Progress Report - Big E Demolition

Work continues on the demolition of the Executive Inn in Paducah.

This photo was taken this morning from the Jefferson classroom in the convention center. You can see that the whole center section where the shops were located is gone now and you can see across the Ohio River into Illinois.

There will be additional parking for the quilt show in this space when the Executive Inn is gone. Yeah!

Stay tuned for more on the demolition progress...

Paducah Online Registration is Now OPEN

Making your plans to attend the 27th Annual AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, Kentucky, April 27 - 30, 2011?

Come experience four days of quilts! quilts! quilts! and the southern hospitality of Paducah and western Kentucky. You will want to spend several days seeing the quilts and vendors in the Paducah Expo Center, Julian Carroll Convention Center (two floors), the Pavilion, and the AQS Vendors on Kentucky in the Finkel Building. The National Quilt Museum is a 'must see' stop on your agenda too.

Click here to view all of the wonderful classes, lectures, and special events - after you have checked out what is available, just click on the pink button to go directly to online registration:



Once you are in the registration program, you will find all of the class descriptions, supply lists, and photos of the class projects. Just a reminder that many of the classes will fill quickly, so don't delay in reserving your seat.

You can print a copy of the Paducah Registration Guide here.

If you need assistance with lodging, click here for the listing of AQS-approved accommodations on the website of the Paducah Visitors Bureau. If you can't find a hotel room, consider the AQS Home Bed and Breakfast that is coordinated by the Visitors Bureau; request forms will be available on their website on February 1, 2011.

It's Time to Enter the AQS Quilt Contest in Paducah!

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After you’ve eaten your turkey and dressing, and you are having a rest, think about which quilt you might be able to enter in the Paducah quilt contest. With 15 categories and $120,000 in cash awards, there is no reason not to enter.

The deadline is January 3rd, but you don’t have to wait till the last minute – save that for your Christmas shopping! Go ahead and send your Paducah contest entry today.

We can’t wait to see what you have been quilting!

Demolition of the Big E Begins

Last week the exterior demolition of the Executive Inn started with the cutting of a beam and removing the Big E from the top of the building.

Here's a pictorial view of what happened: (you can make the photos larger by clicking on them)

The crane lifts the "E" from the top of the Executive Inn. The E's were auctioned off during the 54th Telethon of Stars produced by WPSD and the Lion's Club of Paducah this past weekend..

And it came down all in one piece. What a piece of history!

Ready to begin...

Taking the first bite....

And then a bigger bite...

Making a big hole in this section of the hotel.

Bonnie Browning took this photo on Saturday showing how they have demolished the side walls of the Silver Saddle (view from where the Pavilion site).

Caryl Bryer Fallert was at the celebration of the demolition of the exterior of the Executive Inn on Tuesday. Thanks Caryl for sharing your photos.



The demolition will take from 90 to 120 days and will be completed prior to the AQS Quilt Show in April.,

Don't Miss the Quilt Contest Entry Deadlines

We're heading to Des Moines, Iowa, for our third annual AQS Quilt Show there... but Erin Ulrich, our Contest Coordinator, is staying at the office to process entries for the Lancaster and Paducah Quilt Shows.

The entry deadlines are:

Lancaster, PA:  November 5, 2010

Paducah, KY: January 3, 2011

If you have any questions, you can call Erin at 270-898-7903, ext. 174, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (central time).

Send your entries to:
     American Quilter's Society
     PO Box 3290
     Paducah, KY 42002-3290

Click here to print the rules and entry form for Lancaster, and click here for the Paducah rules

Good luck with your entries - you can't win if you don't enter...