O.V. Speaks Quilts

A Legacy to Love, 66 X 82 inch red and white quilt by O.V. Brantley 2015. My sorority Delta Sigma Theta inspired my love of red and...

Girls Trip! India, Baby Addison and I are headed to the International Quilt Festival in Houston this week. My quilt Winter Wonderland...

I remember vividly the opening of my first solo exhibit Long Time Coming — A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts . I...

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 Delta Menopause 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...

My quilt Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up! was juried into Georgia Celebrates Quilts, the East Cobb Quilt Show. The bi-annual...

Although I was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 2001, I never had the opportunity to argue before the...

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...

2023 was an epic year for me. My quilts were seen by so many new people as I shared Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...

I spent most of 2022 hand quilting My Christmas Wish and visualizing how my solo exhibit of red and white quilts would look in a gallery...

Colored Girl Lawyer Rocks! is my way of documenting my legal career. After graduating from Vanderbilt Law School, I enjoyed a high...

Delta Menopause is a traditional fan quilt, quilted entirely by hand. In addition to the fans, the flying geese border adds movement to...

Angels are out in force during the holiday season. I imagine they are enjoying the smiles, the music and the smells from the kitchen all...

During my visit to the University of Michigan for the big football game against rival Ohio State, the boyfriend gave me a tour of the...

Now that the 47 quilts that comprise my solo red and white quilt exhibit Long Time Coming have returned home safely, I am taking a moment...

My solo exhibit of red and white quilts, formally entitled Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts, is...

Sorors of Delta Sigma theta are drawn to red and white like a moth to a flame, so it was no surprise to me that many of my sorors showed...

India and I always build in some down time on our trips. After presenting four Gallery Talks each day for three straight days for both my...

India and I love experiencing the local culture of a new destination  as much as possible. On our trip to Houston to attend the...