A Gathering of the Guilds, Louisville, Kentucky
Quilters' Day Out Louisville, Kentucky
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    • Contact Us
    • Upcoming Events
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  • 2023 Charity
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  • 2023 CHALLENGE
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  • What is Quilters' Day Out?
  • Lost & Found
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  • History of Quilters' Day Out
    • 2016 Viewers' Choice Challenge
    • Demos for 2016
    • Demos for 2017
    • 2017 Participating Vendors >
      • 2016 Featured Quilter
      • Quilters' Day Out 2017
      • 2017 Featured Quilter >
        • Slideshow Overview >
          • Television Appearance
          • Quilters' Day Out 2016 >
            • Great Day Live!
            • Slideshow Overview
            • NoNaMe Art Quilts & Modern Guild & Challenge Quilts
            • KHQS' Gift of Music Quilts and Misc Scenes
  • Charitable Donations
  • Past QDO events
    • 2020 >
      • 2020 CHALLENGE
      • 2020 Charity
      • 2020 Guild Information & Forms
    • 2019 >
      • 2019 Participating Guilds
      • 2019 FEATURED QUILTER
      • 2019 Featured Guild
      • 2019 Charity
    • 2018 >
      • Committee Members' Page >
        • 2018 Viewers Choice Challenge
        • See Us on TV
        • Quilt for Mayor's Office
      • Featured Quilter 2018
      • Advertisment Form
      • 2018 Participating Vendors
      • 2018 Featured Guild

The History of Quilters' Day Out

The first Quilters' Day Out was organized by the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (KHQS) on the third Saturday in March of 1990. In June 1991, the members of the National Quilting Association passed a resolution to take the celebration nationwide. Since then the celebration has expanded to encompass the entire month of March!

In Louisville, the celebration of Quilters' Day Out, affectionately known as QDO, began small. Members of the local guilds got together for "sit and sews" in various locations, including local churches. In 1997, the event was organized by three of the local guilds - Kentucky Cover Lovers, Quilters' Choice Fan Club & Lyndon Baptist Church Piecemakers. For several years after that, organization for the next year's event was passed from guild to guild. Eventually, though, the celebration became too large for any one group to organize, and in 2003 the guilds of District 6 joined forces to organize each year's event.

From the days of small "sit and sew" gatherings, the event has expanded to include guild booths and demonstrations, vendors' booths and even the occasional speaker. Who knows where the future will take us!


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