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The Quilt Show in Paducah was a Zoo!

May 4, 2018

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by Mary Beth Krapil

Springtime in Paducah means one thing.  AQS Quilt Week! Quilts! Classes! Shopping! Food! Quilty friends! Paducah is know as the mecca for quilters. And they come in droves.

This year Paducah was a zoo!

I’m talking about the quilts on display. As I walked through, enjoying all the quilts, I noticed there were several animals looking back at me. Let me take  you to the zoo.

First up, is the winner of the Best Wall Quilt ribbon.

Endangered – The Lemur’s Tail by Maria Ferri Cousins and SB Walsh of Great River, NY

 

Another award winner took the Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship ribbon, sponsored by Handi Quilter. There are several animals hidden in this quilt. Can you spy the mouse?

detail of I Spy a Mouse
I Spy a Mouse by Cristina Arcenegui Bono of Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

And so my journey through the zoo began. You’ll spy some more of them are sporting ribbons too!

 

My Feathered Friends by Laura Ruiz of Malabar, FL

 

Ally’s Apps by Pauline Salzman of Gulfport, FL

 

Here’s Lookin’ at You by Wendy Knight of El Cajon, CA

 

Flora and Feline by Karen Ponischil of Charlotte, NC

 

Daddy’s Boy by Kay Donges of Suches, GA

 

Just Another Day in Turtle Bay by Carol Aittaniemi of East Sandwich, MA

 

LaBelle Nell by Ann Peterson of Olga Washington

 

Gossip Girls by Mary Arnold of Vancouver, WA

 

Gentle Soul by Lise Belanger of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada

 

Sailing Under Watchful Eyes by Suzette Coppage ofBel Air, MD

 

OR-7 by Christina McCann of Depoe Bay, OR

 

Patagonian High by Barbara Barrick McKie of Lyme, CT

 

A Conjugal Crane Flying into the Rising Sun by Keiko Morita of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

 

Saw Whet Owl by Yvette Sullivan of Lasalle, Ontario, Canada

 

Potpourri by Adele Niblack of Manchester, MO

 

Great Blue Heron by Kathy Koch and Allison Payette

 

Toco Toucan by Becky Billman of St Joseph, IL

 

Majestic Flight by Joanne Baeth of Bonanza, OR

 

A Lot to Crow About by Kathleen Melikian of Fresno, CA

 

Coral Paradise by Mutsuko and 11 Friends of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

 

Deceptive Markings by Sue de Vanny of Greenvale, Victoria, Australia

 

Bee in Lavender by Karen Duling of Laingsburg, MI

 

Dazzle by Linda Sullivan of Palms Springs, CA

 

detail of Spells and Potions by Pam Hadfield of Laguna Niguel, CA quilted by Heidi Stagno

 

Quilted fish and fowl and beasts galore! Even insects joined the parade. It was a great day at the zoo!

 

 

 

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May 4th, 2018

by Mary Beth Krapil Springtime in Paducah means one thing.  AQS Quilt Week! Quilts! Classes! Shopping! Food! Quilty friends! Paducah is know as the mecca for quilters. And they come […]

4 responses to “The Quilt Show in Paducah was a Zoo!”

  1. Thank you for highlighting my quilt Endangered- The Lemur’s Tale. I used the Sweet-Sixteen for all the quilting. I love my machine!
    Maria Ferri Cousins

    • That is awesome Maria! And your quilt is fantastic.Congratulations on your win; Well Done!

  2. Thanks for sharing, Mary Beth. There are so many talented quilters out there. They were all amazing.

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