Editing Paducah, Kentucky (section)

===Quilt City===
On April 25, 1991, the [[National Quilt Museum]] opened in downtown Paducah.<ref name="Nickell">{{cite news |last1=Nickell |first1=Patti |title=Why visit Kentucky's Paducah? Because artists, preservationists and foodies think you should |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/sns-tns-bc-ust-ky-paducah-20181001-story.html |access-date=October 15, 2018 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 1, 2008}}</ref> Paducah has been part of the [[Creative Cities Network|UNESCO Creative Cities Network]] in the category of craft and folk art since November 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paducahky.gov/news/paducah-unesco-creative-city-crafts-folk-art|title=Paducah, A UNESCO Creative City of Crafts & Folk Art {{!}} City of Paducah|website=www.paducahky.gov|language=en-us|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NPR 2022-04-29">{{Cite news |last=Operele |first=Derek |date=April 29, 2022 |title=QuiltWeek is finally back on in Kentucky |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095642528/quiltweek-is-finally-back-on-in-kentucky#storytext |access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref> The national quilt show takes place yearly at the Schroeder Expo Center. The American Quilter's Society hosts a week of quilt shows with quilt classes, fabric shops and a variety of vendors. They host a variety of award-winning quilts from across the country. The show features exhibits that include hand pieced and appliqued quilts, Kentucky heritage quilts, and Paducah contest quilts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Quilter's Society- Quilt Week Shows in Paducah, KY |url=https://www.americanquilter.com/quiltweek/paducah-2023/paducah-2023-quilt-exhibits/}}</ref>