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Mission:
The purpose of Dakota County Star Quilters shall be to contribute to the growth of knowledge about quilting techniques, patterns, history and quilt-making by providing educational meetings, fun and fellowship, by sponsoring and supporting quilting activities, by encouraging quilt-making, and by promoting the appreciation and knowledge of quilts.
We are located in Dakota County, Minnesota, near Minneapolis and 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
August 10, 2010
Family Quilts Trunk Show
Don't forget to bring your quilts and/or special person to this meeting.
July 13, 2010
Picnic at the pavilion at the Eagan Community Center. Dinner starts at 6:30. Socializing and show and tell following.
June 8, 2010
Jennifer Diederich will talk about beading, quilt embellishments, and quilting with non-traditional fabrics. Jennifer teaches at Treadle Yard Goods, in St. Paul. www.treadleyardgoods.com
May 11, 2010
Elections for DCSQ Board positions.
Group sewing to tie Heartstring quilts.
Quilt Show Wrap-up.
May 15, 2010 - Heartstrings Sewing Day - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
DCSQ and Easter Quilters will sew Heartstring quilt tops for various charities at the Easter by the Lake Community Room.
Location: Easter by the Lake Church, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, northwest corner of the intersection of Pilot Knob Road and Cliff Road.
Kits will be available with pre-cut fabric and instructions for easily pieced quilts and the pillowcases to go with them. Click here to see samples of Heartstring quilts.
April 14, 2010 - Quilts of Valor Sewing Day - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
DCSQ and Easter Quilters will sew quilt tops for Quilts of Valor at the Easter by the Lake Community Room.
Location: Easter by the Lake Church, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, northwest corner of the intersection of Pilot Knob Road and Cliff Road.
Kits will be available with pre-cut fabric and instructions for easily pieced quilts and the pillowcases to go with them. Click here to see pictures of the patterns we will be sewing. Contact Beth Kobliska for questions.
April 13, 2010
Tote Bag Challenge. The bag must have been made within the last year by the member. Prizes will be awarded in these categories: Smallest, Biggest, Most Pockets, Different Fabric
March 15, 2010
Board Meeting at Al Baker's restaurant in Eagan, 7 - 9 pm. All members are welcome to attend
March 9, 2010
Redwork Lecture by Annemarie S. Yohnk
People of all ages have enjoyed Redwork as a pastime from the late 1800s to the late 1930s. Where did all those designs come from... you may be surprised. Join DCSQ for Annemarie's trunk show of these embroidered pieces of art. You will leave with an appreciation of redwork and hints and tips on what to look for when collecting your own pieces. Annemarie's web site is quiltsremembered.com.
Heartstring Quilts Service Projects by Mary Johnson
Mary Johnson, founder of the Heartstrings Quilt Project, will speak to us about Heartstring Quilts. We will ask members to make heartstring blocks, and bring them to the April meeting. These blocks will be assembled into quilt tops that we will tie at the May Meeting. Mary's web site is: heartstringsquiltproject.com
March 6, 2010 - Target House sewing session
DCSQ members are invited to Caring Quilts Day, on Saturday, March 6, from 9-5 at Shepherd of the Valley Church in Apple Valley, at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road (right by the zoo on Johnny Cake and McAndrews). Caring Quilts makes quilts for kids at Target House, which is a home-away-from-home for kids and their families to live while the child receives treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Target House provides 98 free, fully equipped apartments for families and patients to live in as long as they need. Caring Quilts has been making quilts for the kids at Target House for all 10 years that it's been open. Come for the whole day or a few hours. Kits will be provided to sew, and bring sewing machine and basic sewing supplies. Mats and ironing boards provided also. Bring $5 for a pizza lunch if you'd like as well. All ages and experience levels welcome - non-sewers and kids (ages 5th grade on up work best for attention span!) can tie quilts and draw labels.
February 9 through March 5, 2010
15th Annual Quilt Show - Fabulous 15!
February 2011 (16th Annual Quilt Show)
A Note from Robin Hempel
Ladies:
At the April meeting, part of the prize for the bag challenge
were wooden boxes made by my father-in-law. He received thank you
notes for the box, and I received requests to purchase some of the
boxes. Only because some of you asked am I making this offer.
While he has been with us this summer going through some medical issues,
he has completed a number of boxes and told me that I could sell them to
you. I am going to do this on a first-come basis. He is
basically asking for the cost of the materials plus a little for his
time. The large boxes are $16.00@ and the small ones will be $14@.
This will include the sales tax that I will pay on each of these.
What's New on the Web Site
July 2010
June 2010
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Updated July and August Events
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Updated contacts page with new Board Members
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Added photos from November 2009 retreat at Camp Wapo
March 2010
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Added newsletters through March 2010
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Photos added to Show and Tell page
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Added photos from November 2009 retreat at Camp Wapo
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