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O.V. Brantley
Oct 4, 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...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 3, 20231 min read
28 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: Of course there had to be a lawyer quilt in the exhibit. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 2, 20231 min read
29 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: I love learning new quilting techniques. Be Kind Kawandi was created using the technique Indian women...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 1, 20231 min read
30 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: It’s not Christmas, but it feels like it to me. I am so excited that my solo exhibit of red and white...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 22, 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...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Prints of Red and White Quilts Coming Soon
As most of you who follow me know, I premiered my first solo exhibit last year at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center....
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Looking Back at the Kuumba Award
I want my sorors in the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta to see the ad I placed in the Atlanta Quilt Festival...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Introducing Follow Your Courageous Star
Follow Your Courageous Star follows in the tradition of the friendship star quilts that danced in the ceiling of my solo exhibit “Long...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 29, 20232 min read
Introducing Sharing Sisterhood
Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Introducing Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Winter Wonderland Wanderlust is a new addition to my collection of red and white quilts. There is a wide array of vibrant reds in this...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 8, 20231 min read
Introducing Follow Your Hopeful Star
Follow Your Hopeful Star follows in the tradition of the friendship star quilts that danced in the ceiling of my solo exhibit “Long Time...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 4, 20231 min read
Happy Independence Day!
The right to be free is an inalienable right. Happy Independece Day!
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O.V. Brantley
Jun 14, 20231 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights in Alabama Case
Surprisingly, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that upholds the idea of one person one vote. The Court directed the...
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O.V. Brantley
Jun 11, 20231 min read
Donated! I Believe in Red and White Angels
I donated my quilt I Believe in Red and White Angels to my sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. It will be part of the silent auction at...
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O.V. Brantley
May 25, 20231 min read
Exploring Illusion Quilts
For the last few weeks I have been exploring illusion quilts. What I have learned so far is that you must cut and sew precisely. There is...
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O.V. Brantley
May 19, 20231 min read
My Long Time Coming Exhibit Shipped to Houston
This week I shipped 47 red and white quilts to the International Quilt Festival office in Houston via UPS. It took me forever to decide...
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O.V. Brantley
May 16, 20231 min read
Introducing Reveal Your Inner Star
Reveal Your Inner Star is a new addition to my red and white quilt collection. It is a very simple illusion quilt using only two colors....
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O.V. Brantley
May 8, 20231 min read
Recipient of the 33rd Kuumba Award for Creativity
I was honored to be awarded the 33rd Kuumba Award by my sorors in the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. May...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Introducing Follow Your Kind Star
Follow Your Kind Star follows in the tradition of the friendship star quilts that danced in the ceiling of my solo exhibit “Long Time...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 20, 20231 min read
My Red and White Quilts Will Exhibit at the International Quilt Festival
My first solo exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts has been juried into the 2023...
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