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Muralist Stefanie Graves shares her thoughts on painting "...and Our Flag was Still There!"

Muralist Stefanie Graves, along with lead artist Char Downs and David Lucht, invested nearly 900 hours recreating Melinda Bula's quilt.

Enjoy this PDF of Paducah's Life's intro to the project (Feb/Mar 2021 issue page 82) and the retelling of Stefanie's speech on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020.

“…and Our Flag was Still There!”

The second mural in the Quilt City USA® Murals project was unveiled on Veterans Day 2020.

View the article (PDF) about the quilt, the quilter, and the muralist as seen in the January 2021 issue of American Quilter Magazine.

Quilt City USA® Murals honor veterans at unveiling

Veterans and City Officials attended the unveiling of the second quilt mural in the series.

Read the PDF article at

Paducah Sun - Flag Mural Unveiling

Read About the History of Quilt Making through Painting in the May 2019 issue of American Quilter Magazine

Click HERE to view PDF of the Article

From Eclipse To Quilt To Mural

Enjoy this video & article produced by Paducah Life Magazine and learn about the personal histories and relevance of this engaging project.

"It Looks Like the Real Thing"

Paducah Adds First Quilt Mural To Floodwall

Paducah welcomed a new mural to it’s floodwall this week that highlights the city’s identity as a town for artists and quilters.

The mural displayed Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry’s quilt “Corona II: Solar Eclipse” and was painted... View full article from WKMS

Ode to quilts: First of new Paducah floodwall murals debut

Paducah’s first of six Quilt City USA murals debuted Wednesday before the doors opened for the first fall AQS QuiltWeek... View full article at WPSD Local 6

New quilt-themed public art project

As plans for the Fall Paducah 2017 American Quilter’s Society annual QuiltWeek® and the new Holiday Inn Paducah Riverfront evolve around the Schroeder Expo Center and Carroll Convention Center, Paducah is preparing another creative component to its ongoing quilting and fiber art assets. Plans are underway for a series of Quilt City USA® Murals... View full article at QuiltWeek.com

Paducah Plans Series of Floodwall Murals for Fall Quilt Week 2017

Paducah artists will soon have the opportunity to color the downtown floodwall using a quilt-like cloth. The city has announced plans for a series of murals to be commissioned on the 19 blank panels of the floodwall near the Convention Center... View full article from WKMS

Quilt City USA® Murals in Paducah, KY

We have all seen many beautiful quilts made by quilters in your guild or displayed at shows across the country.

Paducah is going to put quilts on the floodwall next to the Carroll Convention Center here in Paducah as a way to recognize quilts and quiltmakers. Paducah was named a UNESCO Creative City... View full article from AQS blog

Paducah Quilt Murals Inc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was created for the Quilt City USA® Murals Project. Your tax deductible contribution will help the Project celebrate the art of quiltmaking and mural painting through educational programs using the display of quilt murals and their unique place in history both nationally and internationally.