Quilter, Tutor, Designer

Donna Ward from Hamilton, New Zealand, is an internationally-known, highly regarded quilter. She began quilting more than 25 years ago. Today her passion is working with contemporary fabrics, combining precision piecing and appliqué with detailed machine quilting. 

Donna has won a diverse array of national and international awards. In 2003 she was awarded the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for International Quilt Teachers and in 2017 her quilt ‘Fly’ won Best of Show at the NZ National Quilt Symposium.