Posted by Linda Armstrong Ploehn - information taken from National Quilt Museum website on 23rd May 2016
Quilters - if you are going to be in the Paducah KY area during your summertime travels, please take time to visit the National Quilt Museum for a first hand viewing of an exhibit called, "12th Quilt Japan". This exhibit includes 32 quilts of traditional and contemporary design selected from over 300 entrants in a contest conducted every two years by the Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association.
The '12th Quilt Japan' exhibit runs through August 9th, 2016 and represents talented and respected artists throughout Japan and the Pacific Rim. For more information about the exhibit go to http://quiltmuseum.org/visit/current-exhibits/ and to learn more about JHIA, click here.
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Since the National Quilting Association moved their annual show from Columbus OH [...]
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For those of you who live near Paducah KY and have easy access to the National Quilt Museum, the museum has announced it's complete exhibition schedule for 2015 at http://www.quiltmuseum.org/upcoming-exhibits.html.For those who might be visiting in the area during 2015, know that:The National Quilt Museum is open to the public year-round:Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. [...]