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Paducah - AQS Annual Quilt Show & Contest . . .
Near the end of April, the American Quilter's Society hosts a quilting extravaganza that brings quilting enthusiasts from all over the world to Paducah, Kentucky.
While officially the event is a gigantic Quilt Show & Contest, it functions as an annual convention for quilters. If you hear a quilter ask another "Are you going to Paducah this year?" it means are you going to "The Big Show" the annual confab, the annual gathering of quilters, the convention.
Quoting from the event brochure, the annual Quilt Show & Contest includes ". . . everything quilting - from classes, lectures, special events, demonstrations, and exhibits of quilts, quilts and more quilts. . . . You can shop-till-you-drop for quilts, materials to make quilts, and quilt-related . . . " items at over 300 vendor booths. Quilting machines, quilting tools, quilting books abound. Over 400 quilt contests are conducted during the show - making this event "The World Series of Quilting."
During these four days the town of Paducah eats, sleeps, and breathes Quilting as it extends it's hospitality to visitors from all over the continent and beyond. Proud of its role in hosting this event, it bills itself as "Quilt City, USA."
< < < Instructors hold up a demonstration quilt during one of the workshops Jo attended.
< < < Jo's friend Eileen exhibited her entry in the wearable art competition.
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