O.V. Speaks Quilts

Although Congressman John Lewis did many brave things in his life, he is best known for what happened on the Edmund Pettus Bridge March...

We are still having what I call “read a book weather”. It’s too cold to go out frolicking so you might as well curl up with a book. My...

I am so excited that Amazon is featuring my quilt Finally Found Freedom on its Black Histroy Month Home Page. A click on my quilt takes...

People ask me all the time how do I store my quilts. I have so many that I use many different storage solutions. However, my red and...

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...

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...

February is a good month to return to creating red and white quilts for my solo exhibit of red and white quilts opening November 19,...

The celebration of Martin Luther King Day is always inspiring to me. Honoring his legacy is a must. Taking a moment to be grateful is a...

My personal Martin Luther King Day quilt is Colored Girl Dreams. Born in 1954, I grew up in the segregated south. I did not attend...

My quilt Martin’s Dream honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Almost everything that can be said about Martin (as I like to...

I love books of many different genres, but I make it a point to collect books by and about African Americans — especially quilt books....

In my mind I still feel like a beginning quilter. There is always so much more to learn and do. In fact, I am a very experienced quilter....