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Quilt Sharing Day Comes to Bardstown, KY, July 17-18, 2015
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Quilt Sharing Day Comes to Bardstown, KY, July 17-18, 2015
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See more than 100 quilts in the ‘Most Beautiful Small Town in America’
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Bardstown, KY – June 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / View more than 100 quilts on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, 2015, during Quilt Sharing Day in Bardstown, Ky. The quilts – each one telling a story about why or who or how they were acquired – will be on display at three historic downtown churches, not far from Bardstown’s Court Square, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.
|Quilt Sharing Day Comes to Bardstown, KY, July 17-18, 2015
“We spread the quilts from the congregation across the pews, separating them so they don’t ‘fight’ with each other,” said Dixie Hibbs, event chairperson and manager of Bardstown’s historic Wickland Home of Three Governors. “The beautiful stained glass windows let in colors of sunshine very much like the patches in the quilts.”

While seeing the handiwork of many quilters, enjoy the beautiful church architecture of the 1827 Presbyterian, 1856 Methodist and 1895 Episcopal churches. Antique and new quilts and wall hangings will all be on display. The churches are within one block of each other; two are fully handicap-accessible. Admission: $6. All proceeds go to the churches.

With its picturesque Court Square, charming restaurants in historic settings, an abundance of locally-owned shops and a half dozen distilleries, Bardstown makes a fantastic weekend getaway. Choose a couple distilleries to tour and taste the flavor nuances of different bourbons made within miles of each other. Buy tickets for “The Stephen Foster Story”; productions are scheduled for 8 p.m. on both July 17 and 18.

Find a new favorite bed and breakfast inn – there are 17 in Bardstown, including the world’s first bourbon-themed B&B, a “Painted Lady,” a former jailer’s residence with jail cell guestroom and a Federal-style home with spectacular view of My Old Kentucky Home from its double front porches.

For more information about visiting Bardstown – the Bourbon Capital of the World and the Most Beautiful Small Town in American – click www.VisitBardstown.com or call 502-348-4877 ext 1.

Media Contact:
Dawn Przystal, Vice President
800-638-4877 x 114
Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission

Photo: Bardstown’s Quilt Sharing Day, July 17 and 18, 2015.
Credit: Bardstown United Methodist Church

Hi- and Low-Res photos available.

About Bardstown, KY
Located in the heart of Kentucky Bourbon Country and situated at the trailhead of the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, Bardstown is more familiarly known as the “Bourbon Capital of the World.” It is home to five distilleries, including Barton 1792 and Willett Distillery, and these three Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries: Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam. Major attractions include the outdoor musical, “The Stephen Foster Story,” My Old Kentucky Home State Park, the highly regarded Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, The Kentucky Railway Museum and Whisky Magazines Visitor Attraction of the Year – the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History. Additionally, Bardstown has four 18-hole golf courses, three wineries, two haunted tours and numerous religious attractions. Fodor picked Bardstown as one of “America’s Best Small Towns” and AARP named it one of its “10 best small towns.” It led TheCultureTrip.com’s list of the “10 Most Beautiful Towns in Kentucky” and was named the “Most Beautiful Small Town in America” in the Rand McNally/USA Today 2012 “Best of the Road” contest. Bardstown landed in the top 20 of “America’s Favorite Towns” by Travel + Leisure||which also recognized it as having one of “America’s Most Beautiful Town Squares.” In 2013, Bardstown was designated a certified Kentucky Cultural District, one of only six Kentucky cities to achieve this honor. www.facebook.com/BardstownKY

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