The Dogwoods are Blooming!

Today was my day to go take some new photos of dogwoods for us to use in our quilt show materials. How do you like this one?

I love the red dogwoods.

And look how pristine this white dogwood is? When they first open full out, they are just beautiful too.

Other flowers are blooming too - here we have a variety of tulips, phlox, and a white dogwood tree in the background. Don't you just love SPRING when the blossoms add color everywhere?

Look at this pretty iris I found blooming - look at those yummy purples!

We drove on the Dogwood Trail, and the dogwoods look like lace as they line the streets. If you are in Paducah, don't miss driving the Dogwood Trail, in daylight or at night when the homeowners light their dogwoods and flowers. It's pretty either way.

The AQS Quilt Show is April 21 - 24, and I hope to see many of you here.

There will be plenty of beautiful quilts to see in the quilt show.

Bonnie B

Dogwoods are Starting to Bloom

This week the first of the dogwoods started to bloom. Look at how pristine these blossoms are. The redbud trees are all in full bloom now too, which means that they will probably be finished by the time the quilters arrive for the quilt show. Hopefully the azaleas will be showing off their color for the quilters then. The AQS Quilt Show is only 18 days away now. Do you have your plans made to be here to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary, April 22 - 25?


Look at this beautiful peppermint striped dogwood that I found today. It was at a home in the Downtown Artist area. I've never seen one that looked like this. I am calling it Peppermint Patty - have no idea what it's real name is.

Whitehaven

Here is the front of Whitehaven, with dogwoods and azaleas blooming. This porch is a favorite for prom photos - which was held this week too.

If you haven't taken a photo of your quilt group on this porch, put it on your agenda for next year. Beautiful spot for group photos.

Bonnie at Whitehaven

What does a show director do on the day after the quilt show? She (and her husband Wayne) sleep in a bit longer than normal, go out to breakfast (where they see several vendors who are getting ready to head home), drive the Dogwood Trail to take photos of dogwoods to use in next year's quilt show brochures, and then comes home to put her feet up (oh, my, do they hurt!).

This photo was taken on the back porch at Whitehaven, the antebellum mansion used as a Rest Area along Interstate 24. The grounds are covered with beautiful blooming trees.

The dogwoods were so late in blooming that I didn't get to take many photos before the show. They are still blooming beautifully so we'll have plenty of new photos to choose from for next year's printed materials.

Pink Dogwoods - Paducah, KY

I saved the best photo for last today. Here are some of the beautiful dogwoods waiting for you when you get to Paducah. I stopped along the Dogwood Trail to shoot this photo.

See you next week in Paducah. We begin with the judging of the quilts tomorrow - by Monday we'll have them all judged. Safe travels on your trip to Paducah.

Paducah is full of blooms

This evening Wayne and I had dinner with Klaudeen and Mervin Hansen from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Afterward we drove part of the Dogwood Trail. This was a corner full of blooming tulips, pansies, and a beautiful dogwood tree, and even a pretty Red bud tree in the background.

If you are coming to the quilt show next week. the dogwoods are just starting to bloom so there will be plenty of them for you to see. Don't forget to drive the dogwood trail...and when you see all of those signs marking the trail attached to stop signs - think of me, that's my Paducah dogwood block design that is used on those signs. It's also on the banners downtown.

See you next week at the show!

Welcome to Paducah for the AQS Quilt Show

Here is the billboard that welcomes visitors to Paducah for the AQS Quilt Show. This one is on Wayne Sullivan Drive if you are coming from Highway 62 from the south side of town. There is also another one located on Park Avenue not far from Hancock's of Paducah - you can see it on the left as you drive toward downtown.

It looks like the cool weather is going to keep the dogwoods from blooming too early this year. We want them to put on a grand show of blossoms during the show.

See you soon in Paducah. We begin the judging on the 18th...not too long to wait now until Paducah becomes Quilt City USA once again.