O.V. Speaks Quilts

A new Christmas quilt headed to Maxine Moore, my long arm quilter When I want to practice my quarter inch seam or other precision...

Santa’s Secret Weapon, 38 X 52 inch Christmas appliqué quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2007. NFS. Christmas decoration in my home includes four...

Creative Community Crafts Day at the Atlanta Quilt Festival was full of activity, learning and joy . One of the main events was the...

The April issue of QuiltFolk Magazine is out and I am honored and excited to be in it. Pictures from my photo shoot and from the magazine...

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...

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...

Every now and then the old lady quilt life can be pretty exciting -- especially when a team of Chicago photographers (Azuree and Trevor...

After creating and exhibiting 47 quilts in my Long Time Coming exhibit at the International Quilt Festival, you would think I have enough...

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...

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 7 of 8 is composed of 3 different...

Back from a spring break trip to Sarasota, FL, I am back to work on my “Winter Wonderland Wanderlust” quilt. Block 6 of 8 is composed of...

Saturday is a work day and I am making progress on my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust quilt. Block 4 of 8 is composed of 3 different houses...

While I am immersed in red and white, I must report that I finished hand quilting My Christmas Wish. To finish hand quilting a quilt is...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

After taking a class taught by Aleathia Chisolm at the 2022 Atlanta Quilt Festival to learn the Siddi Kawandi technique and finishing my...

Are you working on a project that requires a lot of half square triangles? If so, the easiest way to make them is to use half square...

We all work on our individual projects at the weekly gathering of the Welcome All Quilters. The meeting format allows plenty of...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...

I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...