O.V. Speaks Quilts

Winter Wonderland Wanderlust, 72 X 90 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2023. Machine quilted by Maxine Moore. NFS. It’s the...

Although we have a few cold days in December, we also have many mild days it December that are perfect for porch sitting. The holidays...

Now that it has been a week since the downpour of a disappointing election, a reminder from my quilt Rain, Resilience and Rainbows might...

Addison, India and I flew from Atlanta to Houston in time to attend Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival. Maybe it was...

I love creating scrappy applique quilts because I find them relaxing. They teach me patience and their beauty is timeless. I learned...

I always travel with a hand quilting project. It may be hand quilting, hand applique or English paper piecing. On my recent 70th birthday...

Returning home safely after a wonderful trip gives me an excuse to share Finally Home , one of my show quilts. It exhibited at the 2021...

Sometimes you have to show up and be seen. It was Code Red night for my birthday group, and we were definitely show stoppers on the...

Getting ready for vacation is almost as exciting as the actual vacation. I have been planning my 70th birthday vacation for months, and...

The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s  John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...

The final installment of the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s John Lewis trilogy closes September 7th . The exhibit entitled Getting Into MY...

My month of joy has begun! Join me! I have two quilts exhibiting in the juried exhibit, and two quilts in the Getting Into MY Good...

The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...

The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...

My quilt A Star Among Stars has been acquired by the High Museum of Art  in Atlanta, GA for their permanent collection. It is a part of a...

My quilt Purses of Plenty has been acquired by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA for their permanent collection. I donated it to the...

I am very happy with my pages in Quiltfolk Magazine, but there is never room for everything. The Quiltfolk photographers took some...

Like many others in the quilt world, I am celebrating renowned story quilter Faith Ringgold’s uncommon legacy that will last forever. I...

It’s 404 Day so I am sharing my quilt Atlanta Album — This Ain’t Baltimore. In the quilting world, Baltimore Album quilts are considered...

I am no farmer. I am actually a plant murderer, but for as long as I can remember, I have heard those who know say the spring planting...