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O.V. Brantley
Nov 221 min read
Baby Addison Spotted at the Alliance Theater
When we last caught up with international superstar Baby Addison, she was greeting her throngs of admirers at the International Quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 31 min read
Happy November from Home!
Baby Addison, India and I began November at the Houston International Quilt Show , but now we are safely home. It was an amazing trip...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 11 min read
Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival
Addison, India and I flew from Atlanta to Houston in time to attend Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival. Maybe it was...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 291 min read
Headed to the International Quilt Festival
Girls Trip! India, Baby Addison and I are headed to the International Quilt Festival in Houston this week. My quilt Winter Wonderland...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 172 min read
A Day Enjoying the Sculpture of Etienne Jackson
I remember vividly the opening of my first solo exhibit Long Time Coming — A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts . I...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 11 min read
Glad to be “Finally Home”
Returning home safely after a wonderful trip gives me an excuse to share Finally Home , one of my show quilts. It exhibited at the 2021...
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O.V. Brantley
May 231 min read
Winter Wonderland Wanderlust Juried Into International Quilt Festival
I am pleased and excited to share that my quilt Winter Wonderland Wanderlust has been juried into the International Quilt Festival. It...
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O.V. Brantley
May 192 min read
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 182 min read
Delta Menopause Acquired By High Museum of Art
My quilt Delta Menopause 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 171 min read
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
May 91 min read
East Cobb Quilt Show Opens June 6th
My quilt Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up! was juried into Georgia Celebrates Quilts, the East Cobb Quilt Show. The bi-annual...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 261 min read
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
Jan 271 min read
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 171 min read
My Interview With The Quilt Show
Check out my interview on the Quilt Show conducted by Lilo Bowman. I talked about my life, my quilts, the Atlanta Quilt Festival and the...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 141 min read
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
Jan 121 min read
Making Big Plans For 2024
2023 was an epic year for me. My quilts were seen by so many new people as I shared Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 23, 20231 min read
My Christmas Wish Came True
I spent most of 2022 hand quilting My Christmas Wish and visualizing how my solo exhibit of red and white quilts would look in a gallery...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 30, 20231 min read
Follow Me Into December
I am ending November the same way I started it -- with a red and white quilt. November was an amazing time in my life, and I will be...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Sitting in My Joy
Now that the 47 quilts that comprise my solo red and white quilt exhibit Long Time Coming have returned home safely, I am taking a moment...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 19, 20231 min read
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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