O.V. Speaks Quilts

My quilt Queen of Nobody has been sold and delivered to her new owner. She was purchased as a gift. I hope her new owner loves her.❣️

Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...

Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis opened at Arts Clayton Gallery August 11th and daughter...

The Quilt Market at the Opening Reception of the Atlanta Quilt Festival is always a great place to shop. I purchased some hand dyes by...

Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...

Floating on Sunshine is an illusion quilt. Hopefully, the blocks look like they are tumbling in space. It is inspired by a pattern...

SAVE THE DATE! The Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis returns to the Atlanta area just in...

Winter Wonderland Wanderlust is a new addition to my collection of red and white quilts. There is a wide array of vibrant reds in this...

I love everything about the Christmas season so years ago I started a Christmas quilt collection. Each year I try to add a new quilt. My...

I donated my quilt I Believe in Red and White Angels to my sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. It will be part of the silent auction at...

A picture is worth a thousand words in my new Juneteenth quilt Finally! It’s Freedom Day. This applique quilt shows a trio of birds...

The time To be happy is now! It's 5 p.m. the Day Before Vacation!

This week I shared my t-shirt quilt I Want it All at Once with the Welcome All Quilters because t-shirt quilts have been the topic of...

I am so excited to have my quilts featured in the Summer 2023 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine. I was looking forward to seeing some...

Reveal Your Inner Star is a new addition to my red and white quilt collection. It is a very simple illusion quilt using only two colors....

I recently gifted my quilt Be Happy! to my former boss at the Southern Poverty Law Center. She mentioned that she loved it, and I loved...

My first solo exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts has been juried into the 2023...

I continue to be obsessed with flowers this week, big and small. This quilt is named Be Confidently Daring. It is part of my “Be” series...

Back from a spring break trip to Sarasota, FL, I am back to work on my “Winter Wonderland Wanderlust” quilt. Block 6 of 8 is composed of...

My quilt A Night On Broadway has been sold and shipped to her new owner in New York, NY. She was purchased as a thank you gift for a...