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17 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Success can mean different things at different times of your life. After a successful legal career, I...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 14, 20231 min read


Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Hoping those who are fighting this terrible disease get stronger and stronger.🙏🏾
O.V. Brantley
Oct 13, 20231 min read


Follow Me Listed For Sale
I am a traditional quilter at heart so I love log cabins. This red and white log cabin goes round and round making the quilt 72 X 78...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 12, 20231 min read


19 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Financial security is an important key to a joyful life. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 12, 20231 min read


20 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: This Praise Team is ready to fire up the church. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 11, 20231 min read


21 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Wishing we could all love more. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts will...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 10, 20231 min read


22 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Tessellaton quilts create the same pattern repeated with no spaces. This is my version in red and...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 9, 20231 min read


23 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: This is the oldest quilt in the exhibit. It was made in 2001. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 8, 20231 min read


24 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: My version of an Underground Railroad Quilt placed in a landscape setting. I am so excited that my...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 7, 20231 min read


26 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: During my professional life as a lawyer, I dealt with a lot of conflict. It's important to learn how...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 5, 20231 min read


27 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: I lsurvived menopause. Enough said. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white quilts will...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 4, 20231 min read


My Quilts are in the Worldwide Quilt Parade
The American Quilter's Society is hosting a Worldwide Quilt Parade. I have three quilts in the parade in the state of Georgia section. If...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Oprah’s Quilt is 4 Years Old!
I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since the magical moment of seeing Oprah on stage holding her quilt gift. I was commissioned by the...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 25, 20231 min read


Fall is Here!
Fall is my most creative and happy time of the year. I love everything about fall, especially the colors, football and the cool...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Introducing Tumbling Among the Stars
After making any new quilt, my next thought is "I wonder what this quilt would look like in red and white." That was the inspiration for...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 22, 20231 min read


September Sparkles in Atlanta
It's not quite fall yet, but Atlanta is beginning to sparkle. My quilt Three Sisters captures the vibrant colors of fall that I love so...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Introducing Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas
Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 5, 20231 min read


Introducing Stars Over the Allure of the Seas
Stars Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 2, 20232 min read


Follow Me to Freedom in Art Quilting Studio Magazine
I was pleasantly surprised to see my quilt Follow Me to Freedom in the Autumn issue of Art Quilting Studio. Several of my red and white...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Good Trouble Quilts Exhibit opens at Arts Clayton Gallery
Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis opened at Arts Clayton Gallery August 11th and daughter...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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