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Be Confidently Daring Returns From Enzo
My quilt Be Confidently Daring spent several months sharing her bold beauty with customers of the Enzo restaurant in the Trilith ...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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Introducing Choose Happy #1
Choose Happy #1, 27 X 28 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2024. For sale. $500. When I am very busy with other things, (such as...
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Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Speaking Quilts at the High Museum
I enjoyed participating in a panel discussion Saturday, September 7th at High Museum of Art held in collaboration with the Patterns in...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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March For Safe Schools Closes at the Atlanta Quilt Festival September 7th
The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s  John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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Share Your Quilt With the World!
Daughter (aka) Deputy CEO of the Atlanta Quilt Festival and owner of Page Turning Products ) India and I previewed our soon to be...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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March For Black Maternal Health Closes at the Atlanta Quilt Festival September 7th
The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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A Day of Creative Community Crafts at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Creative Community Crafts Day at the Atlanta Quilt Festival was full of activity, learning and joy . One of the main events was the...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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My Quilt is Finished. Now what?
It was my great pleasure to welcome the audience to Nancy Franklin’s lecture My Quilt is Finished. Now What? at the Atlanta Quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Wishing You a Happy September From My Porch!
We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but September is when nature teases us as she...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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SOLD! Mother and Daughter
My quilt Mother and Daughter has been sold and delivered to her new owner. I love elephants, and so do my Sorors of Delta Sigma Theta . I...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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SOLD! Circles of Sisterhood
My quilt Circles of Sisterhood has been sold and delivered to her new owner. She was purchased as a gift for a very special Soror of...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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Speaking Quilts at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Join daughter India Kleeman and ME at the Atlanta Quilt Festival for an informative talk on “Share Your Quilt With the World! - Tips...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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SOLD! Praise Team Praising Print
Does it mean you are a real artist if somebody buys a print of your work? Now that I have sold my first print, I am feeling pretty...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Grab a Cup of Coffee and Let’s Talk African American Quilt Books
After an exciting weekend at the Atlanta Quilt Festival, I am claiming some quiet time and curled up with quilt books. Attending a...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Celebrating the Life of Quilt Historian Cuesta Benberry
I was honored to welcome quilt lovers to Lynette Warren’ s lecture Clelebrating the Life of Quilt Historian Cuesta Benberry at the...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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Introducing Peaceful Porch Patchwork #2
I love the peacefulness of taupe quilts so much that I decided to create a series of taupe quilts. Each quilt is pieced in an...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Santa’s Joy Brings Holiday Cheer to the Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt Santa’s Joy is exhibiting at the Atlanta Quilt Festival until September 7th. It is part of the juried exhibit, but I am not...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Epic Road Trip!
I invited you to join me on the the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s Road Trip to the High Museum of Art . If you failed to take may advice and...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 20, 20241 min read
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Speaking Quilts With Lois Reitzes on WABE Radio
Did you catch me on the local NPR affiliate WABE Radio? Here’s the link. https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-quilt-festival-returns-with-a-third...
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Aug 19, 20241 min read
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I Believe in Angels on High Exhibits at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt I Believe in Angels on High  is exhibiting at the Atlanta Quilt Festival  until September 7th. It is part of the juried...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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