O.V. Speaks Quilts

In the African American church there is often a group of three singers whose job it is to fire up the worshippers to get them ready to...

Racism — the White Elephant in the Room #1 is part of the traveling exhibit of my solo exhibit of red and white quilts entitled Long...

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...

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...

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

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...

Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...

I love everything about the Christmas season so years ago I started a Christmas quilt collection. Each year I try to add a new quilt. My...

I travel with a hand quilting project even on a quilt cruise. On this trip I worked on Block 8 of my year long applique project Sensuous...

The time To be happy is now! It's 5 p.m. the Day Before Vacation!

I Believe in Ancestral Angels has been sold and shipped to her new home in New Jersey. She loves her new home where she is loved and...

I continue to be joyfully inspired by the flowers popping up in my neighborhood. My quilt Choose to Bloom is the queen of my flower quilt...

Saturday is a work day, and I have finished my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 8 of 8 is composed of 3 different...

Olivia Victoria (my fur baby) and I took a relaxing stroll around the neighborhood. There is nothing more beautiful than spring in...

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 7 of 8 is composed of 3 different...

Happy Easter from my quilt I Believe in Ancestral Angels. On Easter Sunday I can’t help but remember the years I was coached by my Mom to...

The boyfriend said I had been working too hard and should take a break, so off to Sarasota, FL we went! I had never been to Sarasota, but...

After exhibiting in many quilt shows to wide acclaim, Jazz Festival Backup Singers is now listed for sale. The annual jazz festival in...

My quilt “Potion to Cure Racism” has returned home. She exhibited at the @nationalquiltmuseum in Paducah Kentucky from October -...