John Picklap

Every year, thousands of quilters descend upon Paducah, Kentucky for its annual quilt competition, doubling the town’s population. “The Academy Awards of quilting” is a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world vie for the coveted Best of Show award. Beyond the competition, the film weaves through stories of individual quilters to reveal deeper motivations behind the art. 2020 SXSW Official Selection 2019 WINNER Reel South Short Award, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2019 DOC NYC Official Section 2019 St. Louis International Film Festival Official Selection 2019 AFI DOCS Official Selection - WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR Olivia Loomis Merrion DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY John Picklap EDITORS Nico Bovat Olivia Loomis Merrion ORIGINAL MUSIC Aled Roberts Sam Simkoff FEATURING Bobbe Green Irene Reising Vicki Reiter Janet Grawe Linda Job Schmitt Alan Jackson Pat Holly Anita Huber Eleanor Burns QUILTS (in order of appearance) “Blossoming into Warmth and Brightness” By Harumi Asada “My Checkered Past” By Sherry Rogers-Harrison “Ice Fishing Village” By Les Amies du Quilt “A Wedding in Baltimore” By Patty Lennon “You Know What?” By Hiroko Miyama “Daisy Field Exploration” By Robbie Porter “OR-7” By Christina McCann “For the Wedding of my Beloved Daughter” By Keiko Morihiro “Majestic Flight” By Joanne Baeth “Always” By Sachiko Yamaji “Flower News” By Sachiko Chiba “Celebration #2” By Caryl Bryer Fallert “Champagne Supernova” By Marilyn Badger “Let’s Play With Friends” By Candy Hargrove and Diane Juranich “A Charming Autumn and the Deep Valley” By Dong Jin “Peloton” By Valli Schiller “Tropical Rain Forest AKA Finally Finished” By Karen Oliver “Turkish Treasures” By Pat Holly “Boudinet Clan” By Anita Huber “Modern Movement” By Rachelle Denneny “Hwasung Fortress: Suwon Hwasung Version 2” By Mikyung Jang “My Town & Country Quilt II” By Shirley Guier “Small Happy Crazy Quilt” By Aki Sakai “Noodledoodle” By Claudia Clark Meyers COLORIST Sean Wells POST-PRODUCTION SOUND Berkeley Sound Artists DIALOGUE EDITOR + RE-RECORDING MIXER Bijan Sharifi SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR William Sammons SOUND COORDINATOR Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Aubrey Aden-Buie Elisa Gambino SPECIAL THANKS American Quilter’s Society Making Memories Tours Hancock’s of Paducah The National Quilt Museum Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau The Carson Center Bonnie Browning Meredith Schroeder Voyager Ashley Rodholm Brandon Tauszik MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF Glassbreaker Films