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
August 11th meeting featured speaker Jean McElvain
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
July 14th meeting The annual CAQC picnic is Monday, July 14 at Lake Ann in Chanhassen. We can start gathering at 5:30 in the Klingelhutz Pavilion. A map was included in the newsletter.
Picnic details: Plates, utensils and napkins will be provided by the Picnic Committee. Please bring a dish to share and your own drink.
For those new to CAQC, we have an annual potluck picnic in July. We dine and shop with our best quilty friends.
There will be a garage sale type of table with a money donation box. The table will have contain quilt related items such as: fabric, quilt tools, books, kits, and patterns. Also accepted are partially assembled quilts, completed blocks or other UFOs. It is not too late to find and bring items for the garage sale table. Payments can be made with cash, check or credit card.
There will also be an auction table where the more valuable items that were brought to the June meeting will be up for live bidding. Again payments can be made with cash, check or credit card.
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:
Between last month and this month, we have received 36 more completed quilts and about 9 tops with many tops also out with longarmers. 6 more quilts were donated for the Welcome Home project for Homeless Veterans, and our committee has gathered 15 quilts so far from our collection to be given to the Sleep in Heavenly Peace project. 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 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 requirementsApril 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)
Small Group News:
Try Something New Group: The group voted on their next challenge: "Secret Message". Examples that were cited in the meeting included morse code, nautical flags, QR code, or any other interpretation of "secret message". No size limit, just whatever you want to create. The next meting will be Tuesday, July 15th, 1-3 pm at the Chanhassen Library. Photos of projects from the most recent challenge (collage) 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.
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.
Dates to Put on Your Calendar
May 2 -June 28 Make It Modern Quilt Show on display at the Chanhassen Library
July 15, Try Something New Group
July 30 & 31, Piece Corps Fabric Sale at All Saints Lutheran Church in Norwood Young America
511 Merger St.
August 26, 5 p.m., Board Meeting at the Wilder Room, Chanhassen Library
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 Community Center about a month before the 2026 show. There is no fee to enter, and all quilts are accepted as long as they meet the requirements set out in the challenge description. See the July 2025 Newsletter to see a description of the challenge and the necessary requirements.
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.