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Quilting Resources

Missouri Bicentennial Quilt Project

See the official Missouri Bicentennial Quilt, the Missouri 4-H Quilt, and over 60 beautiful projects made by local quilters celebrating the 200th birthday of the state of Missouri here: https://bit.ly/35Rdsyt

 

Project Information

Quilt Project info (pdf)

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February, Block 1 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Missouri Star"

March, Block 2 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Eastern Bluebird"

April, Block 3 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Flowering Dogwood"

May, Block 4 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Spirit of St. Louis"

June, Block 5 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Prairie Queen"

July, Block 6 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Beautiful Missouri"

August, Block 7 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Friendship Star"

September, Block 8 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Faithful Companion"

October, Block 9 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Trails Through
the Ozarks"

November, Block 10 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Gateway Arch"
 

December, Block 11 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Truman"

January, Block 12 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Bee"
   
Bonus Blocks

Bonus Block 1 (pdf)
"Scenic Riverways"

Bonus Block 2 (pdf)
Video Tutorial
"Ferris Wheel"

Bonus Block 3 (pdf)
"Show Me the Books"

Bonus Block 4 (pdf)
"Birthday Cake"

Bonus Block 5 (pdf)
"Schoolhouse"

Bonus Block 6 (pdf)
"St. Louis Zoo"

Finishing Your Quilt

Once you have completed your Missouri-themed quilt blocks, how do you turn them into a warm and cozy quilt? Use these tutorials as your guide to a finished project. Finishing Guide (pdf)
 
Looking for a special finishing touch for your Bicentennial project?

Personalize your quilt, runner, or pillow with a library-designed 3.5" x 5" label, available FREE to participants!

(To be eligible for a label, you must sew at least one block.) 
Request your label by emailing 

 
with the following info (use QUILT LABEL in the subject line):
-Name
-Phone
-Email address
-Preferred pickup branch
-Color choice: white or grey?
If you live out of the area, you can send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Spencer Road Branch, Attn: Leslie, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters, MO, 63376.
Don't wait! Labels are available while supplies last.