O.V. Speaks Quilts

We are having an unusual weather year in Atlanta. Temperatures dropped to 8 degrees before Christmas! That's extremely cold for Atlanta....

We celebrate Christmas because Jesus was born on this day. His life and his teachings changed the world. Celebrate by doing something...

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Santa's on his way. I can't wait.

It seems I keep adding Christmas trees to my collection. I am officially up to 4 Christmas trees in my house with one more on the way....

It's not snowing, but it is cold as hell. We are hunkering down and determined to keep warm as we celebrate Christmas. I hope you and...

How's Your Christmas shopping going? Only one more week to get all those gifts under the tree!

Unseasonably warm weather in Atlanta cannot dampen my Christmas spirit. I just keep reminding myself that it is Almost Christmas, and my...

My quilt Snow Days are Snuggle Days is both the latest addition to my red and white quilt collection and my Christmas quilt collection....

Cognac may not look like a Christmas quilt but it is. Growing up, cognac was a drink to be savored on special occassions. It was not an...

Growing up in my country town in southern Arkansas, we spent New Year’s Eve in church praying and singing in the new year. We called it...

Although I do not celebrate Kwanzaa, two of my quilts were scheduled to be part of a Kwanzaa exhibit at the Southwest Arts Center, 915...

Today is the beginning of Kwanzaa. Generally Kwanzaa honors the ancestral roots of African American culture through family and community...

One of the best parts of Christmas is the music. I love all the songs!🎵🎤🎶 What’s your favorite Christmas song?

My quilt guild the Brown Sugar Stitchers has been meeting on Zoom since the onset of the pandemic. Our Holiday gathering was the first...

Each year I try to add to my Christmas quilt collection. I Believe in Christmas Angels is a 2021 addition. The words found in her dress...

It’s the last weekend before Christmas. It’s now or never. Get that Christmas shopping done!

Tis the season to get together and eat! After the year we suffered through in 2020, it is truly a blessing to be able to gather and eat...

Living in Atlanta, you learn not to get too hyped up wishing for a white Christmas. Usually the weather is barely cool enough to fire up...

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....