March For Safe Schools Closes at the Atlanta Quilt Festival September 7th
The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s  John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...
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O.V. Brantley
- Sep 3
- 1 min
March For Black Maternal Health Closes at the Atlanta Quilt Festival September 7th
The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Join me at the Atlanta Quilt Festival!
My month of joy has begun! Join me! I have two quilts exhibiting in the juried exhibit, and two quilts in the Getting Into MY Good...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Introducing March For Safe Schools
The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Introducing March For Black Maternal Health
The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...
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O.V. Brantley
- May 19
- 2 min
A Star Among Stars Acquired By High Museum of Art
My quilt A Star Among Stars has been acquired by the High Museum of Art  in Atlanta, GA for their permanent collection. It is a part of a...
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O.V. Brantley
- May 17
- 1 min
Purses of Plenty Acquired By High Museum of Art
My quilt Purses of Plenty has been acquired by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA for their permanent collection. I donated it to the...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Rain, Resilience and Rainbows Left on the Cutting Room Floor
I am very happy with my pages in Quiltfolk Magazine, but there is never room for everything. The Quiltfolk photographers took some...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 16
- 1 min
RIP Faith Ringgold. Your legacy is secure.
Like many others in the quilt world, I am celebrating renowned story quilter Faith Ringgold’s uncommon legacy that will last forever. I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Celebrating 404 Day!
It’s 404 Day so I am sharing my quilt Atlanta Album — This Ain’t Baltimore. In the quilting world, Baltimore Album quilts are considered...
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O.V. Brantley
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Good Friday - A Day to Plant
I am no farmer. I am actually a plant murderer, but for as long as I can remember, I have heard those who know say the spring planting...
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O.V. Brantley
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Celebrating the Strength of Women
March is Women's History Month! Women are amazing creatures, and I plan to clebrate every aspect of our wonderfulness this month. Every...
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O.V. Brantley
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Celebrating Travel During Black History Month
Even after slavery ended it remained very difficult for African Americans to travel, especially in the South. In fact, often it was down...
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O.V. Brantley
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Celebrating Joy During Black History Month
Imagine the unspeakable joy if you suddenly learned you are free after a lifetime of being enslaved! I love the way these birds are...
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O.V. Brantley
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Celebrating the Black Church During Black History Month
The church is the bedrock of African American culture. When you have nothing, you must have faith. From slavery, to the civil rights...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Atlanta Album (This Ain’t Baltimore)
I fell in love with appliqué early in my quilting career. Atlanta Album (This Ain't Baltimore) is not only one of my early appliqué...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 14
- 1 min
Uncommon Legacy
Happy MLK Sunday! My hand appliquéd quilt Uncommon Legacy was a Block of the Month from a quilt shop that I used to practice and perfect...
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O.V. Brantley
- Dec 12, 2023
- 1 min
Christmassy Library
My quilt Flowers Hoping to Be Free presideS over my library during the Christmas season. I love the timeless elegance of this quilt....
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O.V. Brantley
- Nov 19, 2023
- 1 min
Long time Coming Exhibit Available For Gallery Bookings
My solo exhibit of red and white quilts, formally entitled Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts, is...
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O.V. Brantley
- Nov 12, 2023
- 1 min
Apliquick Helps Me Make Beautiful Quilts
With little time to shop at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, I focused on my favorite vendors like Apliquick. I love...
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