Paducah quilt show is by far the best and largest I've been to. Vendors and quilts like crazy. I've been to the Columbus show, also and this year plan on going by bus to the Cincinnati show. But Paducah is awesome and if you go to Paducah you must go to Eleanor Burns store, and "The Purple Toad winery" there. I got hooked on their PaducahBlue wine and now order it and have it shipped! Also a quilt museum in Paducah. We went several years ago, it was the year of the flood there but it was awesome and would love to go again. And the town isn't huge like Houston will be, but that being said, I'd love to see the Houston show.
Sandy