Tammy and Mel Glover were visiting from Rapid City, SD and wanted to see the quilt museum in Paducah, Kentucky, so we went. It is really the Hall of Fame and museum as there are prize winning quilts from around the nation and world. It is called MAQS for short - Museum of the American Quitlers Society. It is quite the place. I noticed that three of the prize winning quilters started quilting in 1989. When I asked what was so special about or what happened in 1989 to produce so many champion quilters, no one knew (or seemed to care for that matter) but it seemed to me that something must have occurred. It will take some more investigation. Paducah is right on the Ohio River and we had a nice picnic next to it and next to us was a car show. We were able to see many of the cars as they moved about the area so passed on paying admission to the exhibit area. After the gift shop at the museum, our wallets were some what lighter anyway. But the people there are super nice so if you have any interest in quilts at all, you should go.
The next big quilting show is to be in Des Moines, Iowa this fall. And, then, of course, back in Paducah, next year in the spring. This years grand prize winner was from the Netherlands and chose not to exhibit the winning quilt (forgoing $20,000). Evidently the quilt was too near and dear to be left behind for a full year.
I had told the people at my part time job I was going to see the quilts but Monday when I returned to work, not one person asked me about them. Hmmmmmm. Perhaps they have about as much interest in them as I do!!! B.
