Donna Skvarla

Donna is originally from Austin, Texas, where she earned a degree in English from the University of Texas. After moving to Norman, Oklahoma in 1965, she earned a Masters degree in Library Science from the University of Oklahoma. She worked at the Norman Public Library, where she was Head of Children's Servises and at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, where she was Administrator, Office of Library Development. She retired in 2004 after 30 years of library service. She and her husband, John, an OU Professor, have two grown daughters. They live in Norman, but spend summers in Colorado.

Donna has been active in the quilt world since 1985 and is an avid collector, historian and quilt maker. Following practical experience and formal studies, she was certified as a quilt appraiser by the American Quilter's Society in 2004. Memberships include the American Quilter's Society, the American Quilt Study Group and its regional chapter, the Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas Quilt Study Group (MOKA), the National Quilt Association, the Professional Association of Appraisers Quilted Textiles (PAAQT), the Oklahoma Quilters State Organization, the Central Oklahoma Quilter's Guild, the Norman Area Quilter's Guild and the Silver Threads Quilt Guild in Colorado.