O.V. Speaks Quilts

Recently my friend Aleathia and I took a short trip to Cartersville, GA to see the Black Pioneers exhibit. It was curated by Carolyn...

My quilt Martin's Dream was my first Black History Month quilt, and it is still my favorite. Martin's dream is realized in the border of...

Block 2 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust only has two houses so it came together really fast. I am really feeling like I am on a roll. I...

Daughter India and I kicked off Black History Month with one of our epic mother/daughter road trips, this time to Montgomery, AL., the...

I am so excited that Amazon is featuring my quilt Finally Found Freedom on its Black Histroy Month Home Page. A click on my quilt takes...

I am kicking off my personal celebration Black History Month by revisiting some of my favorite African American authors. I have created...

When your newest collector sends you a picture of The Joys of Africa hanging in her home in the Netherlands, all you can do is smile (and...

I know there are dark parts to Black History, but I choose to focus on the joy — especially on Sunday. I enjoy thinking about the...

Here’s anothe peek into my personal Black History. Growing up in my small southern segregated town I had never seen a black lawyer — and...

I took the plunge and planted some daffodils. Because I recently got my back yard professionally landscaped to properly blend in with my...

Some people complain about Wednesdays and call it Hump Day, as if it is an obstacle to be overcome. For me Wednesdays are joyful days...

I will continue to share some of my personal Black History quilts until the end of the month. Since today is President’s Day, my quilt...

My parade of Black History quilts continues with Strength and Grace. This quilt needs no explanation. The picture speaks a thousand words.

February is a good month to return to creating red and white quilts for my solo exhibit of red and white quilts opening November 19,...

Happy Valentine’s Day!❣️from my red and white quilt with a message — Have a Changed Heart. ❤️ Isn’t she beautiful? I love the simplicity...

Continuing to celebrate the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Ancestral Delta Star. Even though it is the weekend of...

My Give Yourself Flowers series of quilts celebrates the idea of being good to yourself and not waiting for someone else to do it. If you...

It’s Monday. I am grateful for another opportunity to creat a joyful and abundant life.🙏🏾😁🎶

Finally I have returned to my I Believe in Angels series. I like to keep my angels close so I have made many angel quilts over the years....

In November I was invited to participate in a retreat program sponsored by the Kendeda Fund. The participants at the retreat were thought...