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AQS Quilt Show & Contest – Paducah
April 25 – 28, 2012
CLICK HERE to view or print the list of winners at the 28th Annual AQS Quilt Show & Contest.
Any quiltmaker can enter a quilt they made, according the rules of the AQS Quilt Contest. More than $120,000 in cash awards will be given to the prizewinning quilts in this contest.
The Janome Best of Show award is $20,000, and $12,000 each for the AQS Hand Workmanship, Bernina Machine Workmanship, and the APQS Longarm Workmanship awards. In addition, the Moda Best Wall Quilt award is $5,000, and $3,000 each for the Coats & Clark Wall Hand Workmanship award, Brother Wall Machine Workmanship award, and Handi Quilter Wall Longarm Workmanship award. The Benartex Best Miniature award is $3,000. Plus the first, second, and third place quilts in 14 categories receive $1,500, $1,000, and $750, respectively. In miniatures, the category winners receive $500, $300, and $200.
The deadline for entering the Paducah Quilt Contest is January 2, 2012. Entries can be submitted anytime before that date!
Click here to view and print the rules of the Paducah Quilt Contest.
These videos will assist you in entering and preparing your quilt for the AQS Quilt Contest.












































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