DWQ - Donna Westerkamp

Donna’s career began with making cloth dolls for craft shows and being published on the cover of several major magazines for her original designs. She then freelanced sewing and craft ideas with a team of designers for Ben Franklin magazine and Lee Wards stores.

​As life got busy at home, as the mother of 5 sons and 1 daughter, Donna found quilting by hand was all she could do in the doctor’s offices and sports fields. Donna has been designing quilts for local quilt shops and Internet stores ever since. In 2008, she started a long arm quilting business, learning the art of free-motion quilting.

 Donna’s quilts have been published in Irish Quilting Magazine, AQS Calendar and The Wicked Book by Cherrywood Fabrics. She is a member of the Faithful Circle Quilt Guild, and Past President of the Northern Illinois Long Arm Guild.