The National Quilt Museum
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215 Jefferson Street
Paducah, KY 42001 - Phone: (270) 442-8856
- Region: Historic Downtown
- Visit Website
Advancing the Art. Expanding the Vision.
Celebrating 20 years! View the elegant displays at the 30,000-square-foot contemporary structure highlighting the vigorous rebirth of quiltmaking that began in the 1970s. Enjoy quilts and the stories they tell throughout the year. The Museum showcases contemporary, miniature, and antique quilts in its impressive facility, which was custom-built and designed for optimal exhibition of quilts. The lobby features quilt patterned stained glass windows and an exciting gift and bookshop.
United States Representative Ed Whitfield announced on May 17, 2008, that a congressional designation had been passed naming Paducah's Museum of the American Quilter's Society as the National Quilt Museum of the United States. The museum was founded by quilt enthusiasts Bill & Meredith Schroeder in 1991 to promote and "honor today's quiltmaker."
Quilting's most celebrated artists conduct workshops at the Museum throughout the year. The Museum store offers Kentucky Crafted items and quilt-related instructional and collector books.
Open Mon.-Sat., 10 AM-5 PM; also Sundays, April-October, 1-5 PM
$11 adults; $9 seniors; $5 students; $7 groups of 10 or more. Free admission to Museum store.
National Quilt Museum Fabulous Fabric Flurry
- April 25, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum Lobby
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Back by popular demand, the Museum will hold its second annual Fabulous Fabric Flurry. $10 gets you all the fabric you can fit into your "Flurry ... www.quiltmuseum.org/quilt-week-2012.html View Details
National Quilt Museum: "This Guy Must Be Nuts! George Siciliano Lecture"
- April 25, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum Classroom
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
George tells the funny stories of his journey into the world of quilting. The lecture features a trunk show of his quilts starting with his first quil... www.quiltmuseum.org/quilt-week-2012.html View Details
National Quilt Museum: George & Virginia Siciliano Demonstrations
- April 24, 2012 - April 28, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
Meet George and Virginia Siciliano as they demonstrate their techniques throughout the week. Patterns and seam allowance guide will be available for s... www.quiltmuseum.org/quilt-week-2012.html View Details
National Quilt Museum: Meet the Artist & Signing Event
- April 27, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Meet some of your favorite authors and artists and get your book or items signed! The line-up includes prolific writer and author, Ann Hazelwood and a... www.quiltmuseum.org/quilt-week-2012.html View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Carol Taylor: Improvisational Scrap Quilt
- April 30, 2012 - May 04, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
Explore simple piecing techniques and great ways of creating patchwork designs. Play with color and design without anxiety. View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Cynthia England: Landscapes
- May 30, 2012 - June 02, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Adapted from her most popular class. Learn her piecing technique and begin your own landscape design. View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Diane Gaudynski: A New Tradition in Quilting
- October 18, 2012 - October 20, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Explore free motion machine quilting in this workshop that will take your quilting to a higher level. View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Ellen Anne Eddy: Thread Magic Garden
- August 09, 2012 - August 11, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
From her new book Thread Magic Garde. Learn how to build your design using a variety of specialty threads and techniques. View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Frieda Anderson: Fused Art Collage & Machine Quilting
- July 19, 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
From her new book Thread Magic Garde. Learn how to build your design using a variety of specialty threads and techniques. View Details
National Quilt Museum Workshop - Sue Nickels: Folk Garden Sampler
- March 22, 2012 - March 24, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
Learn machine applique using an easy raw edge fusible technique and perfect points to smooth curves. View Details
National Quilt Museum presents acCent! Art Quilts of the UK
- March 16, 2012 - June 12, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
See the innovative quilts from the Unite Kingdom's finest quiltmakers. Don't miss your chance to see this exhibit as it is the only time they will be ... www.nationalquiltmuseum.org View Details
National Quilt Museum presents Blending the Old and the New: Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim
- July 13, 2012 - October 16, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Be inspired by Paul's creativity in reassembling antique quilt blocks into new and exciting designs. View Details
National Quilt Museum presents New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2012: Baskets & Antique Basket Quilts
- April 06, 2012 - July 10, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
Winners and finalists from the annual contest that challenges quiltmakers to create original quilts based on a classic block pattern. See the innovati... www.nationalquiltmuseum.org View Details
National Quilt Museum presents The Exquisite Stitch: 200 Years of Hand Quilting
- June 15, 2012 - September 11, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Honoring the hand workmanship of yesterday and today. View Details
Adult Beginner Quilt Class: Hand Applique
- August 20, 2012 - September 17, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Join the National Quilt Museum's own, Karen Allen, for the popular Adult Beginner Workshops. These 5-week classes are designed for adult beginners. Pa... www.quiltmuseum.org View Details
Adult Beginner Quilt Class: Stars
- October 15, 2012 - November 12, 2012
- Location: The National Quilt Museum
- Address: 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Join the National Quilt Museum's own, Karen Allen, for the popular Adult Beginner Workshops. These 5-week classes are designed for adult beginners. Pa... www.quiltmuseum.org View Details
