O.V. Speaks Quilts

I hope you enjoy the exhibit.

Installation of my red and white quilt exhibit was creative and fun. I was determined to have quilts hanging from the ceiling, so my...

Colored Girl Lawyer Rocks! documents my lawyer life in cloth. Somehow I managed to make it from my little segregated town of 6000 people...

After taking a class taught by Aleathia Chisolm at the 2022 Atlanta Quilt Festival to learn the Siddi Kawandi technique and finishing my...

I spent this week taking 20 years of red and white quilts out of storage. I caressed them and reminisced about why I made them. I gave...

I absolutely love hand quilting. It relaxes me and gives me time to think. To make the experience even more special I buy beautiful hand...

It’s the last weekend before Christmas. It’s now or never. Get that Christmas shopping done!

My quilt Finally Home returned home from her stay at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. She was well received, and I enjoyed...

What does success mean to you. If you are like me, it means different things at different times. When I was young, academic success meant...

The Drum Beat of Africa is the third quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made The Joys of Africa. I liked it...

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...

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