Quilting
Paducah becomes a Mecca for quilters each spring as nearly 35,000 international and domestic quilters attend the annual AQS Quilt Show & Contest.
The National Quilt Museum of the United States is the portal to the contemporary quilt experience-through traditional and non-traditional exhibits and workshops. It is the gateway to the discovery of quilts, quiltmaking and the quilt artist for both American and international visitors.
Paducah's history in quilts and quiltmaking is rich and deep. As a folk art, Kentucky's quiltmaking has been preserved and passed on primarily through community traditions. Over the last quarter of a century, folk art and "domestic arts" have evolved into hip art expressions and the quilt has been reborn as a vibrant, provocative collectible. Paducah embraces this broad spectrum of quiltmaking by preserving time-honored traditional designs and methods while simultaneously acknowledging and encouraging the art quilt movement.
Flowing with creativity and inspiration, Paducah resembles a quilt in many ways. The vibrant rivertown is a patchwork of quilt and fabric shops-including Hancock's of Paducah and an array of others offering the latest in equipment and embellishments that take your creations to the next level. Many of quilting's brightest stars, including three-time AQS Best of Show winner Caryl Bryer Fallert, offer hands-on fiber art experiences in both LowerTown and Historic Downtown. Exciting workshops are taught by some of quilting's most celebrated artists at the National Quilt Museum year round.
