O.V. Speaks Quilts

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but March loves to tease us. One day it is hot, and...

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...

The opening reception for EmpowerHer: A Celebration of Women in the Arts was amazing! So much art and so many people to see it. I was...

My quilt Sharing Sisterhood was juried into the EmpowerHer exhibit opening March 8 at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference and...

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 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...

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

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

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...

I love the peacefulness of taupe quilts so much that I decided to create a series of taupe quilts. Each quilt is pieced in an...

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...

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 am spending today in a state of rest and gratitude. Shown is A Life of Simple of Abundance, a very simple taupe quilt made from 20 fat...