melodyr

Lots of parking across the street at Lowes and Home Depot...and Hobby Lobby is there too...they have great deals on fabric.

moonwork42029

BREAKING NEWS 2011 PADUCAH QUILT SHOW
Show Continues Despite Flooding

by Bonnie Browning, Executive Show Chair, 270-556-2133

April 25, 2011, Paducah, Ky., - Due to high water along the lower Ohio River at Paducah, the floodgates that protect the city are being installed. To protect the safety of visitors to the American Quilter's Society annual Quilt Show & Contest, events usually held at the Paducah-McCracken County Expo and Julian C. Carroll Convention Center have been moved.

Best of Show, category winners, and bed quilts will be on display at the Pavilion at the corner of 4th Street and Executive Boulevard. Vendors that were in the Expo Center will be there, too.

At Kentucky Oaks Mall, 3470 James Sanders Boulevard, The Alliance for American Quilts display will be at Circuit City. The Pilgrim/Roy 2012 Challenge display and AQS Lancaster 2011 winners will be at Office Max, also at the mall. Vendors that were in the convention center will be located at Circuit City. Vendors that were in the Pavilion will be at Office Max.

All classes and lectures and All Star Review will be held at First Baptist Church, 2890 Broadway, where the Wall Quilt contest and winners will be displayed.

The Food Tent will relocate just two blocks to the Farmers Market located behind the museum at the T-intersection of 2nd Street and Monroe.

As always, there will be Vendors on Kentucky at 200 Kentucky Avenue, also known as the Finkel Building, and the Hurt Book Sale.

Events planned for Carson Four Rivers Center and The National Quilt Museum will continue in place. The Yo Yo ladies, Live Auction, and Silent Auction will be at The National Quilt Museum.

Shuttles will run between all venues so visiting quilters may travel safely.

A little water can't stop the 2011 AQS Quilt Show in Paducah. Come see us!

melodyr

Eleanor Burns lost her tent over at Carson Park in the wind. She's moving things inside to one of the buildings on the site there, but her big tent was twisted and ruined.

borncubfans

We are driving down from Northern Illinois, (using route 57) are the roads drivable? Does anyone know which way we should take to get to Padukah?

melodyr

The interstates are fine. The roads that are giving trouble are generally in rural areas and near low places. I-57 to I-24 will take you right to Paducah. Exit 4 is where everything is happening. The Mall, Hancocks, Civic Center and the route in to the Museum and the Pavilion are all right there. I don't see any problem with the interstates at all...except wet roads, but you shouldn't have an water covering them. Come on down...we're fine...just a glitch in plans. Mom is at the Museum right now and she says everyone is working hard to get everything ready.

borncubfans

Thanks for the directions. We will be there! We are flexable and a "little" rain will not stop these girls!!

melodyr

This would not even be an issue except that the powers that agreed to let someone construct a convention center on the OUTSIDE of a floodwall, so the view wouldn't be obscured, should have their heads examined!The huge floodwalls are there for a reason...duh!

borncubfans

I am glad the AQS Quilt Show people think fast on thier feet! Good job to all!

melodyr

Yes, the alternate venues should be fine...A big thanks to Bill and Meredith Schroeder who refused to cancel...they worked all Easter Sunday to line up everything so the show could go on...they're heroes...and if you see them out and about this week, they need to have a pat on the back...they did an almost impossible job with very short notice.

knlsmith

I hope the mall parking lot isn't packed at PaduCah. Seems like it always is when we go there. I am so glad they could get it moved around, lots of hard work! Thanks to all of the AQS team! :)