Service Projects
Home of the Brave - Instructions
Quilts of Valor - Upper Midwest
Other Sites of Interest
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.
2008 Quilt Show - Service Projects: Quilts of Valor and Home of the Brave
Quilts of Valor:
The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL wounded and injured service members from the War on Terror, whether physical or psychologically, with wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOV). Dakota County Star Quilters has contributed many quilts, through our local coordinator, Page Johnson.
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave is a nationwide project to honor service men and women who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Home of the Brave quilts are replicas of quilts made for soldiers during the Civil War.
Click on the small arrows to scroll through the small photos, and click on a small photo to see a larger image.
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Quilts of Valor
The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL wounded and injured service members from the War on Terror, whether physical or psychologically, with wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOV). QOVF-UM covers the Upper Midwestern states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and is part of the national Quilts of Valor Foundation.