Has anyone been to Paducah, KY for the quilt show?
#82
Originally Posted by GirlieWhirlie
I plan on going this year but someone told me that I can see the same fabric online and close up better than being at the show. Any comments?
#84
Originally Posted by Lizzie151
I went to the one in Lancaster for the first time. I had been told by several shop owners that it was not the best, but I had a wonderful time. I stayed at a hotel that was on the quilt show bus route. I came as close to shopping til I dropped, as you could go and not really drop. It was great but I don't have anything ti compare it to. I live about an hour and a half from Lancaster but I like to stay a few days.There is so much to do there.
#85
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 72
Dates for the show are April 27-30. Go, go, go! A unique experence. This will be my fifth year going to Paducah. I usually go on Sunday (5 hour drive) so I can take a class from Eleanor Burns on Monday. (Her classes are after the show this year.) Tuesday go to the Visitor's Bureau for a map & other info, the Quilt Museum, Hancock's of Paducah, Eleanor Burns Quilt Shop and tent at the park. Wednesday: Quilt Show and vendors on side streets. Thursday: Antique Quilts, Hoffman Challenge & Vendors at the Rotary Club then the vendors at the Convention Center. Quilts and vendors are also at the mall. I usually leave on Friday after I go to anyplace I have missed. If you take any classes, you will need more time unless you can do more than I can each day. Eleanor Burns takes 50 cents off per yard of a different color fabric each day at the park tent and downtown (not same color at each place) & her prices are good. Hobby Lobby brings in tons of fabric. I bought some a couple of years ago for $2 a yard. For $25, you can go to see the quilts on Tuesday evening. Keep calling the hotels (not 800#) as they have cancellations, or stay with a local family or a hotel out of Paducah. The web site has lots of good info. Bring lots of $$$ & good walking shoes and have fun.
#89
Originally Posted by GirlieWhirlie
I plan on going this year but someone told me that I can see the same fabric online and close up better than being at the show. Any comments?
#90
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Kansas
Posts: 50
It is really an opportunity to see the best of the best quilts in the world. Just to see the talent and skills of these amazing quilters is a treat. No picture can capture the detail. Of course the vendors are great. Sometimes I get a little discouraged looking at beautiful quilt after beautiful quilt. I try to compare my work with their's and it's like comparing a finger painting by a two year old to a Monet! So I have to shop to soothe my soul;). I need to do a lot less soothing and a lot more PPP.
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