Service Projects

Dakota County Star Quilters’ 18th Annual Quilt Show

	Old Patterns...	New Ideas

Dakota County Historical Society 130 3rd Avenue North, South St. Paul, Minnesota 651-552-7548 February 6, 2013 -  March 1, 2013 . Lecture by Maxine Rosenthal at 1 pm and 7 pm, Tuesday February 12, 2013   Tickets are $6.00 - To purchase tickets, contact Mary Burnes - 952-888-0421   Dakota County Historical Society Museum hours: Tuesday, February 12th only, for  lecture at 1 pm and 7 pm. Wednesday and  Friday 9-5 pm Thursday - 9-8 pm Saturday - 10-3 pm Suggested donation to the museum is $3.00 Directions to museum: I 494 to Concord Street. North on Concord Street to Grand Avenue (stoplight by Burger King).   Left on Grand Avenue, up hill and to the left on 3rd Avenue.  The Dakota County Historical Society Museum is on the left, across the street from South St. Paul City Hall.

2013 Quilt Show information for DCSQ members

• Register your quilts by January 25, 2013.

  •  Use the paper registration form (click here to print out the 2013 form) and give it to Jeannette Root at the December or January meetings, or mail it to Jeannette at the address on the form. .

  • Or email the information to Jeannette  Root, including all the information that is on the form.  Note that you will not be able type the information in the form and email the form, so just email the information.

• Drop off your quilts at the Dakota County Historical Society at 130 3rd Ave North, South St. Paul.  Drop off days will be January 31st and February 1st, 2013.

• Quilt Hanging day is Saturday, February 2th.  Lunch is provided.  Come dressed to work.  There are many jobs that do not require being on a ladder, so come and lend your hand.  Friday February 1st will be rack se-up starting at 9 am.  Help will be needed this day as well.  After the show is hung, the store will be open for shopping. 

• Small Quilt Auction items will be accepted until January 24th.  Please contact Beth Kobliska at 651-340-0024.

• Store donations:  Mo Johnson is in charge of the store at the show, and is accepting donations at each meeting through January.  Donations can also be dropped off at the Dakota County Historical Society, or at the November, December or January DCSQ meetings.

• Show take-down:  The quilt show ends Thursday March 1st at 8 pm.  The show take-down will be Saturday March 3rd from 9am, until about noon. 

• Quilt pick-up will be on Saturday March 2nd  from noon to 3 pm.  No quilts will be released before noon.  You can pick up a quilt for someone else if you have the claim ticket given at registration.  If you cannot pick up your quilt on March 2nd, you can pick up your quilt during the Dakota County Historical Society's regular hours the following week.

• Hanging Requirements:  

  • 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.  Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve does not show.

  • 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.  Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve does not show.

  • Table runners will be hung lengthwise on the small quilt racks, so put the sleeve across the shortest side.  Cut strip 5 inches wide and sew as above.  Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve does not show.

  • All quilts need to be labeled with at least your name for identification purposes.

Photos from previous DCSQ Quilt Shows

2007 DCSQ Quilt Show
From Debbie Bowles' talk at the 2007 DCSQ Quilt Show
2006 DCSQ Quilt Show set up
2006 DCSQ Quilt Show First one won Viewer's Choice award
Class taught during the 2006 DCSQ Quilt Show