I have only been to Paducah, so I can't compare the two, but I can tell you that the show is awesome, and usually includes about 400 quilts from all over the world. Usually about 800 quilts are juried into the show and about half of those are displayed. There are usually many gorgeous quilts from Japan. The classes are great, the Quilt Museum is not to be missed, Eleanor Burns is there and fantastic, and of course there's Hancocks of Paducah. If your husband goes, there's great fishing at Land Between the Lakes.