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Linda Reisterer
How Long Did It Take You To Make That Quilt? My Whole Life!

Who we are today is the accumulation of all the experiences and people with whom we have
interacted throughout our lives. Linda has no formal background in art, but grew up
embroidering, as well as with a tradition of sewing her own clothing. Add to that her love for
beading and you have the core skills she uses in her quilt making.

Linda’s career was as a teacher and middle school librarian. Looking to the future, she realized
she needed a hobby for her retirement years and she discovered quilt making, and later art
quilts. Her path was set and finding things to fill her time was never going to be a problem!Linda
learned quickly that piecing was not her forte, but appliqué suited her skills much better. From
her very first quilting projects, complex patterns and designs appealed to her and she was
always looking for a challenge. After many years of creating quilts from other’s patterns, she
moved to creating her own designs. The inspiration for many of these quilts was her family,
especially the women in her family.

Thinking about family and the future led to her most recent series “Advice From Grandmother”
where a mythical Grandmother Wisdom dispenses advice to future generations of descendants.
While these nine quilts do not represent Linda’s actual grandchildren, they contain advice Linda
would give to any young person.

Linda’s work has been exhibited at national and regional shows, including the
International Quilt Festival in Houston, the American Quilter’s Society show in Paducah,
Road2California, the NW Quilting Expo, and the Association of Pacific West Quilters.

We welcome prospective members who live at least part time in Washington State to try a meeting. Meetings run from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.

Meetings are via Zoom or on the Seattle Pacific University campus. (See directions, maps, and room information, below.) For in person meetings, bring yourself a sack lunch if you wish.

If you live in Washington and would like to join a virtual meeting as a guest, contact membership for the link.

To become a member click here and go to "Join the CQA".

For in-person meetings:
Directions to Bertona Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus:

GPS entry: 107 West Bertona, Seattle 98119

From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exit and drive west. Turn left (south) on Fremont Avenue N—about two miles. Get into the right lane as you cross the Fremont bridge and take the first turn-off to the right and then immediately right again onto Nickerson Street. Follow Nickerson for about half a mile, and turn left (south) at the stoplight for 3rd Avenue West. You are now on the SPU campus.Turn left onto 3rd.

Enter the parking lot on your left by turning into the driveway beside the Subway. Our building is on the east side of the parking lot, a one-story red brick building. Parking in the lot is free for us on weekends; ignore the restricted parking and "No Parking" signs.

Click here to see a map of the entire SPU campus.

Month	Speaker
April 11, 2026	Holly Cole, Fiber Artist, Follow Your Bliss, Zoom only
May 9, 2026	Linda Reisterer, How Long Did It Take You To Make That Quilt? My Whole Life!
June 13, 2026	Play Date! 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Nicole McHale's home in Sammamish
July 11, 2026	Priscilla Bianchi, The Exciting Life of a Guatemalan Quilt Artist

Monthly Meetings