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International Super Star Baby Addison Spotted at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
International Super Star Baby Addison loved Carolyn White’s quilt featuring her granddaughter. The quilt plays music. Rumor has it that...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 241 min read


Introducing My Quilt “Celebrating the Beauty of Freedom”
Celebrating the Beauty of Freedom, 44 X 49 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $2000. The City of South Fulton ,...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 101 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...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 17, 20242 min read


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


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


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


An Epic Opening Weekend at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
As you know I am a proud co-founder of the Atlanta Quilt Festival, now in its 16th year. I spend as much time producing the Atlanta...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Road Trip! A Day at the High Museum
Join me August 15th on the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s Road Trip to the High Museum of Art in downtown Atlanta. I am so excited to join 50...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 7, 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


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...
O.V. Brantley
May 18, 20242 min read


Celebrating Black History Month by Creating a John Lewis Quilt
Today I started seriously researching and planning my 2024 John Lewis quilt. The Atlanta Quilt Festival will complete its trilogy of John...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 20241 min read


A Beautiful Day in Rome Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt A beautiful Day in Rome will be part of the Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream! exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 24, 20231 min read


Meet my Long Arm Quilter
If you follow my quilts, you know that my “go to” long arm quilter is Maxine Moore. I am convinced she makes my quilts look better than...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 31, 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


A Night Out at Gallery 72
Gallery 72 held a reception and artist talk for the highly acclaimed Lives Lost, Lives Remembered exhibit. The exhibit of eight quilts...
O.V. Brantley
May 8, 20221 min read


Check out my AJC Article
Remember my post about my behind the scenes photo shoot? Well the AJC, my local newspaper, ran the story about my quilts and me Sunday,...
O.V. Brantley
May 3, 20221 min read


Behind the Scenes at My Quilt Photo Shoot
Sometimes it's fun to play pretend. Recently I got to pretend to be a celebrity for a few hours. The AJC, my local newspaper, sent a...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Hallelujah! Finally Free as a Bird Listed for Sale
My quilt Hallelujah! Finally Free as a Bird is listed for sale in my studio store. In 2021 it was part of the City of South Fulton, GA’s...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Kwanzaa Celebration Cancelled
Although I do not celebrate Kwanzaa, two of my quilts were scheduled to be part of a Kwanzaa exhibit at the Southwest Arts Center, 915...
O.V. Brantley
Dec 31, 20211 min read


Please Help Me Update My Mailing List
Please forgive me if you get this twice. There was a technical glitch when I sent it before that caused most of my mailing list not...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20212 min read
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