O.V. Speaks Quilts

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...

Finding creative ways to celebrate Black History Month is always fun. The name of the game is just to be intentional about acknowledging,...

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...

What are you reading during Black History Month? Are you being intentional about supporting black authors? Are you reading banned books?...

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...

Black History Month is not complete without a word about the land. After all, it was cotton and the desire for free labor To pick it that...

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...

Even after slavery ended it remained very difficult for African Americans to travel, especially in the South. In fact, often it was down...

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

Imagine the unspeakable joy if you suddenly learned you are free after a lifetime of being enslaved! I love the way these birds are...

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

In addition to music, art, books, movies and dance, there are always many quilt exhibits during Black History Month. I am determined to...

I hope you are sharing this day with someone you love. Happy Valentine's Day!❤️

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but February is finicky. It may be cold or it may...

If you follow me, you know that my daughter India and I love to travel. I try to make a memory quilt after each adventure. We visited...

The church is the bedrock of African American culture. When you have nothing, you must have faith. From slavery, to the civil rights...

I stumbled upon Bold Expressions -- African American Quilts From the Collection of Corrine Riley in Thrift Books. Just seeing the cover...

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...