O.V. Speaks Quilts

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Fortitude is the key to success. Dig deep and never give up. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of...

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: During my professional life as a lawyer, I dealt with a lot of conflict. It's important to learn how...

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: I lsurvived menopause. Enough said. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts will...

The American Quilter's Society is hosting a Worldwide Quilt Parade. I have three quilts in the parade in the state of Georgia section. If...

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Of course there had to be a lawyer quilt in the exhibit. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red...

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: I love learning new quilting techniques. Be Kind Kawandi was created using the technique Indian women...

30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: It’s not Christmas, but it feels like it to me. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white...

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but October is perfect porch season in Atlanta, Ga....

Many mornings Olivia Victoria and I awaken our creative juices by having coffee on the back porch. Fall is perfect porch season! It's our...

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since the magical moment of seeing Oprah on stage holding her quilt gift. I was commissioned by the...

Fall is my most creative and happy time of the year. I love everything about fall, especially the colors, football and the cool...

After making any new quilt, my next thought is "I wonder what this quilt would look like in red and white." That was the inspiration for...

As most of you who follow me know, I premiered my first solo exhibit last year at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center....

It's not quite fall yet, but Atlanta is beginning to sparkle. My quilt Three Sisters captures the vibrant colors of fall that I love so...

Happily home alone on a Friday night sipping wine and savoring the week. 🍷 It's important to learn to be ok being alone -- dreaming,...

I love speaking quilts! Today I was part of the Artist Talk for the Good Trouble Quilts — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman...

My quilt Queen of Nobody has been sold and delivered to her new owner. She was purchased as a gift. I hope her new owner loves her.❣️

Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...

Who doesn’t love laying on a blanket looking up at the stars on a summer night? I can almost hear the crickets and see the lightening...

I was honored when the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY asked me to design a block for its Block of the Month program. I thought...