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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.
Tips from the January 2012 Schoolhouse Demonstrations
From
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ICarol recommends Tonya Ricucci
Here is a link to Tonya http://unrulyquilter.com/tutorials/taking-the-leap-challenge.pdf |
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From Beth Kobliska: Disappearing 9-Patch
Click here to open the handout as an MS Word document.
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1.
Make Nine-Patch
blocks,
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Fabric for small square in the center (yellow in picture),
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Fabric for “frame” in the center of each outer row (navy in
picture)
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Large squares in the corners It does not
matter which large squares you combine in one block – they will
end up in separate blocks. |
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2.
Rotary cut each 9-patch block into 4 blocks, through the middle
horizontally and vertically.
Carefully cut exactly through the middle, to make four
blocks. |
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Block sizes:
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Cut squares |
9-Patch
finished size |
Disappearing
9-Patch finished size |
Sashing
finished width and small square |
Finished
size of large square |
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3.5 |
9 |
4.25 |
1.25 |
3 |
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3.75 |
9.75 |
4.625 |
1.375 |
3.25 |
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4 |
10.5 |
5 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
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4.25 |
11.25 |
5.375 |
1.625 |
3.75 |
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4.5 |
12 |
5.75 |
1.75 |
4 |
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4.75 |
12.75 |
6.125 |
1.875 |
4.25 |
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5 |
13.5 |
6.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
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5.25 |
14.25 |
6.875 |
2.125 |
4.75 |
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5.5 |
15 |
7.25 |
2.25 |
5 |
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5.75 |
15.75 |
7.625 |
2.375 |
5.25 |
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6 |
16.5 |
8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
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6.25 |
17.25 |
8.375 |
2.625 |
5.75 |
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6.5 |
18 |
8.75 |
2.75 |
6 |
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6.75 |
18.75 |
9.125 |
2.875 |
6.25 |
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7 |
19.5 |
9.5 |
3 |
6.5 |
4-Patch Centers Layout
Floating Squares Layout
Chain Layout
Omit Small Squares Block Variation
Use
single strip for center row of 9-patch.
From Mo Johnson: Jelly Roll 1600 Quilt
Click here to get Mo's handout as an MS Word document.
Materials needed: A
jelly roll or 40 or enough 2 ½ inch strips to = 1600 inches.
Easy Angle
Masking Tape
2.
Join these strips with the easy angle.
I keep a small cutting board to the left of my machine,
lay them both RIGHT SIDES UP.
3.
Cut, flip and sew with small triangle off center, finger press and cut
off bottom dog ear. 
4 .Keep going until
all strips are used up and you are ready to measure.
Lay out masking tape on the table equal to 40”. Measure
40 lengths, I use tally marks to help me! 40x 40 = 1600. You are
ready !
4.
Make an accordion with your strips and put in your lap.
5.
I
watched a You Tube of women making this quilt with strips all over the
floor and twisting. I like
this method taught to me by my friend Barb Pinz.
6.
Take the top strip and the bottom strip RST and sew and sew and sew and
sew on. When close to the
end, cut the fold.
7.
Press seam to one side.
8.
Next, make another accordion—now you are sewing two strips to two
strips. Again cut fold at bottom and press.
9.
Next is: 4 strips to 4 strips
10.
8 strips to 8 strips
11.
6 to 16 strips –top to
bottom RST. Cut bottom.
12.
TA
DA.
13.
They suggest 3” and 6 1/2 borders.
APRON PATTERNS by Trisha Millonig & Gerry McBride - instructions open as MS Word document
These instructions are to make the aprons that Trisha and Gerry demonstrated at the December 2007 meeting.
Instructions for attaching a hanging sleeve for the annual DCSQ Quilt Show, from Trisha Millonig:
LARGE quilts (greater than 45 inches wide) will need a sleeve on the back top edge. Cut a strip of fabric the width of the quilt top and 10 inches wide. Fold in half lengthwise and sew a 1/4 inch seam. Hand or machine baste to the top edge of the quilt back.
SMALL quilts (less than 45 inches wide) will need a sleeve on the back top edge. Cut a strip of fabric the width of the quilt top and 5 inches wide. Fold in half lengthwise and sew a 1/4 inch seam. Hand or machine baste to the top edge of the quilt back.
Table runners will be hung lengthwise on the small quilt racks, so put the sleeve across the shortest side. Cut strip 5 inches and sew as above.