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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.
Lap size and larger quilts
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"Star Route" Pieced by Molly Moran. Quilted by Page Johnson. King size. "I jokingly refer to this quilt as my new "pontoon cover" because it turned out to be so large. It looks great on my bed, however, so the pontoon will have to wait another year." |
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"Bears, Moose and Friends" Pieced by Doris Kraemer, quilted by Nanette Sutherland "Center pieced at DCSQ 2007 retreat from six-inch charm blocks. I added flying geese and framed outdoor scenes. Note the pantograph quilting of bears, moose, and pine trees." |
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"4-Patch Fusion" Pieced by Julie Cartier. Quilted by Page Johnson. Queen size "I loved the piecing of the quilt. I challenged myself to come up with a continuous design that would be different in each section of the piecing." |
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"Imperial Dreams" Pieced and quilted by Jackie Grinde Queen size "This quilt was a special request from my daughter. She picked out the pattern and the fabric and then let me have the fun." |
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Garden Pieced and Quilted by Sandi Irish |
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"Polar Bear Pizzazz" 60" x 80" Pieced and quilted by Beth Kobliska "i originally intended to make this as a baby quilt for my niece who will give birth to her first child in April. But I liked it so much that I decided to keep it and make it part of my "wildlife sanctuary" of quilts. Not to worry - I'm making a Hungry Caterpillar quilt for my niece's baby." |
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"Pretty in Pink" Pieced by Carol Egan and others. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Crib / lap size. "Lotto blocks I didn't want but won anyway. Now I like them."
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"Summer at the Lake" Pieced by Karen Asmundson. Quilted by Diane Schotl. "I bought a Moda jelly role at the Minnesota Quilters show in June and was inspired to make this quilt. The dragonfly quilting adds a nice touch." |
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"Springtime Zigzag" 65" x 84" Pieced and quilted by Cindy Hilleary. "I needed a quilt in spring colors to get me through the doldrums of winter." |
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"Grandma and Grandpa's Hankies" 74" x 79" Pieced and quilted by Susie Smidt "I made this quilt for my Mom's 70th birthday. She had given me many handkerchiefs that had belonged to her parents, many with monograms. I pieced this together to honor the memory of my grandparents and to give my Mom a special memory quilt to use and enjoy." |
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"Woozy" Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland "While the quilt may appear to be wavy, it is constructed of straight lines." |
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"Indian Hatchet" Pieced and hand quilted by Janet Schueller. 71" x 82" "This quilt was made to go with the native American collection in my family room." |
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"Colorful Posie" and block details Pieced by Maureen Lynch. Quilted by Bayfield Quilts. Queen size Pieced at 2007 and 2008 quilt retreats; class taught by Karen Asmundson. |
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"Red River Dreams" Pieced by Ginnie Kubik. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Queen size "My husband and I fell in love with this quilt when we saw it displayed at Blue Bamboo about a year ago. Since it is a rather skimpy queen I have made some adjustments; fortunately the kit contained a generous amount of extra fabric. It was a joy to make." |
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"Block Exchange Sampler" Pieced by Linda Lundin, Mo Johnson, Molly Moran, Cynthia Possehl, Lana Parks, and Carol Jacobs. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Twin size. "Guild members in small groups each made two blocks for all group members. Each month the fabric was passed on to the next member, and the finished blocks were returned to the quilt owner. I added eight blocks and borders and completed this larger quilt for my granddaughter, who loves pink and purple." |
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"1982 Log Cabin" Pieced and quilted by Beth Kobliska Twin size "In 1982 I started a queen-size quilt with 100 blocks. I sewed the blocks into four units of 25 blocks, intending to assemble them after hand quilting. Las summer I decided to make it into 3 quilts, taking blocks from one of the units to add blocks to the other three. It's great to finally get this out of my UFO, and sleep under it." |
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"Sampler" and border detail Pieced and hand quilted by Mary Burnes 72" x 72" "I started this quilt over 12 years ago. For some reason, I wanted to hand-piece and hand-quilt this project. There were many starts and stops along the way, but I got it finished last year. It has found its home in our tear-drop trailer. We hope to travel the country snuggled under a little bit of home." |
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"Fish Sanctuary" Pieced and quilted by Beth Kobliska. Lap size "I used the guidelines in Judy Sisnero's book "Nine-Patch Pizzazz" to design this quilt. While it might remind most people of fishing, we're vegetarians, so this quilt is named "Fish Sanctuary". |
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"Fisherman's Lap Quilt" Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland 47" x 61" "I made this lap quilt for my dad. He is an avid outdoorsman." |
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"God Bless America" Pieced and hand quilted by Janet Schueller. 59" x 76" "I love red, white and blue. This is my way of being a proud American." |
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"Kaleidoscope" and block details Pieced by Jan Wilke. Quilted by Ann Schuh. 52" x 63" "I was discouraged while working on this piece, so I put it aside for several months. I then resumed it with a new perspective, and - ta da! - it looks great done." |
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"Falling Leaves" Pieced by Jan Malmquist. Quilted by Page Johnson. Lap size. "I love the border of this fabric." |
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"Pam's Psychedelic Monkey Quilt" Pieced by Linda Lundin. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Lap size. "2007 quilt show mystery quilt class taught by Barb Boyd and Jeannette Root. Made for my sister Pam, whose grandchildren call her Nana. The light purple fabric has names that grandmothers are commonly called, including Nana. After several years, I finallly finished piecing this quilt for Christmas." |
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"Leap Frog" Pieced and quilted by Trisha Millonig. Lap size. "A baby shower gift for a coworker who has a frog-themed nursery." |
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"Farmer's Market II" Pieced and quilted by Ginnie Kubik. 66" x 78" "I saw this in Susan Teegarden Dissmore's book "Clever Quarters, Too" and loved it. My husband and I visited many quilt shops to get as many fruits and vegetables as possible. I really enjoyed using the variety of fabrics to make this quilt for our daughter's birthday." |
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"One Block Wonder" Pieced by Claudia Kinville. Quilted by Marlene Davison. 66" x 77" "This One-Block Wonder is a gift for one wonderful friend."
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"Kilauea Twilight" Pieced and quilted by Jackie Grinde. 56" x 65" "This is the second quilt made from a gift of fabrics from my daughter." |
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"Koi Fish" Pieced by Jeannette Root. Quilted by Page Johnson. Lap size. "I was in California scouting out quilt and yarn shops when I saw this panel in Monterey. The design for the quilt is an adaptation of a Sue Stein pattern. Page did a terrific job quilting. Notice the water swirling around the fish. I really like the way this quilt turned out." |
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"Oahu Sunrise" Pieced and quilted by Jackie Grinde. 64" x 54" "Many years ago, my daughter studied in Hawaii. She bought two pieces of fabric from a local quilt shop there and this is one of them." |
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"French Braid" Pieced by Jackie Grinde. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Twin size. "I really enjoy the French Braid quilts and decided they would make nice gifts for my sons. They both received them for their birthdays."
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"Steve's Not Too Warm Quilt" Pieced and quilted by Beth Kobliska. Lap size. "I made this quilt for my husband using a variation of a patterh that Gwen Lundgren created for Quilts of Valor. I had just enough of the gold and green tree fabric in my stash to make the border and complete the woodsy look. I used silk batting to keep it lightweight."
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"Christmas Quilt" Pieced and quilted by Kaye Goers. 60" x 60" "I bought fabric at the quilt show in Rochester. I put eight squares together but didn't like it, so I took it apart and added red. Then there was too much red, so I added a design in the red and added an additional border in the same fabric line I found at a different quilt shop." |
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"Brett and Cassie's Christmas Quilt" Pieced by Mo Johnson. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Lap size. "Since my son got married two days after Christmas, I wanted them to have a Christmans quilt. Diane did a wonderful job quilting it for me. Cassie, my daughter-in-law, loves Christmas and the quilt." |
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"Carpenter's Star" Pieced by Kathy Grinsteinner. Quilted by Loretta Stone. Lap size. |
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"Chocolate Covered Cherries" Pieced by Molly Moran. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Lap size. |
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"Texas Wildflowers" King size Pieced and quilted by Dixie McIlroy. "the one thing I miss about Texas is the spring wildflower season. The center appliquéd bluebonnet in this quilt is surrounded by primroses, Tahoka daisies and Indian Blanket flowers. The bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush print surrounding the appliquéd flowers is from a Kerrville, Texas artist." |
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"Apricot Featheration" Pieced by Sharon Solomon. Quilted by Sharon and Bing Solomon. Lap size "Quilt started from challenge crayon and morphed into a lap-size quilt. It was not a color I would have chosen, but we have discovered that we like the finished product;" |
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"Texas Star" Pieced by Kaye Goers. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. 60" x 76" "I wanted to use the 30s fabrics and feedsacks I had accumulated." |
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"My Methodist Quilt" Pieced by Carol Egan and friends. Quilted by Darcie Grager. Twin size "Most of the blocks were gifts from Internet friends. When I got it put together, the borders and the row of hearts seemed too bare, so I added words. The quote "Do all teh good you can" is from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism." |
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"Maple Harvest" Pieced, appliquéd and quilted by Jackie Grinde 48" x 66" "A Heather Mulder Peterson pattern. I had to make it just for fun." |
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"Quilt for Brett and Cassie" Pieced and quilted by Mo Johnson. Lap size. "My son got married December 27, 20008, to a lovely girl from Alexandria. She loves these colors. When I saw the hearts, I knew I had to make it." |
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"Oh, Joy!" Pieced by Carol Egan. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Twin size "The scrappy bargello id from Bonnie Hunter at quiltville.com. I felt so joyful using all these colors, hence the name." |
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"Memories of Nature" Pieced by Kathy Grinsteinner. Quilted by Loretta Stone. Twin size. I made this quilt for my husband, Woody. We have spent many great hours together in the boats, hunting and fishing, and enjoying Mother Nature."
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"Baseball Quilt" Pieced by Kaye Goers. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Double size. "I bought the pattern in 2001 aftre 9/11 and finally got to make it." |
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"Our Lady of Guadalupe" and detail Pieced by Rosemary Root. Quilted by Rosemary and Jeannette Root. |
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"Puzzling Foods" Pieced by Pat Basch. Quilted by Jule Windsperger. "The quilt was made for my daughter, Christin, who loves to cook and experiment with food. She has aspirations of attending culinary school someday. So I worked many food fabrics to incorporate into this jigsaw puzzle pattern." |
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"Ye Ol' Hexagons" Hand quilted by Janet Schueller. "Quilt top found at an antique store. It begged to be quilted and to be loved. Fabrics are from the20s, 30s, and 40s. What a treasure I have found!" |
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"French Essence" Pieced and quilted by Jackie Grinde. 55" x 70" "A gift for a French woman." |
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"Don't Fence Me In" Pieced by Jan Malmquist. Quilted by Page Johnson. Twin size. |
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"Never Enough Nine Patches II" Pieced by Karen Asmundson. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Queen size. "I made a blue/green/purple version of this pattern a few years ago and loved it so much I decided to make a "summer" version." |
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"Windy" Pieced by Jackie Grinde. Quilted by Diane Schotl. Queen size. "A fun challenge with lots of leftovers." |
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"Jacobean Fan" Pieced by Jean Loken. Quilted by Page Johnson. Queen size. "I wanted to make a stack 'n' whack quilt, so when I found this fabric it seemed perfect. It seemed like an enormous amount but I had to use every fan I cut. Page did a fabulous job of quilting. It's for our master bedroom." |
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"Baltimore Bunnies" and block detail Twin size Pieced by Jean Graham Appliquéd by Jan Malmquist Quilted by Kristie Predmore. |
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"The Quilting Lesson" Pieced by Cecilia Kustritz. Tied by Cecilia Kustritz, Rosemary and Jeannette Root. "Cecilia, who is 12, says this about her quilt: 'My grandma makes quilts all the time. I've always been interested, and I was given a quilt kit for my birthday. My grandma and I sewed it together in the summer and tied it (with my Aunt Rosemary) in the winter. I would love doing it again." |
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"Cuddly Chenille Throw" Pieced and quilted by Sandi Irish "I designed this quilt to help sell chenille fabric where I work. It worked! We had to order more chenille." |
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"Vintage Garden" and border detail Pieced by Terri Krysan. Quilted by Page Johnson Double size. "This quilt was a group effort. Terri designed and pieced the quilt, Kathy Shirer did the appliqué, and Page quilted it. It has won numerous awards around the country, including Paducah. It was also featured in "Quilters' Newsletter Magazine"." |