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A Night Out at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
The Atlanta Quilt Festival premiered the final exhibit in the John Lewis trilogy Friday night, and I was there to welcome and celebrate...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Join me at the Atlanta Quilt Festival!
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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Introducing March For Black Maternal Health
The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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See You at the Atlanta Quilt Festival!
It’s almost here! My month of joy! I am looking forward to seeing you at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. Check out the lineup of activities...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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I Believe in Angels on High Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
This year at the Atlanta Quilt Festival I will showcase my love of angels with my quilt I Beleive in Angels on High The exhibit runs from...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Santa’s Joy Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
This year at the Atlanta Quilt Festival I will showcase my joy of the holiday season with my quilt Santa’s Joy. The exhibit runs from...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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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...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Purses of Plenty Acquired By High Museum of Art
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...
O.V. Brantley
May 17, 20241 min read
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Quilt Travel! Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement
India and were on the road again last week, this time to Montgomery, Alabama, the cradle of the Civil rights Movement. We traveled there...
O.V. Brantley
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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Celebrating the Purchase of Black Art During Black History Month
I am happy to share that I am the new owner of this beautiful artwork by Kenneth Zakee. It is part of the Atlanta Quilt Festival's Good...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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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...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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My Interview With The Quilt Show
Check out my interview on the Quilt Show conducted by Lilo Bowman. I talked about my life, my quilts, the Atlanta Quilt Festival and the...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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Available! Prints of Follow Me to Freedom
Follow Me to Freedom is part of the traveling exhibit of my solo exhibit of red and white quilts entitled Long Time Coming: A...
O.V. Brantley
Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Happy Birthday Jackie!
We celebrated Jackie Jackson-Harvey's birthday at the Welcome All Quilters meeting this week. She brought her "made from scratch" caramel...
O.V. Brantley
Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Floating on Sunshine on Sunday
Current mood: Floating on Sunshine. Floating on Sunshine made her public debut at the 2023 Atlanta Quilt Festival. It was part of a...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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Speaking Quilts at Arts Clayton Gallery
I love speaking quilts! Today I was part of the Artist Talk for the Good Trouble Quilts — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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I Love Road Trips!
Recently the Welcome All Quilt Guild took a road trip to the Atlanta Quilt Festival and to the Arts Clayton Gallery to see the Good...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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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...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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Shopping at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
The Quilt Market at the Opening Reception of the Atlanta Quilt Festival is always a great place to shop. I purchased some hand dyes by...
O.V. Brantley
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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