SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 in Paducah  (The National Quilt Museum)

• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Quilt Exhibits: Regular Admission.
  Museum Gallery Tour: 1 p.m. - Free guided tour with paid admission.
  A Horse's Tale: A Juried Exhibit on the Theme of Horses, featuring quilts by guest artist Shirley P. Kelly
  The Machine Age of Quilting: Treadle to Computer, featuring quilts from the collections of Pat Holly and Sue Nickels.
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fabric Swap Meet!  Bring your unwanted ½ yards of fabric or Fat Quarters to swap for new treasures, or just donate them to The National Quilt Museum for use in future free educational activities.
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. "Celebration Quilts" Sale. Fiber artists with quilts in the museum's collection donated small quilts to raise funds for The National Quilt Museum. More than 30 quilts remain available for you to add to your private collection.
• 10 - 2 pm:  Demonstrations by the Yo Yo Club of Paducah. Free
• 10 - 2 pm:  Learn how to do these three techniques; Appliqué, Felting and Origami Bow Tie Quilt Block. Free
• 2:30-4 p.m.: Quilter, author and instructor Mary L. Hackett will conduct a lecture and demonstration on how she created her quilt, "Fear of the Dark." $5 fee. A special black-light tour for lecture participants will follow inside museum gallery at 5 p.m. $5

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 in Metropolis  (Harrah's Riverfront Event Center)

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Massac Quilters Guild Quilt Show. $2 donation.  Show also features the Pilgrim/Roy Challenge Quilts exhibit.  Quilting & Artist vendors, Demonstrations and chances to win door prizes.
• 10:30 a.m.: Sue Bouchard, from Quilt in a Day, presents free lecture, "Quilts in my Closet."
• Super Block Challenge.  Contest open to all quilters.   Visit www.massacquilters.org for entry information.
• Noon:  Luncheon & Lecture with AQS Best Selling Book Author Sally Terry - $15 for lunch & lecture "Running Specialty Threads - from Traditional to Long Arm."  $5 for lecture only at 12:30 p.m..  Reservations required by Sept. 3 for luncheon. 
• 2:30 p.m.:  Joy O'Keefe presents a free lecture: "Binding, Edges and Other Finishing Touches" and "Recovering from Katrina". 
• 4 p.m.  Massac Quilters Guild Show's People's Choice winners announced.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 in Paducah  (The National Quilt Museum)

• 1 - 5 p.m. Quilt Exhibits: Regular Admission.
  A Horse's Tale: A Juried Exhibit on the Theme of Horses,  featuring quilts by guest artist Shirley P. Kelly
  The Machine Age of Quilting: Treadle to Computer, featuring quilts from the collections of Pat Holly and Sue Nickels
• 1 - 5 p.m. Fabric Swap Meet!   Bring your unwanted ½ yards of fabric or Fat Quarters to swap for new treasures, or just donate them to The National Quilt Museum for use in future free educational activities.
• 1 - 5 p.m. Baste-In!  Don't have the room or expertise to finish your quilt? Bring your quilt top, batting, backing and pins, & we will pin baste it for you for $5 or ½ yard of fabric. Registration required. 270-442-8856.
• 1 - 5 p.m. Celebration Quilts Sale. Fiber artists with quilts in the museum's collection made and donated small quilts to raise funds for The National Quilt Museum. More than 30 quilts remain available for you to add to your private collection.
• 1- 5 p.m.: Organize Your Fabric! Elaine Braun shows you how using Polar Notions Mini Bolt method.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m.:  Quilt Care & Conservation lecture by Judy Schwender - Schwender is the Curator of Collections/Registrar of The National Quilt Museum and has a degree in textile history. Free.

Art events and exhibits also flourish around the region on September 11-12 giving visitors much more to see and do! Community art and other events include:

•·  Saturday, September 11- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Paducah Stitch  ‘N Quilt Guild Quiltfest at Broadway Church of Christ, 2855 Broadway, Paducah.   Annual guild show featuring vendors, demonstrations and quilts galore.  Admission donation requested.

•·  Paducah's Lowertown Art District 2^nd Saturday.  Art galleries open late till 8 p.m. and feature special events. Jefferson-Park Ave., 3rd St.-9th St.

•·   Living History.   10am-4pm Saturday at Fort Massac State Park.  The French and Indian War period living historians will present displays and interpretive programs on the 18th century taverne life and brewing.   Free.

Super Museum and Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis.  Visitors receive half price admission with their free souvenir Super City Quilt City Connection button available at both the museum and the Riverfront Event Center.

Event and museum information can also be viewed at http://NationalQuiltMuseum.org/visit_events.htm#scqc. For more information, call Metropolis Tourism at 877-424-5025 or The National Quilt Museum at 270-442-8856.

Vendors scheduled for Riverfront Event Center include:
English's Sewing Machine Co.
Quilt In A Day
Sally Terry
Calico Country
Holloways Country Home
Carolyn Carver Quilting
J & R's Needle Nook
Jewelry by Kim
Latrice Ragain Quilts
AJMPU Home and Community Education Association
National Quilt Museum
Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
Pottery by Pete
Massac Spinners and Weavers
Jewelry Creations 4 U
Metropolis Tourism
And More to Come!
Vendor spaces available by calling 877-424-5025.

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