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Mission:
The purpose of the Dakota County Star Quilters (DCSQ) is to offer an interesting and informative forum to share our common interest in the art of quilting. We are located in Dakota County, Minnesota, near the Minneapolis / St. Paul.
Meetings:
Visitors are always welcome. Thinking of joining? Come to a meeting and get to know us.
DCSQ meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-9 pm, at the Eagan Community Center, Eagan, Minnesota. (Click here for directions.)
In February, our meeting is at our annual quilt show at the Dakota County Historical Society in South St Paul.
The July meeting is a potluck picnic at a park in Eagan.
DCSQ Home
The purpose of the Dakota County Star Quilters (DCSQ) is to offer an interesting and informative forum to share our common interest in the art of quilting.
Up Coming and Recent Events
April
April 8th meeting -
Guest speaker, Carol Wagner will give a lecture on Landscape Quilts.
Wrap up of 2008 Quilt Show - summary of results, announcement of Viewer's Choice Award.
Charm Square Lottery
Pastels - Bring six 6" squares of different fabrics cut from 100% cotton quilting fabrics in your stash
2008 Retreat Announcement
Bag of Stuff Challenge Announcement - Click here for instructions and Entry Form.
March 11th meeting -
During the Quilt show:
February 12th, 1pm and 7pm
"Behind the Designs of Anka’s Treasure" lecture by Heather Mulder Peterson at the DCSQ Quilt Show, Dakota County Historical Society, St. Paul.
See DCSQ Quilt Show page for more information. See Heather's web site for Anka's Treasures: ankastreasures.com
January 8th meeting -
Pieced and Appliquéd Borders by Carol Jacobs
(Carol Wagner's Talk on Landscape Quilts will be rescheduled.)
Charm Square Lottery -
BRIGHTS - Bring six 6" squares of different fabrics cut from 100% cotton quilting fabrics in your stash
December 11th meeting -
Christmas block exchange
Apron Demonstration - see "Members' Tips" for Trisha's and Gerry's instructions
November 15-18
Quilt Retreat at Camp Wapo
See the Retreat Page for photos and other information.
November 13th meeting
Civil War Quilts Lecture by Laura Nagel
October 9th meeting -
Bag of Stuff Challenge. Finished quilts displayed and exchanged.
Click here for photos of most of the quilts.
April 2008
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Updated Upcoming and Recent Events on home page, with info on April meeting.
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Updated Retreat registration form on retreat page. Update retreat page for 2008 details.
February 2008
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Added photos of the 2008 Star Gazer Quilt Show to the Quilt Show page, and added a link in the left side banner that appears on each page.
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Removed the quilt registration from the Quilt Show Page.
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Added page for member's professional quilting-related services.
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Added link on quilt show photo page link to Carol's quilt show photos.
December 2007
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Photos for 2007 retreat at Camp Wapo are now on the Retreat page. The photos from previous years were moved to a separate page, which you can get to from the Retreat page.
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Registration form for 2008 retreat is on the Retreat page
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Trisha and Gerry's Apron instructions are available on the "Member's Tips" page.
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The list of publications in the DCSQ library has been added to the "Library" page.
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Quilt show information added to the home page, and the "Quilt Show" show page, including online registration for quilts you wish to put in the show.
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Quilt show photos from 2006 and 2007 were added to the "Quilt Show" page
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Photo added to Quilt Show page for Karen Asmundson's "Strips and Curves" class.
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Link to Quilts of Valor- Upper Midwest web site was added to the the links in the left margin of each page under Service Projects
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Photos added to "Show and Tell" page
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Combined "Become a Member" and "About DCSQ" pages, and added more information about becoming a member.
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Newsletters added to the Newsletter page - every month
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DCSQ By Laws are on the "Board and Contacts" page. Our chair, Carol Jacobs, is leading the effort to update these, with members help, to reflect changes in how the group is organized. Members are encouraged to take a look at these, and provide your feedback to Carol.