DCSQ Members Quilt Show Information

Quilt Show 2025-Rosemary Root - Show Chair
2025 Show dates:
Quilt drop off at the DCHS: Thursday 3/13 and Friday 3/14
Set up: Saturday 3/15
Show opens: Wednesday 3/19
Lectures: 4/8
Take Down: Saturday 4/12
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We are encouraging all members to submit a quilt for the show-especially if you
have not done so in the past. Don’t be intimidated by quilts you have seen in past shows.
Remember we were all beginners at one time.
We will have more information later including a demonstration on making and applying your
sleeve. Let us know what other questions you might have.
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​Entering Your Quilts for the Quilt Show

It’s pretty simple to enter your quilts.
1. First, fill out a Quilt registration form for each quilt you will be entering. Forms will be available at the January, February, and March meetings also. Give the forms to Jeannette or Rosemary Root at the meeting. You can also mail forms to Jeannette Root, 309 18th Ave. So., So. St. Paul, MN 55075, or you can email the information to [email protected] (be sure to include all the information). The deadline to receive the forms is March 11, 2025.
Note that we are limited in the number of queen- and king-size quilts we can show and they will be taken on a first come, first-served basis.
2. Sew a sleeve to the quilt to use for hanging it.  Sleeve directions
-  LARGE quilts (greater than 44” wide) will need a sleeve on the back top edge. Cut a strip of fabric the width of the quilt top and 10” wide. Fold in half lengthwise and sew a 1⁄4” seam.
Hand- or machine-baste to the top edge of the quilt back. Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve doesn’t show.
-  SMALL quilts (less than 44” wide) will need a sleeve on the back top edge. Cut a strip of fabric
the width of the quilt top and 6” wide. Fold in half lengthwise and sew a 1⁄4” seam. Hand- or machine-baste to the top edge of the quilt back. Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve doesn’t show.
-  Table runners will be hung lengthwise on the small quilt racks, so put the sleeve across the shortest side. Cut strip 6” wide and sew as above. Tack down the folded edge so the sleeve doesn’t show.
In addition, all quilts need to be labeled with at least your name and phone number for identification purposes. This can be as simple as a piece of muslin with the information written with a permanent marker that is then safety-pinned to the back of the quilt.
Any questions, call Trisha Millonig
3. Deliver your quilt(s) to the Dakota County Historical Society Museum, 130 3rd Avenue North, South Saint Paul, on Thursday, March 13, from 12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., or Friday, March 14, from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. There will be signs directing you as to where to take the quilts.

Quilt Challenges 

We have had two quilt challenges going on, and each group of quilts will be
displayed together in the show. One is last year’s Initial Challenge, and the other is this year’s Panel Quilt Challenge. The quilts for the panel challenge can be no larger than 48” wide by 60” long. These quilts should be registered as described above. There are boxes to check on the entry form to indicate the challenge quilts. Viewers’ choice prizes will be awarded. If you have any questions, email Rosemary Root.

Group Sewing Day at the Quilt Show
​Saturday, March 22 9a -3p

Everyone is invited to come sew at the museum on Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. We’re going to make blocks for community service quilts using Deb Tucker’s Hocus Pocus pattern. It’s a fun Disappearing Hourglass block, with many variations. You only need to bring basic sewing supplies (sewing machine, neutral thread, thread, snips, etc.). We’ll supply lunch, all the fabric and instructions, and we’ll have stations set up for
pressing and cutting. You’re welcome to bring a friend.

Check out these resources about the block we’ll be working on:
 Deb Tucker’s YouTube video of Hocus Pocus block:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6lD_4zuLDI&t=2s
 Hocus Pocus free pattern as pdf:
https://media.rainpos.com/12397/Hocus_Pocus_pattern_6.27.2023.pdf
If you’d like to attend or have questions, please email Beth Kobliska.

Volunteer Opportunities 

​Show Set Up - Saturday, March 15th 9:00a - done
We’ll be setting up the racks and hanging the show on March 15 at the museum, starting at 9:00 a.m. There will be people on hand who’ve done this before to show you what to do. Lunch
will be provided.

Work a shift in the store - Show dates and hours 
You can take a shift in the quilt show store during the run of the show.

 Show Take Down - Saturday April 12th.  
You can help with take-down, on Saturday, April 12​

Small Quilt Auction.

We will also have a small quilt auction, which raises money for DCSQ, this year.

The small quilts should be, of course, small: around 24” by 24”.
Bring your small quilts to the March meeting and give them to Trisha Millonig so she can prepare them for the show.
She will have a form that needs to be filled out for each auction donation.