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Available! Ancestral Delta Star Coffee Mug and Coaster
The quilts in my Long Time Cming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts exhibit are not currently for sale. However,...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 24, 20231 min read


Available! Racism — the White Elephant in the Room Coffee Mug and Coaster
The quilts in my Long Time Cming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts exhibit are not currently for sale. However,...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 22, 20231 min read


11 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: The crown jewel of the exhibit -- approximately 3000 pieces sewn by hand. Discipline rewarded. I am...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 20, 20231 min read


12 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Peer pressure can be relentless. Resist. Be authentic and always do the right thing. I am so excited...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 19, 20231 min read


13 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: VOTE!! Every time all the time. No excuses. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 18, 20231 min read


14 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: A family heirloom made for daughter India to commemorate her initiation into the Mu Chapter of our...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 17, 20231 min read


15 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Always the crowd favorite when she comes out to play. She is my personal favorite because I love...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 16, 20231 min read


16 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Sometime simple is the most beautiful. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 15, 20231 min read


17 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Success can mean different things at different times of your life. After a successful legal career, I...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 14, 20231 min read


18 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: The smallest quilt in the exhibit with a powerful message. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 13, 20231 min read


Follow Me Listed For Sale
I am a traditional quilter at heart so I love log cabins. This red and white log cabin goes round and round making the quilt 72 X 78...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 12, 20231 min read


19 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Financial security is an important key to a joyful life. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 12, 20231 min read


20 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: This Praise Team is ready to fire up the church. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 11, 20231 min read


21 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Wishing we could all love more. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts will...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 10, 20231 min read


25 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Fortitude is the key to success. Dig deep and never give up. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 6, 20231 min read


27 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: I lsurvived menopause. Enough said. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts will...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 4, 20231 min read


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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Introducing Sharing Sisterhood
Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 29, 20232 min read


Donated! My Quilt “I Believe in Red and White Angels”
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...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 11, 20231 min read


Hello Puerto Costa Maya!
We spent another day of shopping and sightseeing, this time in Puerto Costa Maya. I was on a mission to find the perfect “achievement...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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