Amish Quilt

I was able to purchase a Amish quilt in Paducah. It was made by a Amish woman that lost 4 children in a horse drawn buggy accident in Febr. The buggy toppled in a rain-swollen creek near Paducah. It was a fund raiser to help the family. There were several quilts made by her and her family memebers from Ohio and Penn. Here are some pictures of it.

AQS Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY

I really enjoyed my classes with Libby Lehman and David Taylor. I did go to see Bryerpatch Studio by Carol Bryer Fallert. She has a beautiful studio and unbelieveable quilts. I got a pattern called Feather Study 28 and got the DVD called STITCHED which is a documentary about art quilters starring Carol Bryer Fallert, Hollis Chatelain and Randall Cook. I watched it this week which was great. It showed how they work on their quilts and getting into Paducah and Houston. I went by Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day store but I'm not a big Eleanor fan.
I'm so glad I went to see the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah. It was nice to have Wayne see it with me. I will post some more pictures of the show.

AQS Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY

I was unable to continue with my trip to Paducah on Thursday because unable to get on blogspot and worked yesterday.
April 29 I worked from 9-11 as a hostess for the show at the Pavillon. I enjoyed watching the people and the quilts but couldn't show the backs of the quilts because of the way the quilts were hung(close together). I received a special hostess pin for volunteering. After lunch, I had a class called Pick Up a Pencil and Draw with David Taylor from 1-4. He taught to use simple line drawing technique to build a pattern. It was an interesting way to learn to draw.
April 30 I drove to Paducah without Wayne to go to my last class with David Taylor called It's Pointless Applique from 8:30-11:30. He had to demo the class because the church couldn't handle more than 5 sewing machine and 2-3 irons. He showed us his secret technique(Ying Yang) eliminates concave curves and buries hard to stitch points. We got to practice and got one of his kits. Most everyone got the Penquin pattern. He showed us his new quilt that is making to enter in the Houston International Quilt Show in Nov. It is a cat looking around a barn door called Marmalade. He has his goat quilt at class with us and his dog Maynard won an award at Lancaster. It was shown with the winners of Lancaster,PA at the Office Max. I will post some pictures of the class and his quilts

AQS Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY

April 28 I didn't schedule anything so we could explore Paducah. Puducah is a town of 25,000 on the Ohio River. The downtown are is historic area. The National Quilt Museum is America's largest quilt museum displaying over 100 quilts. Exhibits change bi monthly. It is dedicated to "honoring today's quilter". It is in the downtown area. We enjoyed the exhibits which had the 2011 Pilgrim/Roy Challenge. We went to the Pavillon to see the quilts and vendors. All the quilts were fanastic. Of course I took alot of pictures and brought a CD of all the quilts in the show. The previous day we went to see the quilts and vendors at Circuit City and Office Max. The food tent was next to the National Quilt Museum and we had the famous Strawberry Shortcake sold by the Boy Scouts. It was real shortcake!! We went to Hancock's of Paducah which is a huge online/store. I got a great deal on a Hoffman Batiks Cozy Breaking Waves Quilt Kit valued at $69.98 for $39.98. We enjoyed looking around the downtown and the Mall area. There were alot of resturants to choice from every night. I will post some pictures of downtown and National Quilt Museum.

AQS Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY

The first day(April 27) I had a class from 8:30-11:30 with Libby Lehman called Shapes: Simple to Spectacular which was great. She is a wonderful and interesting teacher. She showed how she transforms simple shapes into forms of art by using a varety of designs,construction,stitching and embellishments. I would love to take more classes with her.
I had a lecture from 12:00-1:00 with David Taylor called The Reluctant Journey of a Art Quilter which was very fun. He has a very interesting story how he became a quilter and his unique techniques. I saw his art quilt at Houston International Quilt Show 2008 which I fell in love with it. I will have to look up the name of it and post it on my next blog posting. I have a pitures of Libby and David's class to post now.

AQS Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY

Wayne and I went to the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah from April 26-30. I have always wanted to go to this show which is one of the 2 best shows in the county. This was the 27th annual show with over 500 quilts,350 vendors and national teachers for Quilting School. We arrived in Nashville on April 26 and drove to a town about 35 miles from Paducah called Kuttawa. I was worried about the severe weather that this part of the country has been having before we got here. We were in a tornado watch most of Tuesday night with wild thunder/lightning, heavy rain and wind. Wednesday night was the same but the weather much better Thursday-Saturday with sunny skies and mild temps. The main problem was flooding with the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Paducah has a flood wall around the downtown. The convention & Expo is by the floodwall/river so the Quilt Show couldn't be held there. They almost canceled but their are quilters from all over the country and the world that were coming plus this event is huge for the economy of this area. They moved the main quilts(best of show, category winners and bed quilts), and main vendors to the Pavillion "Bubble". The classes were held at the First Baptist Church with wall and category winners. The rest of the quilts and vendors went to empty building which were Circuit City and Offife Max. They did a great job at the last minute. I will show some pictures of the flood wall and levies. The pictures on the wall were great with history of Paducah.