O.V. Speaks Quilts

When you have secret plans for your red and white quilt exhibit that are too big to be completed alone, you call in your best creative...

We all work on our individual projects at the weekly gathering of the Welcome All Quilters. The meeting format allows plenty of...

I took a Kawandi class last month at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. Kawandi is the quilting technique used by women of African descent in...

This week the Welcome All Quilters learned to make curves. Tanya Heldman demonstrated the technique on the drunkard's path block. Tanya...

If you follow my quilts, you know that my “go to” long arm quilter is Maxine Moore. I am convinced she makes my quilts look better than...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

Whether to wash your fabric before you start a quilt is an age old debate. Sadly I do not. This so not because it may not be a good idea....

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

Finally I have returned to my I Believe in Angels series. I like to keep my angels close so I have made many angel quilts over the years....

Happy Earth Day! I have a baby a Japanese maple tree growing in my backyard garden, and for good measure I am also working on an appliqué...

Sometimes it's fun to play pretend. Recently I got to pretend to be a celebrity for a few hours. The AJC, my local newspaper, sent a...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I absolutely love hand quilting. It relaxes me and gives me time to think. To make the experience even more special I buy beautiful hand...

Spring has finally arrived and I could not be happier. I love spring because plants that you thought were dead are suddenly new again....

During the last few months, I have been hand quilting a large quilt that is a commissioned fund raising project for the Atlanta Quilt...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

Some people complain about Wednesdays and call it Hump Day, as if it is an obstacle to be overcome. For me Wednesdays are joyful days...