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Remembering Bloody Sunday
Although Congressman John Lewis did many brave things in his life, he is best known for what happened on the Edmund Pettus Bridge March...
O.V. Brantley
Mar 111 min read


My Love Letter to Congressman John Lewis
Have a Changed Heart, 44 X 56 inches red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2019. NFS. Today is the day that Good Trouble Quilts — The...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 141 min read


Read a Book Today
We are still having what I call “read a book weather”. It’s too cold to go out frolicking so you might as well curl up with a book. My...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 25, 20241 min read


Finally Found Freedom Featured on Amazon Home Page!
I am so excited that Amazon is featuring my quilt Finally Found Freedom on its Black Histroy Month Home Page. A click on my quilt takes...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 2, 20231 min read


Favorite Hand Quilting Needles
During the last few months, I have been hand quilting a large quilt that is a commissioned fund raising project for the Atlanta Quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Wednesdays With the Welcome All Quilters
Some people complain about Wednesdays and call it Hump Day, as if it is an obstacle to be overcome. For me Wednesdays are joyful days...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Praise Team Praising
February is a good month to return to creating red and white quilts for my solo exhibit of red and white quilts opening November 19,...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Dream Like Crazy
The celebration of Martin Luther King Day is always inspiring to me. Honoring his legacy is a must. Taking a moment to be grateful is a...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 17, 20221 min read


Colored Girl Dreams
My personal Martin Luther King Day quilt is Colored Girl Dreams. Born in 1954, I grew up in the segregated south. I did not attend...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 16, 20221 min read


Martin’s Dream
My quilt Martin’s Dream honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Almost everything that can be said about Martin (as I like to...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 16, 20221 min read


Check Out My List of African American Quilt Books
I love books of many different genres, but I make it a point to collect books by and about African Americans — especially quilt books....
O.V. Brantley
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Officially an Amazon Influencer!
In my mind I still feel like a beginning quilter. There is always so much more to learn and do. In fact, I am a very experienced quilter....
O.V. Brantley
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild Celebrates 20 Years With New Book
It’s hard to believe that it has been 20 years since a group of us decided to organize ourselves into a predominantly African American...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 25, 20210 min read
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