O.V. Speaks Quilts

It’s 404 Day so I am sharing my quilt Atlanta Album — This Ain’t Baltimore. In the quilting world, Baltimore Album quilts are considered...

In 2016 India and I traveled to China with Craftours. The crafting was memorable. We learned to paint in a bottle, paper cutting and...

In 2017 India and I traveled to China with Craftours. The crafting was memorable. We learned to paint in a bottle, paper cutting and...

Progress takes confidence and daring. Do you dare to ignore the stereotypes and step confidently where no woman has ever gone? Be the one...

My quilt Coffee Under a Blue Kenyan Sky has been sold and shipped to her new home in Tallahassee, FL. This quilt was inspired by my...

India and were on the road again last week, this time to Montgomery, Alabama, the cradle of the Civil rights Movement. We traveled there...

March is Women's History Month! Women are amazing creatures, and I plan to clebrate every aspect of our wonderfulness this month. Every...

I spent last week enjoying the annual AQS Quilt Show in Daytona Beach, Florida. Since I was treating it as a vacation, I opted not to...

I am happy to share that I am the new owner of this beautiful artwork by Kenneth Zakee. It is part of the Atlanta Quilt Festival's Good...

If your circumstances are dire, you must dream powerfully. Or as my quilt puts it, Dream Like Crazy. Your heart's desire starts with a...

Spend some time during Black History Month learning more about where it all began for African Americans. Or as we like to say -- learning...

We have made it through half of Black History Month. What a joyful journey it has been with celebrations of every kind everywhere. There...

Can you say happy dance?💃🏽 The love of music and dance has always been a force in African American culture, but can you imagine the joy...

Today I started seriously researching and planning my 2024 John Lewis quilt. The Atlanta Quilt Festival will complete its trilogy of John...

Imagine the courage it took for slaves to take the leap of faith and travel north. When was the last time you traveled somewhere with no...

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in my hoop. I always keep a hand quilting project going because it's my thinking therapy. I tend to be able...

Black History Month should be a reminder to all black people that it is important to tell your own story. After alll, who knows it better...

We made it through January! Let's celebrate! Even though it is my birthday month, I am always glad when it is over because I feel like I...

I fell in love with appliqué early in my quilting career. Atlanta Album (This Ain't Baltimore) is not only one of my early appliqué...

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, even in January. And since I have an unobstructed...