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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 has a small but growing library. Members can check out books, patterns, and video tapes and keep them for 2 months. After that , if they are returned late, there is a $1.00 per month late fee. To borrow materials you must be a DCSQ member.
Late fees are used to help us purchase new library materials. We also try to offer a number of things for sale at "garage sale" prices. These also help finance our purchases. Please buy and support our library! If you have some nice books you no longer use, you may donate them to the library. The DCSQ Librarian reserves the right to keep them in the guild's collection or offer them for sale. If you want to request a book, contact Mary Burns.
Sorted by title:
| Author | Book Title | Type of Book |
| (most link to Amazon.com for a description and image of the book, to help you "browse") | ||
| Causee, Linda | 24 Blocks You Never Dreamed You Could Paper Piece | block patterns |
| Mumm, Debbie | Angel Wings and Growing Things | Samll quilt projects |
| Fowler, Earlene | Arkansas Traveler | novel |
| Kime, Janet | Border Workbook, The | border designs |
| Peters, Paulette | Borders by Design | border designs |
| Heim, Judy | Cats Who Quilt | funny book (not how-to) |
| Covey, Mary M. | Celebrations! Quilts for Cherished Family Moments | quilt patterns |
| Six Friends | Clothesline & Other Quilt Stories, The | Fictional quilt stories. Published in Chaska, MN |
| Jensen, Lynette | Collection of Classic Quilts | quilt patterns |
| Seely, Ann & Stewart, Joyce | Color Magic for Quilters | quilt patterns |
| Finch, Jake | Comfort Quilts from the Heart | Quilt patterns, 12 quick projects to take care of others. Fidget quilts, wheelchair quilts, bed shawl, game quilts, walker bag, pillowcase, group effort quilts. |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | Cross-Country Quilters, The | novel |
| Hopkins, Judy | Down The Rotary Road | quilt patterns |
| Brown, Sonia | Dreaming in Color | Patterns for traditional, colorful quilts |
| Compiled by Brackman, Barbara | Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, An | |
| Kelley, Helen | Every Quilt Tells A Story | funny book about quilting |
| Johansen, Linda | Fast, Fun and Easy Fabric Boxes | 13 fabric box patterns |
| Thompson, Shirley | Finishing Touch, The | quilting designs |
| Causee, Linda | Foundation Pieced Quilt Labels | quilt label patterns |
| Ferris, Monica | Framed In Lace | novel |
| Dietrich, Mimi & Schneider, Sally | Growing Up With Quilts | quilt patterns for babies to teens |
| Anderson, Alex | Hand Quilting | Technique |
| Hargrave, Harriet | Heirloom Machine Quilting | machine quilting patterns |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Holiday Quilts | quilt patterns |
| Otto, Whitney | How to Make an American Quilt | novel |
| Hopkins, Mary Ellen | It's Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book, The | quilt patterns |
| Ryan, McKenna | Journey to Light, A | 7 small quilt patterns plus the finishing pattern to combine them into a larger quilt - Christmas with a woods theme |
| Noble, Maurine | Machine Quilting Made Easy! | domestic machine quilting |
| Minnesota Quilt Project | Minnesota Quilts Creating Connections with Our Past | History |
| Ferris, Monica | Murderous Yarn, A | Novel |
| Wagner, Carol | New Patterns From Old Architecture | quilt patterns |
| Kaffe Fassett | Passionate Patchwork | quilt patterns |
| Wolfrom, Joen | Patchwork Persuasion: Fascinating Quilts from Traditional Designs | quilt inspirations |
| Various Designers | Potting Shed Patchwork - 2 copies | quilt patterns |
| McCloskey, Marsha | Quick Classic Quilts | quilt patterns |
| Tatem, Mary | Quilt of Life, The: A Patchwork of Devotional Thoughts | novel |
| Ruskin, Cindy | Quilt: Stories From the Names Project, The | Quilts celebrating the lives of those who died of AIDS |
| Various Designers | Quilted for Christmas | quilt patterns |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | Quilter's Apprentice, The | novel |
| Rodale Books | Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide, The | quilter's how-to book |
| Bong, Gayle | Quilts From Skunks Hollow | quilt patterns |
| Brackman, Barbara | Quilts From The Civil War: Nine Projects, Historic Notes, Diary Entries | quilt patterns & history |
| Wilson, Erica | Quilts of America | Patterns and techniques |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | Round Robin | Novel |
| Martin, Terry | Row by Row - 10 Easy Bar Quilts | quilt patterns |
| Bonnie K. Hunter | Scraps and Shirttails: The Art of Quilting Green | |
| Caffrey, Debbie | Scraps To You, Too | quilt patterns, cutting triangles from pieced rectangles; 80 pages |
| Sandbach, Kathy | Show Me How to Machine Quilt | domestic machine quilting |
| Burge, Shelly | Small Quilts Made Easy | quilt patterns |
| Debbie Field for Granola Girl Designs | Spirit of the Northwoods | quilt & wallhanging patterns |
| Gilbert, Wendy | Star for All Seasons, A | Table runner and placemat quilt patterns, 23 pages. published 1992 |
| Rinaldi, Ann | Stitch in Time, A | Novel; young adult fiction. Published 1995 |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | Sylvia's Bridal Sampler | Quilt patterns from Elm Creek Quilts. 140 traditional blocks |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | Runaway Quilt, The | Novel, 4th book in Elm Creek Quilts series |
| Cummings, Sandi | Thinking Outside The Block | quilt patterns |
| Saffiote, Cheri | Two Hour Quilted Christmas Projects | quilt patterns |
| Leisure Arts | Ultimate Sunbonnet Sue Collection, The | quilt patterns |
| Holmberg, Nannette | Variations in Chenille | chenille quilt patterns |
| Video of Lap Quilting | ||
| Video of Quilt Collectibles | ||
| Vidio of DCSQ 1998 Quilt Show | ||
| Margaret, P.M. & Slusser, D.I. | Watercolor Impressions | quilt patterns |
| Margaret, P.M. & Slusser, D.I. | Watercolor Quilts | quilt patterns |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Weekend Quilts from various designers | quilt patterns |
| Howell, Lynda | Winter Wishes | quilt patterns & projects, Christmas appliques |