O.V. Brantley

My Journey into Kaleidoscope Quilting Calm Complexity, 65 X 64 inch kaleidoscope quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2026. Pattern inspiration by Bethany Williams. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. For sale. $1200. https://www.ovspeaksquilts.com/product-page/calm-complexity Calm Complexity blossomed from a kaleidoscope class I attended with Mary Clendeninn at Welcome All Quilters , my local quilting group. Even after 25 years of quilting, I had never ventured into making a kaleidoscope quilt. This class...

Joyful Simple Abundance, 68 X 68 inches red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2026. 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 traditional quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in the series are approximately...

Church Angel #6 has been sold and is now in her forever home. She was purchased by the Big Bethel A.M.E. Church Deltas as a gift for Elsie Cooke-Holmes, their keynote speaker on Unity Day. As a Soror of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, I was proud and grateful that one of my quilts was chosen for a such a grand occasion. I added a special label on the back to document the occasion. I hope Soror Elsie-Cooke-Holmes loves her quilt! Church Angel #6 closeup Church Angel #6 is part of a 6 quilt...