Donna W. Smith began her love for all things quilting in 1998 when she attended her first International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. Her first major undertaking was a memory quilt for her mom and dad’s 50th anniversary in 2000. To see if she really had the commitment, her next project was a king sized bed quilt. She was hooked but realized early on the need for longarm quilting services with reasonable prices and turn-around times.
When the Smith’s were given the opportunity to move to Northern Colorado, Donna knew this was her opportunity to start a longarm business. She has been longarming for five years and is always updating her skills with training. She has taken classes from nationally known teachers including Dawn Cavanough, Myrna Ficken and Linda Taylor. She is a member of the International Machine Quilter’s Association.
Donna has two American Professional Quilting System (APQS) Millenniums one with CompuQuilter. She moved into a new space and is now a Sales Representative for APQS.
Donna truly sees her quilting as a collaboration with her customer much like a tattoo artist. It’s her artistry on your canvas and that collaboration is very important.
Donna and her husband have one son. Donna has a not-much-used PhD in Meteorology. She is active in her church and community and is a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) where she advocates for children who are in the court system due to abuse or neglect.