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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.
Featured Quilter Nanette Sutherland
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Acorn Pieced by Nanette Sutherland and Edel Ruth Pavlak. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. I found some orphan blocks in the quilt show store, and Edel Ruth designed and paper-pieced the acorns. |
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Log Cabin Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Queen size. Started this in 1985,finally finished it. |
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Vintage quilt by unknown quilter. Owned by Nanette Sutherland. |
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Vintage quilt by unknown quilter. Owned by Nanette Sutherland. |
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Hearts Pieced by Nanette Sutherland and members of DCSQ. Hand quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Wall hanging. 1998 gift from DCSQ friends while undergoing breast cancer treatment. |
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Jill's Baby Quilt Pieced and tied by Nanette Sutherland's family. Crib size. Gift from my husband's family for Jill, our first child. |
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Jill's Quilt Pieced by Jill and Nanette Sutherland. Quilted by Nanette. Wall hanging. Random scraps from quilt show store. |
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Sampler Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. First quilting class with Gwen Lundgren. |
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Grant's Quilt Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Queen size. |
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Winter's Tale Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. Storybook fabrics. |
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After Midnight Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. Made from Halloween prints. |
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Geishas Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Showing what you can do with a fabric that you do not want to cut up. |
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Kid's Quilt One Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Wall hanging. |
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Kid's Quilt Two Pieced by Edel Ruth Pavlak and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Wall hanging. |
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Gina's Quilt Pieced by Gina Sutherland and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Wall hanging. My daughter Gina's first quilt. |
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Blooming Nine Patch Vintage quilt by unknown quilter. Owned Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Double / full size. This took a long time to complete; it traveled to many quilt retreats. I will probably never do another one. |
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Papa's Fish Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. Done as a gift for my father. |
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Ragtime Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size Flannel quilt to snuggle up with. |
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Caterpillar Twin size Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland using fabrics from the children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". |
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Northwoods Pieced by Doris Kraemer and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Twin size Several years ago Doris won some 9-patch blocks, not enough for a quilt top, so she put a panel between them. The second photo shows Nanette's quilting of bears, moose and trees. |
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Row by Row Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. Individual rows were made by Edel Ruth, Sheila Shevlin, Pat Basch and Karen Asmundson as part of a DCSQ row-by-row exchange. The caterpillar is made from chenille fabrics. |
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Car Pieced and quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Lap size. Novelty print with borders. |
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Seahorse and Bubbles Pieced by Doris Kramer. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland and Doris Kraemer. Wall hanging Quilted by Nanette and Doris; made by Doris when she took a class for two-piece fabric applique at the Minnesota Quilters show in Rochester. |
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Marbled I Pieced by Doris Kraemer. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Wall hanging In this quilt Nanette uses her "get it done" free-form quilting pattern. |
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Marbled II Pieced by Doris Kraemer using "Marbled" pattern by Debbie Bowles. Quilted by Nanette Sutherland. Twin size |