O.V. Speaks Quilts

This week I am headed to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. This will be the first time I will have been on a plane since...

“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., August 4, 2012. That quote is the...

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I don’t make too many pink quilts, but I made an exception for Breast Cancer Awareness month. My...

Today is my daughter India’s formal wedding day! (We had a small intimate wedding last year during Covid, but today is the big...

It’s Brantley/Kleeman Formal Wedding Day Eve! Like Christmas, after so much anticipation, it is hard to believe the big day is finally...

2 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day. Today’s red and white quilt is Circles of Sisterhood. The best part of...

3 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day. Today’s red and white quilt is Seeking Strength. We were devastated...

Have you ever discovered a gadget and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” That’s the way I felt when I discovered numbered pins....

A Legacy to Love is a family heirloom. We are a family of Deltas. (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority). I am a charter member of the Lambda Theta...

5 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day! Today’s red and white quilt is Have a Changed Heart. It is a simple...

My quilt Finally Home is no stranger to the big stage. She exhibited at the Mid-Atlantic quilt show in Virginia in 2019. Her next stop is...

It’s officially “formal”wedding week in our house and we are so excited! India and Eric had a “family only” wedding during covid after...

Yesterday, India and I spent some quiet time on my new screened porch. The purpose of the visit was to bring me half of the spaghetti and...

I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...

One of the convenient aspects to exhibiting a quilt at a national quilt show is that you can easily get your quilt appraised. It is often...

Have you been wondering if I have a quilt on my new screened porch? So far only one quilt has found a temporary home on my porch. It is...

I wash most of my quilts because I love that vintage look you get once the quilt has been washed. Also, since I use a lot of African...

October is going to be an amazing month for me. Two unforgettable events are happening: Daughter India is having a formal wedding October...

Any day is a good day to celebrate coffee. I love coffee and I love making coffee quilts. And now I start each day with a cup of strong...

Sunday. A day to slow down, collect myself, be grateful and plan for the future. My quilt Rugged Solitude was started in a class at the...