Our in-person meetings will be held at the Chanhassen Recreation Center, 2310 Coulter Blvd., Chanhassen, MN. The regular meeting night will be the second Monday of the month. See the individual meeting information for any changes to time or place for special meetings. Our meetings social time starts at 6:30 pm, the business portion starts at 7pm unless listed otherwise for an individual meeting. Some in-person meetings will feature a speaker presentation over Zoom.
NOTE: If the Eastern Carver County School District calls a snow day, the Community Center is closed, and our meeting will be canceled.
Meeting News
Upcoming 2025 Meetings
September 15th meeting featured speaker Jeremy Chavis
October 13th meeting featured speaker M.J. Kinman
November 10th meeting featured speaker Tom Maidl
December 8th meeting Holiday Party
2025 Meeting Details
August 11th meeting The featured speaker will be Jean McElvain, a curator of the Goldstein Museum of Design. Jean will discuss the impact of quilting on fashion through photographs of quilts and wearables from the Goldstein Museum of Design’s collection.
From 19th century double ninepatch quilts, to hippie chic maxi skirts of the 1970s, piecing together fabric to create dynamic shapes and patterns has been a mainstay of craft culture for centuries. Incorporating the visual language of quilts into garments, handbags, and “cheater” fabrics is evidence of the ongoing relevance quilts have in our everyday lives.
Check out the newsletter for more information on the following:
Resolution Quilts News:
Resolution Quilt participants should send a snapshot of your piece to Kim A, and include “Resolution Quilts” in the subject line. Text submissions should include the participants name as well as the picture.
The next drawing for any completed resolution quilt will occur at the September meeting.
Comfort Quilt News:
The Sleep in Heavenly Peace is our summer quilt drive project. We are requesting twin sized quilts for young children and on up to around age 15 so would like them in juvenile and brights that would be fun for the tweens and teens.
Once again, thanks to our members for all their efforts in sewing tops, and offering to quilt, bind, and sew on labels. It is all much appreciated, and the quilts are going to such wonderful programs.
Making a comfort quilt at home? Approximate sizes desired
Kid’s size – 40 x 50”
Lap size – 50 x 60”
Twin size – 60 x 70”
Fidget quilts – 18 x 20”
Kid’s/Teen’s pillowcases – Cut 27” WOF and a 9” WOF border
Quilts of Valor – minimum size 55 x 65
Membership News:
Please be sure your dues are up to date so that you do not miss any important information. We have great speakers lined up for 2025 and don’t want you to miss out. Per our bylaws, your name will be removed from our monthly newsletter and monthly meeting roster if your dues are over two months late. However, it is easy to get back on. At our monthly meetings, bring your check or use Clover to electronically renew. If you wish to pay dues with a credit card, but cannot attend the meeting, you may request an invoice be sent from membership OR you can send mail a $35 check (made out to CAQC). Send emails to caqcmembership@gmail.com or use the USPS mailing address contained in our monthly newsletters.
Mystery Quilt 2025 News:
Yes, there will be a mystery quilt again this year since it’s a non-show year for the Club. The finished quilt measures 60 x 60 with a medallion type center and several borders, some of which are block rows. It’s not a sampler, but there are several different blocks. The quilt is a straight set, not on point, and has five fabrics – a print, two darks, and two lights. The print should be relatively small, and can be floral, swirly, or just something you like. Then pick out two darker coordinates that will be both parts of blocks, as well as narrow borders, and two lighter fabrics for blocks and background.
March 2025 Newsletter -- contains an intro and fabric requirements
April 2025 Newsletter -- has a cutting instruction attachment
May 2025 Newsletter-- attachment contains instructions for making 20-- 1 1/2" half square triangles using the 4-at-a-time method.
June 2025 Newsletter-- attachment contains instructions for making 80--2"x4" flying geese
July 2025 Newsletter-- attachment contains instructions for making 80--2" Half Square Triangles (HST)
August 2025 Newsletter-- attachment contains instructions for making 20-- 4½” Square-in-a-Square units
Small Group News:
Try Something New Group: The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 21st, 1-3 pm at the Chanhassen Library Longfellow Room. Photos of projects from the most recent challenge (Secret Messagge) were posted on the CAQC FB page. As good as the photos are, the projects are SO much better in person. Please consider joining us, even if you don't do the challenge.
The new challenge is "Roll of the Dice." We rolled the dice twice; the first time to determine the dominant color of our next project, and the second time to determine the element to use. If you'd like to play along, please take out a dice and roll it twice to determine YOUR color and element. Projects can be anything of your choosing, any size.
Color: 1. red/pink 2. Orange 3. blue 4. green 5. Purple 6. yellow/gold
Element: 1. star 2. mostly triangles 3. rectangle/squares 4. strips/strings
5. recognizable shape (eg. house, leaf, heart, etc) 6. 9 patch or 4 patch
Contact person: Kathy W.
DAGS Small Group - All CAQC members are welcome to join+.
Meets: 1st Wednesday of the month
Place: Meet at Christ Community Church, 897 3rd Ave, Excelsior, MN 55331, (the gray building)
Time: 10:00-1:30/2:00
Cost: $5.00 Contribution to the church; this is a donation not a requirement.
What to bring: A sewing machine, sewing supplies or hand work and lunch.
Supplies provided: Iron, ironing board, cutting mat, fridge and microwave available for use.
Contact people: Kim S. or Kathy W.
An email will be sent out before the we meeting. Please let Kim or Kathy to be added to the email list. (DAGS has been known to take field trips instead of sewing) All quilting skills are welcomed! Come be inspired by the joy of quilting together. DAGS stands for the Day After Girls, back in the day when they met the day after the CAQC meeting.
Mount Calvary Saturday Group is an open quilting group. RSVP required. – Eva V.
Location- Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 301 County Rd. 19, Excelsior, Mn 55331
The next scheduled meeting is Saturday, September 27th from 9:00-3:00 pm. Attendees can drop in and sew and chat throughout the day. Attendees need to provide their own lunch if they stay all day. Some people often walk across the parking lot to Kowalski's to pick something up.
IMPORTANT - Attendees must RSVP to Eva V. by the Wednesday prior to the meeting if they plan to attend. The meeting will be canceled if there aren't 6 confirmed attendees.
Some people hand sew and some bring machines, your choice. There is a convenient side door to the room where we sew on the north side of the church on William Street. This group generally meets one Saturday a month. Email Eva V. to be put on the email list to receive emails about future dates. Eva's email address can be found in the newsletter.
Dates to Put on Your Calendar
July 30 & 31, Piece Corps Fabric Sale at All Saints Lutheran Church in Norwood Young America
511 Merger St.
August 1 -3, Old Time Harvest Steam & Gas Engine Festival
August 26, 5 p.m., Board Meeting, Wilder Room, Chanhassen Library
September 27, Mount Calvary Saturday Group, 9 to 3
October 21, 1 to 3 pm, Try Something New
2026 Quilt Show News:
The 2026 Quilt Show Challenge Quilts has been announced. This is a voluntary project, and all members are welcome to participate. Quilts will be hung outside the theater in the Chaska Community Center about a month before the 2026 show. There is no fee to enter, and all member quilts are accepted as long as they meet the requirements set out in the challenge description. See the August 2025 Newsletter to see a description of the challenge and the necessary requirements.
The Show Chairs are looking for one more person to help sell raffle quilt tickets at our club meetings from February 2026 through September 2026. You do not need to commit to every meeting. If interested, please contact Eva V.
Previous 2025 Meetings
January 13th meeting. This will be an organizational meeting for 2025 Committees. Two CAQC members, former math teachers, shared math tips and tricks to make your quilt project planning clearer in their presentation "What’s Math Got to Do With It?!".
January 16 – 19, 2025 The 2025 Retreat was held at Green Lake Bible Camp near Spicer.
February 10th meeting The featured speaker was Diane Murtha Diane presented her lecture "License to Play".
March 10th meeting The featured speaker was Heidi Parkes.
April 14th meeting This meeting was our annual Comfort Quilt Work Night. Members stitch quilts that will make their way into the hands of refugees, abuse victims, veterans, elder care residents, and children who are severely sick or injured.
May 12th meeting The featured speaker was CAQC member Penny Kaspszak. Penny presented an entertaining view of her quilting journey.
June 9th meeting A small reception was held to honor CAQC member Sharyn Resvick.who was selected by the Minnesota Quilters as the 2025 Minnesota Quilter of the year.
The regular meeting featured a presentation by speaker Debby Boyles who described her artistic journey and shared a trunk show of her quilts and textile works.
July 14th meeting The annual CAQC potluck picnic was held on Monday, July 14 at Lake Ann in Chanhassen in the Klingelhutz Pavilion.