questions about Padukah
 

I also have questions about Padukah. I will be going for the first time next spring. Would I have problem driving through town and parking? are the shuttles a problem. I want to do site seeing in town also so would it be better to drive. If I get to the quilt show early in the morning are their parking lots full? Any helps or suggestions on what not to miss would be appreciated. Thanks

1. It's Paducah! If you get to the quilt show early, there is usually parking around. It's an easy town to get around in and you are close enough that you can walk to Eleanor Burns' store from the show and there are other good places. I never rode the shuttle, we drive (we live in KY) and go wherever we want to. Hancock's of Paducah is one place you must see. You can park there and catch the shuttle, too, if you don't want to drive downtown.

I hope you make it, it's a show everyone should get to attend at least once!

I went with a friend in 2010 and we took shuttles. We stayed at a Marriott across the highway from Hancocks. We were there 5 or 6 days, and there was one day where we could not catch a shuttle for 2-3 hours. They were packed completely full when they arrived, so we'd wait for the next one, which would also show up full. Other than that one day (which I think was either Friday or Saturday) the shuttles were fine.

You have to schedule some time for the quilt museum, of course, and we also went to Caryl Bryer Fallert's studio & store. The thing about Paducah is things are spread out, not all in one place like Houston is. So if you want to see everything, you either plan on taking the shuttles, or you plan on driving/parking/driving/parking.

I have been three times and drove our own vehicle each time. No problem driving around the town or parking. Everything is with-in easy access. So many things to see and do. Hancocks of Paducah is one of my favorites and don;'t forget the Kentucky Oaks Mall. They have vendors in the center of the mall and a quilt in every store window. When I went we spent five days.

Shuttles were easy and ran frequently from the quilt show this year. There are shuttles from the quilt show that take you all over town. The entire town works very hard to make things easy for the quilters. There are volunteers everywhere to help you if you need it. It is crowded in at times, but very friendly and not hard at all to deal with.

Went to Paducah recently on way back from Florida.......Was a bit disappointed in Hancock's...prices as high as LQS around here and altho the quilts in the museum are awe inspiring and the building itself is very nice-love those stained glass windows......we were there on a Monday and was surprised to find out stores/museum did not open until 10am....I guess that's the south........so we sat in the parking lot for over 45 minutes.....Did not go to any of the stores in downtown area.....kind of leary, let' just say it is like any other large city......surrounding area may be a bit dicey...........you must know where you are going.........and parking.........

Any good camp grounds? I would like to go and use our camping trailer.

Where are you from???? I'm from Portland, you can't get much further from the south than that, and nothing opens until 10am here, either. Offices and Starbucks, yes. Malls, stores, museums, LQS, no. They ALL open at 10.

I just got back from Houston and THAT show doesn't open until 10, either.

I went last april 2012, i had no problem driving in or out, i know their are camp grounds but i didnt use them, so not sure how far away. Driving in town was not bad at all, i usually got their pretty early and didnt have trouble parking, and thats when i would eat or walk around, until things got moving, in illinois stores are open all nite or they open at the crack of dawn. I also thought prices were extremely high, i expected bargins, but i was wrong, Eleanor burns had several stores at differant places throughout the town. At the show i picked up lots of trinkets to give away, these were still on the pricey side but very cute for swaps and such.
I know a lot of people go back year after year, but i will not be one of them.
I do hope you have fun and safe travels

This year one of the shuttles actually ran to one of the campgrounds. You might want to check into that if you are going to camp. If you can get into that campground, all of your parking concerns would be solved.

I live in Illinois about 60 miles west of Chgo....and stores around here open at 9am, banks at 7am-drive up......so to have all the stores in their downtown area including the museum open at 10am was a bit strange for us, I don't know about Starbuck's-don't go there.

Just came back from Paducah. Tured the Quilt museum, shopped at Elwanor Burns Quilt in a Day shop ( all fabric is $5 yd) and Hancocks of Paducah (yes they are a little high, but lots of good fabric). Also went antiquing and found a shop owner wanting to take my FW's to sell during the April show for me. She gets higher prices than I can sell here due to the annual show.

Fort Masaac state park in Metropolis IL ( across the river from Paducah, about 15 minutes away) has camp sites.

I drove last year and did not really have any issues.

In Texas, most retail stores open at 10:00am. That would go for museums too. Grocery stores are either 24 hr. or open at 8:00am. Hardware stores open at 8:00am. In all the places I have lived, I have never seen clothing stores, fabric stores, shoe stores, etc. stay open 24 hrs. Guess that would be handy for some people, just never seen it.

Thanks for all the tips on campgrounds.

there is a campground on Husbands Rd. in paducah ,this is exit 11 if you are on I-24.