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SOLD! Give Yourself a Flower on Fire
My quilt Give Yourself a Flower on FIre has been sold and shipped to her new home in Oakland, CA. I am sure she is gone to a good home. I...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 7, 20241 min read


A Night Out at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
The Atlanta Quilt Festival premiered the final exhibit in the John Lewis trilogy Friday night, and I was there to welcome and celebrate...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 6, 20241 min read


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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 1, 20242 min read


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...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 31, 20242 min read


SOLD! The Happiness of Africa
My quilt The Happiness of Africa has been sold and shipped to her new home. It was love at first sight for this one. I did not even have...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Introducing Hotlanta Nights
We love the sultry hotness of Atlanta. Everything about Atlanta is hot — the weather, the culture, the growth, the people. My new quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 28, 20241 min read


Extended! 10th Anniversary of the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center
The 10 Years of Creativity exhibit at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center has been extended! The exhibit is now...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 27, 20241 min read


Introducing the Happiness of Africa
The Happiness of Africa is the 10th quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made The Joys of Africa. I liked it...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 23, 20241 min read


I Believe in Angels on High Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
This year at the Atlanta Quilt Festival I will showcase my love of angels with my quilt I Beleive in Angels on High The exhibit runs from...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Santa’s Joy Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
This year at the Atlanta Quilt Festival I will showcase my joy of the holiday season with my quilt Santa’s Joy. The exhibit runs from...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 10, 20241 min read


Preview Night at the High Museum of Art
Preview night for the Patterns in Abstraction exhibit at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta was exciting and surreal for me. Even now, I...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Grab a Cup of Coffee and Let’s Talk African Fabric
I love incorporating African fabrics in my quilts. To me, they make the simplest of quilts look special and complicated. I am asked all...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Exhibit Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center
I was excited to deliver two of my quilts to the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center for inclusion in its 10th anniversary...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 15, 20241 min read


Celebrate Juneteenth with the Brown Sugar Stitchers at the Atlanta History Center
There are many Juneteenth celebrations happening in Atlanta this weekend, but the Atlanta History Center will be one of the best. It will...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 13, 20241 min read


Introducing Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly
Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly is one of my latest additions to my growing Juneteenth Quilt collection. I tend to enjoy collections. To...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Introducing Celebration Under the Freedom Tree
Celebration Under the Freedom Tree is one of my latest additions to my growing Juneteenth Quilt collection. I tend to enjoy collections....
O.V. Brantley
Jun 10, 20242 min read


A Night Out at the East Cobb Quilt Show
Preview night for the East Cobb Quilt Show was June 5th, and I was there to see my quilt Stop Disappearing! Show Up and Speak Up! spread...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Introducing Give Yourself a Flower That Lives Free
I have returned to my “Give Yourself Flowers” series with Give Yourself a Flower That Lives Free. This series is my reminder to always...
O.V. Brantley
May 27, 20241 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...
O.V. Brantley
May 23, 20241 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...
O.V. Brantley
May 19, 20242 min read
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