Available! Prints of Follow Me to Freedom
Follow Me to Freedom is part of the traveling exhibit of my solo exhibit of red and white quilts entitled Long Time Coming: A...
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O.V. Brantley
- Nov 11
- 1 min
Happy Birthday Jackie!
We celebrated Jackie Jackson-Harvey's birthday at the Welcome All Quilters meeting this week. She brought her "made from scratch" caramel...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 22
- 1 min
Floating on Sunshine on Sunday
Current mood: Floating on Sunshine. Floating on Sunshine made her public debut at the 2023 Atlanta Quilt Festival. It was part of a...
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O.V. Brantley
- Sep 10
- 1 min
Speaking Quilts at Arts Clayton Gallery
I love speaking quilts! Today I was part of the Artist Talk for the Good Trouble Quilts — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 29
- 1 min
I Love Road Trips!
Recently the Welcome All Quilt Guild took a road trip to the Atlanta Quilt Festival and to the Arts Clayton Gallery to see the Good...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 20
- 1 min
Learning to Tell My Story
I took a class taught by Fiber Artis Wendy Kendrick at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. The class was designed to help quilters imagine their...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Shopping at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
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...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 11
- 1 min
A Day of Serenity
Producing the Atlanta Quilt Festival is a full time job for about 2 months. Once the opening weekend is over, I exhale, knowing that I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Looking Back at the Kuumba Award
I want my sorors in the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta to see the ad I placed in the Atlanta Quilt Festival...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Stitch, the Documentary, Premieres at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Stitch, the documentary that features the Atlanta Quilt Festival, premiered at the 2023 Atlanta Quilt Festival. It received rave reviews...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Introducing Sharing Sisterhood
Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Introducing Floating On Sunshine
Floating on Sunshine is an illusion quilt. Hopefully, the blocks look like they are tumbling in space. It is inspired by a pattern...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 24
- 1 min
A Beautiful Day in Rome Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt A beautiful Day in Rome will be part of the Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream! exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Good Trouble Quilts Return to Atlanta
SAVE THE DATE! The Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis returns to the Atlanta area just in...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Atlanta Quilt Festival Documentary Premiers to Wide Acclaim
Stitch, the documentary on the Atlanta Quilt Festival was screened last week at the Plaza Theater in Atlanta. South Fulton Institute...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 8
- 1 min
Introducing Angel of Ancestral Joy
Angel of Ancestral Joy was created as part of a series of 7 angel quilts to honor the female descendants of Clara Ford, my grandmother,...
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O.V. Brantley
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing Working Happy Kawandi
I took a Kawandi class last month at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. Kawandi is the quilting technique used by women of African descent in...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
Meet my Long Arm Quilter
If you follow my quilts, you know that my “go to” long arm quilter is Maxine Moore. I am convinced she makes my quilts look better than...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Speaking Quilts on TV!
Deidre Johnson of CW Atlanta TV did a great news piece on the Atlanta Quilt Festival, and I was interviewed.🎥 Check it out here....
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
A Weekend With Quilt Artist Lola Jenkins
Quilt Artist Lola Jenkins was the featured Master Quilter at the 2022 Atlanta Quilt Festival. That means I had the pleasure of spending...
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