Bylaws, Policies and Procedures
Longarm Quilting & Other Services
Service Projects
Quilts of Valor - Upper Midwest
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MQ Quilt documentation project
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.
Community Service Quilts made by DCSQ members
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Baby
Quilts made for Donation to Bundles of Love Bundles of Love is a local charity that provides essential layette items to low-income parents of newborns. This year DCSQ donated 118 baby quilts to Bundles of Love. Click here for photos of the presentation of all the quilts to Bundles of Love and Hovander House at the June 2012 meeting. |
Fabric for
these 5 quilts was donated by Timeless Treasures Fabrics.
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Twin
Size Quilts made for Donation to Hovander House Hovander House is a short-term residential facility of Regions Hospital in St. Paul for patients with mental illness. DCSQ is making 9 Saw Tooth Star quilts and 2 Rail Fence quilts for Hovander House, to add a color and a touch of home to patients' rooms. 
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Camp Wapogasset, Amory, Wisconsin Each year retreaters attending the DCSQ retreat at Camp Wapo make blocks that are assembled into a quilt and donated to the camp.  |
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Girl Scout Project for Dakota Woodlands DCSQ members made 3 twin size quilts to help Annelise Orfei, a senior at Eagan High School, complete a Girl Scout project to decorate a bedroom at Dakota Woodlands, a housing facility for homeless women and children in Dakota County. 
 Community Service Sewing Day with 3M February 11, 2012 Over 400 pillowcases made for local shelters. 
 
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