O.V. Speaks Quilts

After taking a class taught by Aleathia Chisolm at the 2022 Atlanta Quilt Festival to learn the Siddi Kawandi technique and finishing my...

I spent this week taking 20 years of red and white quilts out of storage. I caressed them and reminisced about why I made them. I gave...

Daughter India and I made the trip to the National quilt Museum in Paducah, KY to attend the opening reception for Say Your Piece --...

My quilt Begin Again has been sold and shipped to her new home in Lawrenceville, NJ. I really hated to see her go because I loving...

The Kendeda Fund booked my Leadership Memory Quilt Workshop which includes the creation of a commissioned quilt. During the workshop, I...

Are you working on a project that requires a lot of half square triangles? If so, the easiest way to make them is to use half square...

Why not celebrate coffee day with a quilt? I love coffee, so coffee often finds its way into my quilts. Whenever I travel out of the...

When you have secret plans for your red and white quilt exhibit that are too big to be completed alone, you call in your best creative...

Is it ever too late to present the happy couple their wedding quilt? No! My daughter India and son-in-law Eric officially married October...

I took a Kawandi class last month at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. Kawandi is the quilting technique used by women of African descent in...

This week the Welcome All Quilters learned to make curves. Tanya Heldman demonstrated the technique on the drunkard's path block. Tanya...

Anticipation builds. Fall is my favorite time of the year. My quilt Almost Fall has plenty of summer yellow, but those fallish golds are...

On the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral we can all reflect on the qualities of a great queen — duty, service grace and joy. So today I...

Saturday, the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild met in person for the first time since the Covid pandemic closed everything. During...

It is the perfect time of year to spend as much time on the porch as possible. It is not to hot. It is not too cold. It is just right. My...

College football season is underway and that makes me happy. I love football, and I am a fan of several teams in addition to my alma...

My niece Brittany bought her first house. Sun in My Heart was her house warming gift. She loves sunflowers.

Quilters are some of the most caring and generous people in the world. That is why I should not have been surprised when my friend Joyce...

If you follow my quilts, you know that my “go to” long arm quilter is Maxine Moore. I am convinced she makes my quilts look better than...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...