O.V. Speaks Quilts

January 1st is my birthday!! And as usual, the world is celebrating! I am wearing my invisible crown on my special day and doing queenly...

It's not snowing, but it is cold as hell. We are hunkering down and determined to keep warm as we celebrate Christmas. I hope you and...

On December 3rd as part of the activities held in conjunction with my solo exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...

Someone once said, “if you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it did not get there by itself.” That is the way I feel about my life....

There are seven angel quilts flying around in my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts. They...

Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts is presented in partnership with Fulton County Arts and Culture...

My Holiday Fiber Wreath Workshop was held in conjunction with my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and...

As part of the festivities surrounding my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts, I will lead...

As part of the activities of Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts, I will participate in an Artist...

Follow me to Freedom started with 6 inch Underground Railroad blocks in red and white. I wanted an Underground Railroad quilt made with...

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...

The latest addition to my red and white quilt collection is Stop Disappearing! Show Up and Speak Up! My quilt is composed of red and...

Are you working on a project that requires a lot of half square triangles? If so, the easiest way to make them is to use half square...

When you have secret plans for your red and white quilt exhibit that are too big to be completed alone, you call in your best creative...

We all work on our individual projects at the weekly gathering of the Welcome All Quilters. The meeting format allows plenty of...

On the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral we can all reflect on the qualities of a great queen — duty, service grace and joy. So today I...