Traditional Appliqué Creates Uncommon Legacy
I love creating scrappy applique quilts because I find them relaxing. They teach me patience and their beauty is timeless. I learned...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 101 min read
SOLD! Whispers From My Angels #7
My quilt Whispers From My Angels #7 has been sold and delivered. She will be a special congratulatory gift for someone who got big...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 31 min read
Still Stitching Sensuous Secret Garden
I always travel with a hand quilting project. It may be hand quilting, hand applique or English paper piecing. On my recent 70th birthday...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 32 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...
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O.V. Brantley
Jun 172 min read
Grab a Cup of Coffee and Let’s Talk African Fabric
I love incorporating African fabrics in my quilts. To me, they make the simplest of quilts look special and complicated. I am asked all...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 81 min read
What’s On My Design Wall?
I always keep several quilts in progress. That way I can match the quilt with my mood and energy level. Luckily, I had several quilts in...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 301 min read
Studio Spring Cleaning
With spring comes spring cleaning. Here's a peak inside my studio. This is as clean as it gets. The good thing about spring cleaning is...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 21 min read
A Sneak Peak at Floating Flowers
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in my hoop. I always keep a hand quilting project going because it's my thinking therapy. I tend to be able...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 201 min read
A Sneak Peak at Peaceful Porch Patchwork #1
A balanced life is important. Cold winter weather offers an opportunity to do some slow stitching and just breathe. Peaceful Porch...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 121 min read
Making Big Plans For 2024
2023 was an epic year for me. My quilts were seen by so many new people as I shared Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 111 min read
A Sneak Peek at Santa’s Joy
I know 2023 Christmas is over, but I am ahead of the game for Christmas 2024. When I ran across this beautiful panel of an African...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 91 min read
Never Too Much Fabric
I always buy myself Christmas gifts — usually something personal and something quilty. I went a little overboard on my quilty gift this...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Introducing Justice Warrior
Justice Warrior is a housewarming gift for Seth, my friend and former co-worker. We both worked together for the Southern Poverty Law...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Behind the Scenes at the Quiltfolk Photo Shoot
Every now and then the old lady quilt life can be pretty exciting -- especially when a team of Chicago photographers (Azuree and Trevor...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 8, 20231 min read
My Quilts Into the Wild
Here's a rare site -- my quilts in the wild. I am not an outdoor girl so neither are my quilts. They were part of a photo shoot by a...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Apliquick Helps Me Make Beautiful Quilts
With little time to shop at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, I focused on my favorite vendors like Apliquick. I love...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Never Too Many Reds
After creating and exhibiting 47 quilts in my Long Time Coming exhibit at the International Quilt Festival, you would think I have enough...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 21, 20231 min read
Creating a New Landscape
Had a wonderful creative time in Jan Hollins' Landscape Class at the Welcome All Quilt Club meeting. It’s always fun to learn a new...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 2, 20231 min read
Guest Designer for the National Quilt Museum!
I was honored when the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY asked me to design a block for its Block of the Month program. I thought...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Learning to Tell My Story
I took a class taught by Fiber Artis Wendy Kendrick at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. The class was designed to help quilters imagine their...
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