O.V. Speaks Quilts

If your circumstances are dire, you must dream powerfully. Or as my quilt puts it, Dream Like Crazy. Your heart's desire starts with a...

Even after slavery ended it remained very difficult for African Americans to travel, especially in the South. In fact, often it was down...

Spend some time during Black History Month learning more about where it all began for African Americans. Or as we like to say -- learning...

Imagine the unspeakable joy if you suddenly learned you are free after a lifetime of being enslaved! I love the way these birds are...

We have made it through half of Black History Month. What a joyful journey it has been with celebrations of every kind everywhere. There...

I hope you are sharing this day with someone you love. Happy Valentine's Day!❤️

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but February is finicky. It may be cold or it may...

If you follow me, you know that my daughter India and I love to travel. I try to make a memory quilt after each adventure. We visited...

Can you say happy dance?💃🏽 The love of music and dance has always been a force in African American culture, but can you imagine the joy...

Today I started seriously researching and planning my 2024 John Lewis quilt. The Atlanta Quilt Festival will complete its trilogy of John...

Color has its place, but I love the serenity of taupe quilts. They draw you in quietly and force you to listen to your angels and to...

Imagine the courage it took for slaves to take the leap of faith and travel north. When was the last time you traveled somewhere with no...

Black History Month should be a reminder to all black people that it is important to tell your own story. After alll, who knows it better...

I am spending today in a state of rest and gratitude. Shown is A Life of Simple of Abundance, a very simple taupe quilt made from 20 fat...

I fell in love with appliqué early in my quilting career. Atlanta Album (This Ain't Baltimore) is not only one of my early appliqué...

We are still having what I call “read a book weather”. It’s too cold to go out frolicking so you might as well curl up with a book. My...

Check out my interview on the Quilt Show conducted by Lilo Bowman. I talked about my life, my quilts, the Atlanta Quilt Festival and the...

Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and...

Happy MLK Sunday! My hand appliquéd quilt Uncommon Legacy was a Block of the Month from a quilt shop that I used to practice and perfect...

As we approach Martin Luther King Weekend, I am reflecting on what a great impact the man and the movement had on my life. All things...