. You can see the pride and effort put into the shop, and the beautiful space itself. It's not just a quilting shop, but will function as a learning center also. Sheree plans on having sewing and quilting classes in the near future. As well as the two main classes that will be held, there will be traditional outfit making classes.
As soon as you walk in the store you can see the artistic work of different seamstresses, and inspiration arises almost immediately in anyone who sews or who is interested in learning. Sheree is open to anyone learning to ask her questions while she is at her shop. The shop will be open Monday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. At this moment there are different fabrics and sewing materials available in the store, Sheree made it a point to have good quality material available to her customers.
With the help of Robyn Dorion, Sheree was able to open the store successfully. Robyn is from Cornwall, ON and will also be one of the future instructors at the store. Some of her quilts are displayed throughout the store, so anyone can see for themselves how talented she is.
If anyone is interested in attending future classes, all you need to do is go to the store and find out when they are going on, or go to the store website icscfabrics.com for more information.
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