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O.V. Brantley
Feb 221 min read
Celebrating Black History Month with the John Lewis Documentary
Strength and Grace, 36 X 36 inch hand quilted photo art quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2013. NFS. Friday night date night took My Special and me...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 141 min read
My Love Letter to Congressman John Lewis
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 121 min read
I Am Black History — “Sharing Sisterhood”
Photo Shoot of “Sharing Sisterhood” for Quiltfolk Magazine Black History Month allows me to pause and reflect on my personal journey....
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 11 min read
Kicking Off Black History Month With a New Book!
The cover of “Good Trouble Quilts.” I wrote a book! Well, wrote a book is a small exaggeration. 😂 Technically, I curated and edited a...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 26, 20241 min read
Grab a Cup of Coffee and Let’s Talk African American Quilt Books
After an exciting weekend at the Atlanta Quilt Festival, I am claiming some quiet time and curled up with quilt books. Attending a...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Introducing March For Safe Schools
The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 26, 20241 min read
Celebrating Black History Month By Reading a Book
What are you reading during Black History Month? Are you being intentional about supporting black authors? Are you reading banned books?...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 20241 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...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 25, 20241 min read
Read a Book Today
We are still having what I call “read a book weather”. It’s too cold to go out frolicking so you might as well curl up with a book. My...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Hot Chocolate
The weather in Atlanta has been cold and nasty this week. It's the kind of weather that makes you want to stay home, put a log on the...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Check Out My List of African American Quilt Books
I love books of many different genres, but I make it a point to collect books by and about African Americans — especially quilt books....
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 22, 20211 min read
A Good Day to Curl Up With a Book
I love books. I love living with books. Books make me happy. For me books and quilts go together like peanut butter and jelly, or wine...
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