Panel Discussion on Black Quilts Available on YouTube
Remember the panel discussion I participated in? Read about it here. Now it is on YouTube. Here's the link.
top of page
O.V. Speaks Quilts
Follow my quilting journey
Search
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Secret Sensuous Garden Goes Cruising
I travel with a hand quilting project even on a quilt cruise. On this trip I worked on Block 8 of my year long applique project Sensuous...
5 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Quilt Cruise
A quilt cruise has long been on my bucket list, and now I have finally taken the plunge. Sponsored by the Stitchin Heaven quilt shop in...
11 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Hello Cozumel Mexico!
Our last port of call was Cozumel. We loved the vibe of Cozumel. Lunch was at Tequilla A-Go-Go. The food was good, and the drinks were...
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 5
- 1 min
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...
2 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 4
- 1 min
Hello Roatan, Honduras !
The first port of call on our quilt cruise was Roatan, Honduras. We shopped for souvenirs and enjoyed island music while sipping pina...
0 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Jun 4
- 1 min
Hello Galveston!
India, Roz and I flew to Galveston, Texas where we will board our cruise ship Allure of the Seas. The purpose of the trip is to...
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 26
- 1 min
5 p.m. the Day Before Vacation
The time To be happy is now! It's 5 p.m. the Day Before Vacation!
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 26
- 1 min
I Want It All At Once
This week I shared my t-shirt quilt I Want it All at Once with the Welcome All Quilters because t-shirt quilts have been the topic of...
3 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 25
- 1 min
Exploring Illusion Quilts
For the last few weeks I have been exploring illusion quilts. What I have learned so far is that you must cut and sew precisely. There is...
0 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 19
- 1 min
My Long Time Coming Exhibit Shipped to Houston
This week I shipped 47 red and white quilts to the International Quilt Festival office in Houston via UPS. It took me forever to decide...
0 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 16
- 1 min
My Quilts Featured In Art Quilting Studio Magazine
I am so excited to have my quilts featured in the Summer 2023 issue of Art Quilting Studio magazine. I was looking forward to seeing some...
3 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 16
- 1 min
Introducing Reveal Your Inner Star
Reveal Your Inner Star is a new addition to my red and white quilt collection. It is a very simple illusion quilt using only two colors....
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 13
- 1 min
Introducing Rooted in the Beloved Community
Rooted in the Beloved Community is an art quilt that measures 41 X 45 inches. It starts with 4 house blocks in the middle of the quilt....
0 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 10
- 1 min
A Resource for Hanging Your Quilts
I use decorative curtain rods to hang my quilts. I don't consider my quilts finished until I add a 4 inch hanging sleeve on the back. I...
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 8
- 1 min
Recipient of the 33rd Kuumba Award for Creativity
I was honored to be awarded the 33rd Kuumba Award by my sorors in the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. May...
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 7
- 1 min
SOLD! I Believe in Ancestral Angels
I Believe in Ancestral Angels has been sold and shipped to her new home in New Jersey. She loves her new home where she is loved and...
1 view0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 6
- 1 min
High Museum of Art Explores African American Quilts
This week the High Museum of Art in Atlanta held a groundbreaking Convening to discuss black quilts. The High Museum is planning an...
2 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- May 1
- 1 min
Gifted! Be Happy!
I recently gifted my quilt Be Happy! to my former boss at the Southern Poverty Law Center. She mentioned that she loved it, and I loved...
2 views0 comments
O.V. Brantley
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Introducing Follow Your Kind Star
Follow Your Kind Star follows in the tradition of the friendship star quilts that danced in the ceiling of my solo exhibit “Long Time...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page