The Fall AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah will be held at the Paducah Convention & Expo Center, September 13–16, 2017. During the announcement it was proclaimed that the Paducah Expo Center is now named the William and Meredith Schroeder Expo Center, to honor the Paducah couple who started and continue to be very involved in the annual and now biannual AQS Paducah Quilt Week. The couple was totally surprised by the announcement.
AQS president Meredith Schroeder said, “The Fall 2017 AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah will have a new contest with more prizes and new events for the quilters to attend. More than $250,000 will be awarded to quilters in the Spring and Fall QuiltWeek events in 2017. It will also be another opportunity for AQS to recognize today’s quiltmakers and to provide another tourism event in Paducah and Western Kentucky.
"We appreciate the assistance of Mayor Kaler and the Paducah City Commissioners, Judge Leeper and the County Commission, Brian Katz, chairman and the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center Board, and Mary Hammond, executive director and the Paducah Visitors Bureau in making this new event possible.”
The AQS Quilt Contest at the new Fall AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah features new categories, with the Best of Show award of $20,000 and $125,250 in total cash awards. There will be no purchase awards for the Fall Paducah contest.
AQS has hosted events in Paducah for 32 years. A 2014 survey indicated an economic impact of $25.4 million in Paducah and western Kentucky from the event.
For more information on the American Quilter’s Society, please visit http://www.americanquilter.com or call 1-270-898-7903.
