O.V. Speaks Quilts

I ran across this old newspaper article while decluttering my studio. I am being interviewed by a local reporter about my participation...

Now that I am home from the International Quilt Festival where I exhibited three of my quilts, I have had time to reflect on the many...

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...

I managed to squeeze in two classes during my time at the International Quilt Festival. They were both half day classes. Telling Your...

In Atlanta the trees are most beautiful in November. My quilt Atlanta’s Abundant Autumn captures nature’s November palette perfectly....

My quilt Potion to Cure Racism started out as a simple quilt I could use to decorate my home during the Halloween season. Along the way...

As you know, I have 3 quilts hanging in the George Brown Convention Center at the International Quilt Festival! “Finally Home”, Finally...

My home has been invaded by witches! Only good witches, of course. I love celebrating all holidays including Halloween. Over the years I...

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...