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Quilt Fever

Olivia Loomis Merrion · USA · Documentary · 16 min · 160K views

Directed by Olivia Merrion · 2020

Each year quilters from around the world converge on Paducah, Kentucky, for a contest dubbed the Academy Awards of quilting. They bring fierce dedication and personal stories stitched into every entry.

A warm, funny peek into the surprisingly high-stakes world of competitive quilting and the people who live for it.

Welcome to “The Academy Awards of quilting”, a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world gather in Paducah, Kentucky every year for its huge quilt competition.

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