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Introducing My Quilt Joyful Simple Abundance
Joyful Simple Abundance, 68 X 68 inches red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2026. 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 traditional quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in the series
O.V. Brantley
Feb 142 min read


SOLD! Church Angel #6
Church Angel #6 has been sold and is now in her forever home. She was purchased by the Big Bethel A.M.E. Church Deltas as a gift for Elsie Cooke-Holmes, their keynote speaker on Unity Day. As a Soror of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, I was proud and grateful that one of my quilts was chosen for a such a grand occasion. I added a special label on the back to document the occasion. I hope Soror Elsie-Cooke-Holmes loves her quilt! Church Angel #6 closeup Church Angel #6 is part
O.V. Brantley
Feb 91 min read


Introducing My New Quilt “Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good. #7”
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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Embellishments Give My Quilts Personality
Do you embellish your quilts? I love adding embellishments to my quilts to give them their own special personality. My favorites are...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 23, 20231 min read


Potion to Cure Racism Exhibits at National Quilt Museum
My quilt Potion to Cure Racism will exhibit at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. It will be part of an exhibit entitled...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 1, 20222 min read


Have a Changed Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day!❣️from my red and white quilt with a message — Have a Changed Heart. ❤️ Isn’t she beautiful? I love the simplicity...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 14, 20221 min read


Introducing I Believe in Ancestral Angels
Finally I have returned to my I Believe in Angels series. I like to keep my angels close so I have made many angel quilts over the years....
O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 20222 min read


Introducing Whispers From My Angels #6
I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...
O.V. Brantley
Nov 6, 20212 min read


A Star Among Stars
Today is my daughter India’s formal wedding day! (We had a small intimate wedding last year during Covid, but today is the big...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 16, 20212 min read


Have a Changed Heart
5 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day! Today’s red and white quilt is Have a Changed Heart. It is a simple...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Introducing Whispers From My Angels #5
I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 7, 20212 min read


Rugged Solitude
Sunday. A day to slow down, collect myself, be grateful and plan for the future. My quilt Rugged Solitude was started in a class at the...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 26, 20210 min read


Introducing Whispers From My Angels #4
I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Introducing “Whispers From My Angels #3”
I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 10, 20210 min read
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