Introducing Follow Me to Freedom
Follow me to Freedom started with 6 inch Underground Railroad blocks in red and white. I wanted an Underground Railroad quilt made with...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Behind the Scenes at the Long Time Coming Exhibit Installation
Installation of my red and white quilt exhibit was creative and fun. I was determined to have quilts hanging from the ceiling, so my...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Introducing Colored Girl Lawyer Rocks!
Colored Girl Lawyer Rocks! documents my lawyer life in cloth. Somehow I managed to make it from my little segregated town of 6000 people...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Introducing Be Kind Kawandi
After taking a class taught by Aleathia Chisolm at the 2022 Atlanta Quilt Festival to learn the Siddi Kawandi technique and finishing my...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Red and White Quilts Delivered to the Venue
I spent this week taking 20 years of red and white quilts out of storage. I caressed them and reminisced about why I made them. I gave...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 30, 20221 min read
A Magical Night at the National Quilt Museum
Daughter India and I made the trip to the National quilt Museum in Paducah, KY to attend the opening reception for Say Your Piece --...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 30, 20221 min read
SOLD! Begin Again
My quilt Begin Again has been sold and shipped to her new home in Lawrenceville, NJ. I really hated to see her go because I loving...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Introducing “Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up!”
The latest addition to my red and white quilt collection is Stop Disappearing! Show Up and Speak Up! My quilt is composed of red and...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Community Creation Reimagined Delivered and Loved!
The Kendeda Fund booked my Leadership Memory Quilt Workshop which includes the creation of a commissioned quilt. During the workshop, I...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Introducing The Wonders of Africa
The Wonders of Africa is the 8th quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made The Joys of Africa. I liked it so...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Happy National Coffee Day!
Why not celebrate coffee day with a quilt? I love coffee, so coffee often finds its way into my quilts. Whenever I travel out of the...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Secret Plans For my Solo Red and White Quilt Exhibit
When you have secret plans for your red and white quilt exhibit that are too big to be completed alone, you call in your best creative...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 25, 20221 min read
SOLD! Bazaarly Big and Beautiful #6
My quilt Bazaarly Big and Beautiful #6 was purchased by the UNCF as a retirement gift for one of its Board members. I was wondering if...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Working on My Kawandi Quilt at the Welcome All Quilters
We all work on our individual projects at the weekly gathering of the Welcome All Quilters. The meeting format allows plenty of...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 23, 20221 min read
Introducing Working Happy Kawandi
I took a Kawandi class last month at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. Kawandi is the quilting technique used by women of African descent in...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Wearing My Invisible Crown on the Day of Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
On the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral we can all reflect on the qualities of a great queen — duty, service grace and joy. So today I...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Gifted! Sun in My Heart
My niece Brittany bought her first house. Sun in My Heart was her house warming gift. She loves sunflowers.
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Unexpected Gifts at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Quilters are some of the most caring and generous people in the world. That is why I should not have been surprised when my friend Joyce...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 25, 20221 min read
Speaking Quilts on TV!
Deidre Johnson of CW Atlanta TV did a great news piece on the Atlanta Quilt Festival, and I was interviewed.🎥 Check it out here....
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