O.V. Speaks Quilts

Resist, Rest. Resolve Repeat, 75 X 75 inch red and white log cabin quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful and brilliant. I call that the total package. The series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I love barn quilt art. For each quilt, I imagine one tradition quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in

Life is a Beautiful Symphony, 38 X 38 inch traditional quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Donated to the Atlanta Quilt Festival. My “Sunday...

Origin Sin, 53 X 70 inch traditional quilt inspired by the book “1619” by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $7500. The 1619 Project: A New...

Follow Me, 72 X 78 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2020. For sale. $3000. Happy Independence Week! What a great time to share...

Trying to Fit In, 37 X 43 traditional red and white quilt by O.V. brantley, 2017. NFS. Happy Independence Week! What a great time to...

Roses are Red, 71 X 92 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2007. NFS. Happy Independence Week! What a great time to share some of...

The Diveristy of Africa, 50 X 55 inch African quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $700. The Diversity Africa is the 12th quilt in...

Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly, 54 X 66 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley 2024. For sale. $3000. Time does not stand still. Every...

Forever Bound By Delta, 66 X 78 inch red and white Irish chain quilt by O.V. Brantley 2001. NFS. I am always thinking of ways to use the...

“Good Trouble Library” in Quiltfolk magazine. Often life can be full of nice surprises. The kind that make you say, “I never saw that...

Celebrating the Beauty of Freedom, 44 X 49 inch Juneteenth quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. For sale. $2000. The City of South Fulton ,...

Speaking about the “Good Trouble Quilts” book at the Shrine of the Black Madonna Saturday I was thrilled and honored to present a talk...

Feeling like Cinderella! Opening night for a new exhibit Old Friends and New was May 16th at the Mason Fine Art Gallery. Three of my...

Colored Girl Dreams, 80 X 80 inch traditional quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2011. NFS. I was born January 1, 1954. Later that year on May 17th...

Evora’s Earth, 75 X 75 inch row by row memory quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2001. NFS. My quilt Evora’s Earth was one of the earliest quilts...

Island City, 67 x 70 inch house quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2012. For sale. $1200. Our family cruise took us to Grand Turk, Amber Cove and...

A Very Berry Christmas, 50 X 59 inch Christmas quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2025. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. $600. A Very...

Crossett Courthouse Steps, 78 X 68 inch courthouse steps quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2001. NFS. When I arrived at Vanderbilt Law School in...

Have a Changed Heart, 44 X 56 inches red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2019. NFS. Today is the day that Good Trouble Quilts — The...

Photo Shoot of “Sharing Sisterhood” for Quiltfolk Magazine Black History Month allows me to pause and reflect on my personal journey....