Thread: Quilting history in the last 40 years
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Old 02-07-2020, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltMom2 View Post
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
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