Originally Posted by
QuiltMom2
First major quilt show/ international exhibition?
The first major one that
offered a cash prize for best of show was AQS Paducah in 1985. I think the success of the AQS shows added to the popularity of quilting and specifically competition quilting. This went a long ways to making it the multi billion dollar industry it is today.
http://www.americanquilter.com/about_aqs/history.php