At the Pinnacle of the Quilting World!
I am actually here! It still feels like a dream that I have a solo exhibit of 47 quilts exhibiting at the International Quilt Festival....
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 27, 20231 min read
4 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: My exhibit includes 7 angel quilts that hung from the ceiling during the premier exhibit. Each angel...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 17, 20231 min read
14 Days Until “Long Time Coming” Opens at the International Quilt Festival
30 Days of 30 Red and White Quilts: A family heirloom made for daughter India to commemorate her initiation into the Mu Chapter of our...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 5, 20231 min read
Introducing Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas
Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 2, 20231 min read
Guest Designer for the National Quilt Museum!
I was honored when the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY asked me to design a block for its Block of the Month program. I thought...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 2, 20232 min read
Introducing Stars Over the Allure of the Seas
Stars Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Good Trouble Quilts Exhibit opens at Arts Clayton Gallery
Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis opened at Arts Clayton Gallery August 11th and daughter...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 24, 20231 min read
A Beautiful Day in Rome Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt A beautiful Day in Rome will be part of the Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream! exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Road Trip to the Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement
Daughter India and I kicked off Black History Month with one of our epic mother/daughter road trips, this time to Montgomery, AL., the...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 28, 20221 min read
GIFTED! A Good Day to Curl Up With a Book
A Good Day to Curl Up With A Book was gifted to my daughter India Kleeman because she runs a candle company named Page Turning Products...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Angels in My Solo Red and White Quilt Exhibit
There are seven angel quilts flying around in my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts. They...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Perfect Porch Season is Now
It is the perfect time of year to spend as much time on the porch as possible. It is not to hot. It is not too cold. It is just right. My...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Fabric Shopping in Ireland
I had almost given up on finding a quilt shop in Ireland that was close enough for me to visit when I miraculously found one in Belfast...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Singing in Cathedrals in Ireland
The business purpose of our trip was for the Atlanta Young Singers to participate in a choral festival. The choir participated in a mass...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Hello Ireland!
I am kicking off the month of July with a 10 day epic adventure to Ireland with my ride-or-die daughter India. We love traveling, but...
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