O.V. Speaks Quilts

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. 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 the series are 68

Coffee is an important joyful part of my life. I start each day with a cup. I collect exotic coffee when I travel. I am a loyal customer of Starbucks. So it is not surprising that I make coffee themed quilts from time to time. Coffee Time was started at a quilt retreat. I did not know it would turn into a coffee quilt, but the color palette demanded it. I wanted something easy and relaxing to work on at the retreat between quilt games. I took a package of precut brown and cr

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

Stars Over the Allure of the Seas, 55 X 55 inch star quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2023. Gifted! When one of your best work friends retires, you must send her home with a quilt! Stars Over the Allure of the Seas was gifted to my friend and former co-worker Benita Ransom who recently retired from her position of Human Resources Director of DeKalb County, GA . Since I started the quilt on a Royal Caribbean cruise offered by Stitchin Heaven quilt shop, I thought it would be the pe

Woman’s Work is Never Done #3, 68 X 68 inch Christmas 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 the series ar

If you have quilt lovers on your gift list, now is the time to visit my studio store. All items are discounted 25% through January 2, 2026. Don’t delay. All quilts are one of a kind. Happy Holidays!

Justice Delayed, 49 X 52 inch law quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For Sale. $900. I began this quilt at my quilt guild retreat with a batik charm pack of browns grays and creams, I was not sure where this quilt was headed. After returning from retreat and searching through my stash, the justice fabric was a perfect match for the batik charm patch center. The border fabric defines Justice Delayed. I appliquéd the word “Justice” on a red backgroun

Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good. #10, 25 X 28 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $350. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #10 is the final quilt in my new affirmation series. I believe that you do your best work (whatever that work is) when you look good and feel good. Each of the quilts in this series starts with a center panel of an African woman looking her best. Her dress inspires the color of each quilt. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #10 measures 25 X 2

In my happy place. I LOVE CRUISING! I love cruising, so I have been on many cruises. This time I was cruising to the Bahamas while celebrating one of my closest friend’s 75th birthday. Here Judy and I are with Sherryl Williams, the birthday girl, in the middle. 75 years young!! We sailed on Carnival Freedom with stops in Celebration Key, Nassau and Half Moon Cay . Each stop had its unique charm, but of course it is very hard to compete with the vibrancy of Nassau. We had a

Look Good. Feel Good. Do good. #9, 27 X 28 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $350. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #9 is the ninth quilt in my new affirmation series. I believe that you do your best work (whatever that work is) when you look good and feel good. Each of the quilts in this series starts with a center panel of an African woman looking her best. Her dress inspires the color of each quilt. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #9 measures 27 X 28 in

Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #8 is the eighth quilt in my new affirmation series. I believe that you do your best work (whatever that work is) when you look good and feel good. Each of the quilts in this series starts with a center panel of an African woman looking her best. Her dress inspires the color of each quilt. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #8 measures 26 X 29 inches and is created from bright red, blue and yellow fabrics captured in the African border. I quilted t

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

Do I look happy? Recently, I spent three days at the Welcome All Quilters annual retreat. For the uninitiated quilt retreats offer...

Woman’s Work is Never Done #2, 68 X 68 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. $5000. 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 quilt

Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good. #7, 24 X 27 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $350. Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good #7...

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Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good. #6, 30 X 31 inches affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $350 Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good...

Rooted in the Beloved Community Rooted in the Beloved Community has been sold and delivered to her new home where she will be loved. She...

Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good. #5, 30 X 34 inches affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. SOLD! My quilt Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good....

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