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Introducing “Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up!”
The latest addition to my red and white quilt collection is Stop Disappearing! Show Up and Speak Up! My quilt is composed of red and...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 13, 20221 min read


Secret Plans For my Solo Red and White Quilt Exhibit
When you have secret plans for your red and white quilt exhibit that are too big to be completed alone, you call in your best creative...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 28, 20221 min read


Working on My Kawandi Quilt at the Welcome All Quilters
We all work on our individual projects at the weekly gathering of the Welcome All Quilters. The meeting format allows plenty of...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20221 min read


My Solo Exhibit of Red and White Quilts Opens November 19th!
After being postponed twice, I am so excited that my solo red and white quilt exhibit is finally going to happen. Opening reception is...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Purses of Plenty Will Exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt Purses of Plenty will exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt Festival from August 6th - September 2d at the Southwest Arts Center, 915...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 3, 20221 min read


Introducing Praise Team Praising
The newest edition to my red and white quilt collection is Praise Team Praising. This one took a while because it is all done by hand....
O.V. Brantley
Aug 2, 20221 min read


SOLD! The Hope of Africa
My quilt The Hope Of Africa has been sold and shipped to her new home in West Palm Beach, FL. The new owner is in love with her.😍
O.V. Brantley
Jul 31, 20221 min read


Praise Team Praising
February is a good month to return to creating red and white quilts for my solo exhibit of red and white quilts opening November 19,...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Have a Changed Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day!❣️from my red and white quilt with a message — Have a Changed Heart. ❤️ Isn’t she beautiful? I love the simplicity...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 14, 20221 min read


Ancestral Delta Star
Continuing to celebrate the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Ancestral Delta Star. Even though it is the weekend of...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 13, 20221 min read


Disagreement
Celebrating the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Disagreement. Even lovers disagree. Speaking of disagreement, who you...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 12, 20221 min read


Introducing Snow Days are Snuggle Days
My quilt Snow Days are Snuggle Days is both the latest addition to my red and white quilt collection and my Christmas quilt collection....
O.V. Brantley
Feb 10, 20221 min read


Happy Birthday Delta Sigma Theta!
My beloved sorority Delta Sigma Theta is 109 years old today! She has been responsible for many of the guiding principles of my life like...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 13, 20221 min read


Introducing I Believe in Christmas Angels
Each year I try to add to my Christmas quilt collection. I Believe in Christmas Angels is a 2021 addition. The words found in her dress...
O.V. Brantley
Dec 18, 20211 min read


Introducing I Believe in Red and White Angels
Finally I have returned to my I Believe in Angels series. I like to keep my angels close so I have made many angel quilts over the years....
O.V. Brantley
Dec 14, 20211 min read


Introducing Reimagine Success
What does success mean to you. If you are like me, it means different things at different times. When I was young, academic success meant...
O.V. Brantley
Nov 29, 20211 min read


Introducing Take the First Step
“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., August 4, 2012. That quote is the...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 22, 20211 min read


A Star Among Stars
Today is my daughter India’s formal wedding day! (We had a small intimate wedding last year during Covid, but today is the big...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 16, 20212 min read


Wearing My Invisible Crown
It’s Brantley/Kleeman Formal Wedding Day Eve! Like Christmas, after so much anticipation, it is hard to believe the big day is finally...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 15, 20211 min read


Circles of Sisterhood
2 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day. Today’s red and white quilt is Circles of Sisterhood. The best part of...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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