South Dakota
The Coyote State
 Mt. Rushmore State

State flower: American Pasque Flower
State tree: Black Hills Spruce
State capital: Pierre
State bird: Ring-Necked Pheasant
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South Dakota Quilters Guild.  We have 225 members who meet 2 times a year   at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron, South Dakota, one week-end in April and September (dates vary). Quilt Show in September of odd-numbered years. Each show features 250 - 300 quilts and other quilted items, Quilters' Challenge, Featured Quilter, vendors, quilt raffle, demonstrations; show preview "for members only" Friday evening before Saturday show. Non-show meetings have classes, block exchange, business luncheon, informal Friday evening quilt-together, Show and Tell. 

• Aberdeen
  Aberdeen Quilt Quild: Betty A. Dobberpuhl, 810 8th Ave SE, Aberdeen
  SD 57401-6303; (605) 229- 1055; Meets 3rd Thursday, 1:30 pm, Aberdeen
  Arts & Recreation Center.   Quilt Show & Quilt Challenge; furnish doll quilts
  for Salvation Army.  Dress-A-Doll Project at Christmas; participate in
  Andover Threshing Show; yearly raffle quilt
  
  Candlelight Quilt Guild. We have about 20 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, and the second Thursday at 5:30 pm for sewing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Aberdeen. We have a fat chance monthly drawing, provide baby quilts to the local hospital and work with the Aberdeen Area Guild to do a show every other year.  Peggy Hallstrom phallstrom@abe.midco.net
• Brandon
  Half-Fast Quilters is a new group (Jan. 2004) who meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Meadows, 3008 E Aspen Blvd. Dues are $12 a year. We have demos of new techniques (and sometimes old ones), block exchanges, and most treats. We are also publishing a quilt pattern in the local paper.  Twyla Voldseth QuiltedMem@alliancecom.net
• Britton
  Happy Scrappers: Fayola Mansfield, Box 255, Kadoka,SD 57543(605) 837-2565; Meets monthly at Belvidere Fellowship Hall Britton Pamela Moeckly, 41648 SD Hwy 10, Britton SD   57430; (605) 448-2212; Meets monthly
• Brookings
  Brookings Area Quilt Guild. We have about 85 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the third Monday of the month at the Brookings Swiftel Center, 824 32nd Ave. & 6th Str., Brookings. We have monthly education demos, show-n-tell, block of the month projects, secret sister, classes and trips, are involved in various charity programs including Bolt to Bed, a entry for Evening for the Arts in Brookings, and provide quilts to be raffled to other organizations. We have a show every two or three years. We also have a day time group, an evening group, and a weekend group. Contact brookingsareaquiltguild@hotmail.com for more information.
• Buffalo
  Prairie Points Quilt Guild. Membership Dues are $15.00 a year. Meeting are on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm at the Rec Center. Activities include: quilted gift exchanges, classes and demonstrations, show and tell, Memorial Day Quilt Show Raffle, and community service projects. Contact: Yvonne at 605.797.4428, Kay at 605.375.3314, or Pennee at 605.375.3280 for more information.
• Burke
  Rosebud Quilt Guild. Meets last Tuesday of every month in the Burke Community Room, 7:30pm. Quilt show every other year in the odd years. 
• Custer
  Custer Piecemakers Quilt Guild: JoAnn Stearns, HCR 83 Box 56, Custer SD 57730; (605) 673-2474; silvershuttle@gwtc.net; Meets 1st Thursday; alternating between evenings at Custer Senior Center and afternoons at Custer Lutheran Fellowship meetings and locations

• Dell Rappids
  The Common Threads Quilt Guild meets the second Wed. of each month at 7:00 at Orchard Hills. We have secret sister, fat quarter exchange, friendship committee, door prize, show & tell, program and special projects each year. We are just completing a round robin. Our quilt show is each year at the Museum during Quarry Days at the end of June.

• Dupree
  Faith Prairie Strippers Quilt Guild: Beverly Ann Birkeland, Box 232, Dupree SD 57623; (605) 365-5341 Meets monthly at members' homes (dates vary) with host presenting the program

• Hill City
  Heart of the Hills Quilters. We have about 20 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Super 8, 3rd Floor conference room. We have a block of the month, demos, classes, yearly quilt show and raffle quilt. Contact marianRJ@aol.com for more information. 

• Hot Springs
  Minnekahta Quilters' Guild, Meets 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m., State Veterans Home Auditorium Quilt show and raffle during Hot Springs' Christmas in the Hills first week-end of December

• Huron
  HSouth Dakota Quilters' Guild has moved locations to the SD CrossRoads Motel. We have 250 members from across the state. Dues $20 per year. Spring and fall retreats. Classes, vendors, trunk shows, quilt show in odd numbered years, fun. We have 240 members who pay $20.00 per year and receive 4 newsletters about current issues. We meet each April and September of every year. Upcoming dates are Sept. 22-24, 2006, Apr. 13-15, 2007, Sept. 14-16, 2007. Spring retreats have a multitude of classes, vendors, and trunk shows. Every other fall is our state quilt show, and the other every other fall is a retreat with classes, vendors and trunk shows. Contact: Deb Ellsworth mamalucky@lycos.com for more information.
• Madison
  Madison. Prairie Piecemakers. We now have over 45 members who pay only $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at Prairieview Apt, #2, on SW 8th Street, in the back meeting room. We have a block of the month, fat quarter swap, secret sister, classes and trips, guest speakers and programs.  Guests are always welcome.
• Mitchell
  Mitchell. Heartland Quilter's Guild. We are a growing guild with approximately 40 members who pay $12 a year in dues. We meet the first Saturday of each month at the Mitchell Public Library Community Room, 231 North Duff Street in Mitchell. Join us at 10:00 AM for sewing and fellowship and at 1:30 PM for the business meeting and educational session. We have a lot of fun with sew and tell, fabric and block exchanges, workshops, retreats and bus trips. We showcase our creations every other year by hosting a quilt show. We support different organizations in our community by donating items or creating raffle quilts for their fundraisers. We also create a baby quilt each year for the first baby born in Mitchell. Please contact Elaine Anderson, 1423 Firesteel Drive, Mitchell, SD 57301 or 605-996-8513 for more information.
• Onida-Sully
  County Homestead Quilters: Helen Roddewig, RR1 Box 723, Onida SD 57564 (605) 258-2415 or Wanda Hall (605) 258-2776; Meets 2nd Thursday, 2 pm, Phoenix Center, Onida Sampler Scrap Quilts for Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center, Pierre
• Philip
  Bits and Pieces Quilt Guild: Annie Brunskill, POB 996, Philip, SD 57567 (605) 859-2301.   Meets every Wednesday (if schedules permit) at Senechal Hotel Lobby, 6:00 p.m. Quilt Show on even-numbered years at elementary gym
  with Philip Festival Days (June or July); Raffle quilt and Viewers' Choice award
• Pierre
  Stately Stitchers Quilt Guild. Meets second Monday of each month at 7:00pm in the basement of Lutheran Memorial Church, 320 E. Prospect, Pierre. We have about 50 members. Meetings includes show and share, door prizes, programs and a short business meeting. Our goal is to have fun and share the art of quilting. We do several charity quilts each year, a Bank West quilt show every other year, have secret quilting pals, and are planning new things all the time. 
• Presho
  Sew What Quilters, We are a small guild with members coming to Presho from Reliance, Kennebec, and Vivian. We meet one Saturday a month for our meeting and a workshop.  Alta Copeland copeland@wcenet.com
• Rapid City
  Black Hills Quilters Guild of l80 members meet the third Monday of each month at l:00 pm in odd numbered months and 7:00 pm in even numbered months at Faith Lutheran Church, 17 Indiana Street. Dues at $15.00 each year and we have a three day quilt show the 2nd weekend in June, a 3 day retreat with nationally known teachers each fall, along with other workshops, projects and programs. We make more than 300 quilts each year that are given to people in need locally. We also meet each Tuesday morning to work on our own projects and to get acquainted at the above location as well as each Tuesday evening at the Journey Museum for the same purpose. For further information write BHQG,PO Box 2495, Rapid City, SD 57709 or contact Carol Doyle, 605-342-4126.
• Scotland
  Highland Stitchers Quilt Guild. We have about 9 members who pay $1 a meeting in dues. We meet at 7PM on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Library. We make quilts for Project Linus and have had raffle quilts for the Lake Henry Association and The Scotland Library. Contact rogers@gwtc.net for more information.
• Sioux Falls 
  Sioux Falls Quilters' Guild Susan Mallett 1125 S. 7th Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (605) 333-0962  We have about 175 members and $15 a year dues. We meet the second Thursday of each month at Southern Hills Methodist Church, 3400 E 49th Street. We have quilt show in the fall of odd numbered years. Contact sfgq1986@hotmail.com for more information.
• Sisseton 
  Coteau Praries Quilt Guild meets the second Saturday of each month at member's homes in the Sisseton Area. Time 9:30 a.m. September thru June. We have quilt shows at our local Farm & Home show, and do local activities in the area.
• Wall
  Badlands Quilters Meets 2nd and 4th week of every month Lesa Stephens President Hosts the Badlands Quiltshow in March of every year with nationally known instructors.
• Watertown 
  Magic Needlers Quilters Guild. We meet the first Sat. of the month at 9:30 am at Rising Star Quilts, 201 E. Kemp Ave. Annual spring workshop, various group projects. Quilt show every October.
• Webster. 
  Glacial Lakes Piecemakers. We have about 15 members who pay $3 per meeting. We meet at 1pm on the 3rd Saturday at the Day County Arts building on Main St. We work on our own projects or charity quilts for Sew Special, Project Linus and our local hospital. We often have sew and tell, demos, group projects, raffle quilts, classes and trips. Our quilt show is in conjuction with Pumpkin Fest the second Saturday in October. Contact abloom@itctel.com for more information.
• Winner 
  The Centennial Quilt Guild has about 45 members who pay $3.00 for a years membership. We put out a newsletter quarterly. We host a quilt show every other year on even numbered years with a featured quilter and a raffle quilt to be given away we have a country store and demonstrations. We meet the second Saturday of every month. At the Tripp Co. meeting room or the E Free Church in Winner, SD. We have classes every month and in May a Quilters Tea. Contact Sec. Brenda at: millborocountry@yahoo.com for more information.
• Yankton
  Dakota Prairie Quilters' Guild: Joyce Brunken, 1603 John St,
  Yankton, SD 57078 (605) 665- 8821 (home), (605) 668-5275
  Meets 4th Monday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Yankton Community Library
  Two "all-nighters"/year. Annual special project, in Œ96, it was 4-1/2"
  block exchanges, a fabric challenge.
  
  

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