My DH just took me to Hancocks. WOW!!! All I could do for the first half hour was walk around and LOOK. Never saw so much absolutely gorgeous material. We only went to LOOK but came out with a new pattern and all material except the backing. The ladies there were VERY helpful in helping me (I bought fat quarters as suggested by the pattern) in finding material for the borders. If you get a chance to go--just run and don't stop until you get there.

I wanna go, I wanna go! I keep telling DH that we need a vacation in Kentucky, but he's not biting. Someday I'm going to get there if I have to walk!! But I am happy for you. Congrats!!

I will flying out to see my son soon in Tenn. Guess what airport I land in?? Paducah! How great is that. I think I will take transportation there and then go to my son's...what do you think???

That's funny. I went into my LQS today to buy a roll of thread - same story. lol

Famous last words "I just need a spool of thread"!!!!

That usually gets me!!

A couple of years ago, when I flew to Phoenix to see my folks.. I went to three quilt shops BEFORE heading to my folks house. I had to buy a new suitcase to take all my purchases home!

So I say Fabric first! :lol:

I always seem to need one thing and come out of the store with a bag full.

I was in Paducah last month! Went in to look and this is what I came out with! So much fun! Can't wait to go again!

What is sad is that I live 45 minutes from Paducah and go there 4 or 5 times a year but I have never been in Hancock's. I have got to make a special trip one of these days and check them out,

I went there this past summer, was so overwhelmed i left and didn't buy anything...LOL.

You that have been there in person are so fortunate!!
I have only ordered from them online. I get their catalogs and just drool.


Chris

I went there in July, I have bought from them online and was excited to get to shop in person. The store is huge, the prices are Quilt shop prices. I look at the sale page online all the time and just assumed those prices are good in the store, they are not. I did get some Moda scrap bags, you have to ask for them as they were in the back, an employee had to take you back there. I also got some cuts from the scrap bins. I got some Sulky Totally Stable that must have been old, packaging different, that does not adhere when ironed. I don't want to sound like a sourpuss but I was disappointed. By the way someone I know who goes during the Paducah Quilt Show told me that they have lots of discounted fabrics during the show. I also went to Eleanor Burns shop while there and really liked her shop. Bought lots and signed up for emails for sales.

Where is the Eleanor Burns shop in Paducah?

It is downtown. Only a few blocks from the quilt museum.

I have been there three times but always during the quilt show. And yes, they have bins of fabric in the back (just during the show I think) with discounted prices. Came home with a suitcase full of fabric each time. Love it.

I've been to hancock's in paducah. My husband drove me there when I was fairly new to quilting, ten years ago. I wandered and picked and chose and tried to make Smart decisions but it was hard to keep my logical self at the ready. My sweetie busied himself with I don't know what. (nor did I care. lol...) After a bit, I realized he was standing next to me. "Hi!" said I. He just smiled and said, "Do you realize we've been in here for four hours?"

Fours Hours??? no. I did not. I was clueless. I felt Drunk. So I let him guide me to the check-out. I had bags of things, even though I felt I was doing my very best to control my urges. We drove home and I believe I had to go to bed. hahaha...

Perhaps an experienced quilter would have been less shocked, less dazzled by what she saw. But as a newbie who needed Everything and who was so unaware of all that was available... my senses were bombarded. The quilty fairies took charge of my brain. And my credit card!

It was a Grand Day.

I love buying from them online with their sale items. Always had great experiences with them. Also went there during the "big sale" they have while at the Paducah Quilt Festival. If I remember correctly, everything was $3.00 per yard! It was crazy, tho, thousands of quilters there!!! But we had fun and dropped $1000 between 2 of us. And that was just at Hancock's!!! The other stores in town were an entirely different story! What a great time and I highly recommend it!

My daughters and I went on a road trip last summer. The subject of the trip was Biltmore Estate so we drove there first. Then we meandered our way west. Hancock's of Paducah was definitely on the list once I knew we would be within driving distance. My daughters dropped me off at Hancock's when they opened, picked me up for lunch and we all went back after lunch. We did leave before they closed. :) It's a great store with so many choices of fabrics and fabric lines. We did wander through their warehouse. I don't know if we were supposed to but I just had to go back there. Overload for sure.

Kind of like going to the grocery store "just" to pick up some milk, eh?

Be sure to pack you suitcase inside a larger one so you have enough room for the purchases you will take home.....lol

You are kidding. If I lived that close to Hancock's I would be there at least once a week. I live in Tennessee and have been there 3 times. I am like the person that started this thread, the first time I went there I was just so over whelmed, I almost walked out with nothing. I love that store. :thumbup:

Hancocks in Paducah is THE place to shop for fabric. I have been to the show 7 times and my daughter 12 times and we never miss going to Hancocks. I don't think anyone could go in there and not find something they can use or want. During the show they have help everywhere, schools close and the teens work in it, as well as their mothers. The selection of fabric is well marked and available and reasonably priced. If you have never gone to the quilt show in Paducah, you don't know what you are missing. Try it, you'll like it and they have everything.

Carol J.

I went a couple of years ago as my sister lives in Kentucky and I talked her into driving over with me. Wow what a store. Arranged very nicely. Hit the bargin bin/cuts first and then the rest of the store. Thank goodness I had something in mind or it would have been sensory overload. Had a little shopping cart overflowing by the time I got to the cutting station. Haven't used all the fabric yet but hope to get back there soon as my stash is a bit lower.

LOL! When your on a tight budget you stay way from places like that. :)

For many year we went to Paducah to the quilt show. At that time, Hancocks moves out much of their non-quilting fabric and brings in extra "good" stuff. We always hit there before we went to our motel. I drool just thinking about it.

The quilt show in Paducah is always in April, I don't have the dates for next year but if you can, go on the internet and type in American Quilt Show or AQS and you will get the information you want.

Pick up their magazine called American Quilter at your fabric store and you will see many more shows to go to.

Carol J.

When on a vacation a few years ago my DH and I stayed in Paducah on our way home just so I could go to Hancocks. After about three hours of drooling and groping I chose some Moda fabrics from one line and a few patterns...oh and a fat quarter pack!! It was awesome just to get to actually see and feel some of the fabrics I had seen online. When I checked out, it was the owner and he asked me if I wanted their online newsletter. I asked him where the sale fabric was and he said most of the sale fabric is only offered online. So..definitely go to the store, but buy sale fabric online. :thumbup:

Last year for my Birthday my DH wanted to know what I wanted to do. We usually go out to eat and see a movie. That year I asked if we could go to Hancocks in Paducah. It was an all day trip but boy was it worth the trip. I was so over whelmed. I had never seen so much fabric in one place. And they have a really good selection of books also. I want to go back some day.

Hi Everyone, My vaction was not good. I think I'll ask a few friends if they want to plan a trip to Hancock store next summer Sandy in S.Elgin,IL

I have asked for their catalog twice so far and have not received it -- what is the secret?

teddy's mom, if you're anywhere near Gastonia NC, have you visited Mary Jo's Cloth Store there? Check out
http://maryjos.com/

I've been three times on overnight trips with other members of guilds here. She has everything from cotton to wedding fabrics and I can spend the day just looking through the notions!

Yeah, it's like needing just a loaf of bread at the grocers. That was certainly an expensive loaf of bread. Only need a spool of thread----same thing. LOL But I love it.

Yeah, it's like needing JUST a loaf of bread at the grocers. That was certainly an expensive loaf of bread. Only need a spool of thread----same thing. LOL But I love it.

Make sure you allow yourself many hours, after the WOW wears off then you can start to think what you would like to buy. whether its thread, patterns, books, or FABRIC. It really is a great place. I live in Wisconsin, and any chance I get I will go to Paducah just for the Hancocks store. The gals at one of the quilt stores I frequent made the stop in Paducah on there way to Tennessee and were so awed they didn't know what direction to go first. They said they are planning another trip.

Suzy

Yes, I'm in Stanley which is just about 10 miles from Mary Jo's. Go there for all my fabric & my daughter buys all her quilting materials from there.

My DH and I were in Paducah in August. We were on vacation and visited family in Kentucky so HEsuggested we stop in Paducah on the way home. I was impressed with Hancocks of Paducah. There was a hugh selection and the staff was very friendly. My DH sat onthe bench in the front of the store and had a nice conversation with another DH sitting there. The wife and I had never met but we visited while we were shopping. Quilting brings people of all ages together where ever you are. The museum was the highlight of my trip!!! The quilts there were amazing!!! A few of them had been pictured in Quilters Newsletter Magazine but they were so much better in person!! I want to go again!!

Can I ride in your pocket?

I would love to go. I wish it was closer.