October Meeting
This month we will be working with the orphan blocks Cindy Thury Smith has collected. We will be
laying them out into quilts. This has always been a fun event!
And ... A Quilt Show Challenge!
We always like to have a quilt challenge during the year that can then be displayed at our yearly quilt
show. This year’s challenge is to make a quilt using a panel. So many fun and interesting
panels are available and there are so many ways to incorporate them into quilts!
The only restriction is size: The quilt can be no larger than 48” wide by 60” long. The deadline is our
March 11, 2025, meeting, where the quilts will be revealed. Then, later that week you can deliver your
quilt to the Dakota County History Museum for entry in the show.
We’ll be sharing some panels and panel quilts at the October meeting. If you’ve already made a panel
quilt (or quilts!) that you’d like to share, please bring it to the October meeting for show-and-tell.
This month we will be working with the orphan blocks Cindy Thury Smith has collected. We will be
laying them out into quilts. This has always been a fun event!
And ... A Quilt Show Challenge!
We always like to have a quilt challenge during the year that can then be displayed at our yearly quilt
show. This year’s challenge is to make a quilt using a panel. So many fun and interesting
panels are available and there are so many ways to incorporate them into quilts!
The only restriction is size: The quilt can be no larger than 48” wide by 60” long. The deadline is our
March 11, 2025, meeting, where the quilts will be revealed. Then, later that week you can deliver your
quilt to the Dakota County History Museum for entry in the show.
We’ll be sharing some panels and panel quilts at the October meeting. If you’ve already made a panel
quilt (or quilts!) that you’d like to share, please bring it to the October meeting for show-and-tell.
Each meeting is about 2 hours. The meeting starts at 7:00 but people start arriving at 6:30 for social time. The meeting is structured as follows: announcements, a speaker or topic and show and tell. All are welcome regardless of your skill level. Join in and share ideas and the love of quilting.
Visitors - Visitors are welcome! The first meeting you attend is free. Subsequent visits cost $5 to help cover cost of the space and continuing programs. We hope you will consider joining the guild, it is $30 a year and a great value!
Directions: The community center is off of Pilot Knob Road between Lone Oak Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. Turn west off of Pilot Knob onto Center Parkway. Follow the Center Parkway to the sign for the Eagan Community Center and turn right. Follow the signs for "all deliveries" which is the second right turn. The road will wind around to the lower level of the parking lot. Enter through the lower level door and look for the sign indicating our meeting room, normally the second door on the left. If you park on the main level and enter from the main entrance, you will take the elevator or stairs down.
Visitors - Visitors are welcome! The first meeting you attend is free. Subsequent visits cost $5 to help cover cost of the space and continuing programs. We hope you will consider joining the guild, it is $30 a year and a great value!
Directions: The community center is off of Pilot Knob Road between Lone Oak Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. Turn west off of Pilot Knob onto Center Parkway. Follow the Center Parkway to the sign for the Eagan Community Center and turn right. Follow the signs for "all deliveries" which is the second right turn. The road will wind around to the lower level of the parking lot. Enter through the lower level door and look for the sign indicating our meeting room, normally the second door on the left. If you park on the main level and enter from the main entrance, you will take the elevator or stairs down.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
2024 Future Programs
November - Orphan Block Madness 3.0
December - Holiday Party - Location TBD
*If you have an idea, topic, or speaker to suggest, please send a joint message to Maria Gathje or Jill Lawrence.
Other Activities:
Call for Orphan Blocks!
Plans for a future meeting activity will include orphan blocks . We ask that
members donate any orphan blocks that you have and are ready to pass
along. The blocks can be any size, color, or pattern. There will be a basket
at the meeting for you to put them in as we collect for the next few
months . Thank You to everyone that has contributed to the basket so far!
2024 Future Programs
November - Orphan Block Madness 3.0
December - Holiday Party - Location TBD
*If you have an idea, topic, or speaker to suggest, please send a joint message to Maria Gathje or Jill Lawrence.
Other Activities:
Call for Orphan Blocks!
Plans for a future meeting activity will include orphan blocks . We ask that
members donate any orphan blocks that you have and are ready to pass
along. The blocks can be any size, color, or pattern. There will be a basket
at the meeting for you to put them in as we collect for the next few
months . Thank You to everyone that has contributed to the basket so far!
Please know, your safety is very important to us. Our in person meetings have been following CDC guidelines and we are also working with Eagan Community Center on cleaning and safety protocols. Please click here for current CDC guidelines.