O.V. Speaks Quilts

Joyful Simple Abundance, 68 X 68 inches red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2026. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful and brilliant. I call that the total package. The series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I love barn quilt art. For each quilt, I imagine one traditional quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in the series

Church Angel #6 has been sold and is now in her forever home. She was purchased by the Big Bethel A.M.E. Church Deltas as a gift for Elsie Cooke-Holmes, their keynote speaker on Unity Day. As a Soror of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, I was proud and grateful that one of my quilts was chosen for a such a grand occasion. I added a special label on the back to document the occasion. I hope Soror Elsie-Cooke-Holmes loves her quilt! Church Angel #6 closeup Church Angel #6 is part

The Clayton County Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting an exhibit entitled Stitching Our Story during Black History Month . Although small, the exhibit is worth of your time. I am proud to have two quilts in the exhibit: Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly and Jazz Festival Backup Singers. Both quilts are listed for sale in my studio store . Celebration Under the Freedom Tree, 48 X 58 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2024. On sale. $2000. https://www.ovspeaksquil

Child’s Play, 68 X 68 inch red and white applique quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful, and brilliant. I call that the total package! This series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I absolutely love barn quilt art. The Inspiration Behind the Series For each quilt, I envision one traditional quilt block in red and white that must be v

Church Angel #1, 32 X 36 inch angel quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2026. For sale. $600. I am so excited about 2026! I have a feeling it is going to be my best quilt year yet. My quilt calendar is already full! Here are some things I will be doing in 2026: Warp, Weft and Wonder , my first exhibit in 2026, opens January 16th and continues until March 1st. I will be exhibiting my angel quilts in a group exhibition with three other fiber artists at the First Existentialist Congregation

Resist, Rest. Resolve Repeat, 75 X 75 inch red and white log cabin quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful and brilliant. I call that the total package. The series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I love barn quilt art. For each quilt, I imagine one tradition quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in

Woman’s Work is Never Done #1, 68 X 68 inch red and white churn dash quilt by O.V. brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. Part of the Bodacious Beautiful and Brilliant series. My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful and brilliant. I call that the total package. The series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I love barn quilt art. For each quilt, I imagine one tradition quilt block in red a

Life is a Beautiful Symphony, 38 X 38 inch traditional quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Donated to the Atlanta Quilt Festival. My “Sunday...

Never a Handmaid, 44 X 56 inch banned books quilt by O.V. Brantley 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. $7500. Inspired by...

Celebration Under the Freedom Tree, 48 X 58 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2024. For sale. $3000. You still have time to see my...

“Good Trouble Library” in Quiltfolk magazine. Often life can be full of nice surprises. The kind that make you say, “I never saw that...

Celebrating the Beauty of Freedom, 44 X 49 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $2000. The City of South Fulton ,...

Feeling like Cinderella! Opening night for a new exhibit Old Friends and New was May 16th at the Mason Fine Art Gallery. Three of my...

Finally Found Freedom, 67 X 74 inch Underground Railroad quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2021. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. I am so...

Tae Earl-Jackson and Tisha Smith Curator Tisha Smith and Center Director Tae Earl-Jackson out did themselves with Tea and Talk , an...

India and I are getting ready to record my video for the Southern Poverty Law Center. “March For Black Maternal Health” is in the...

Midnight Rendezvous, 56 X 66 inch digital art quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. $1500. I am happy...

Although Congressman John Lewis did many brave things in his life, he is best known for what happened on the Edmund Pettus Bridge March...

The cover of “Good Trouble Quilts.” I wrote a book! Well, wrote a book is a small exaggeration. 😂 Technically, I curated and edited a...

A Star Among Stars, 78 X 89 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2000. Acquired by the High Museum for its permanent collection. I...