September Sparkles in Atlanta
It's not quite fall yet, but Atlanta is beginning to sparkle. My quilt Three Sisters captures the vibrant colors of fall that I love so...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Friday Night
Happily home alone on a Friday night sipping wine and savoring the week. 🍷 It's important to learn to be ok being alone -- dreaming,...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 6, 20231 min read
SOLD! Queen of Nobody!
My quilt Queen of Nobody has been sold and delivered to her new owner. She was purchased as a gift. I hope her new owner loves her.❣️
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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 4, 20231 min read
Introducing Back Yard Star Gazing
Who doesn’t love laying on a blanket looking up at the stars on a summer night? I can almost hear the crickets and see the lightening...
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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
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Happy September!
I know it is probably a little early to plant mums, but I could not resist adding this splash of yellow to my garden. I also know it is...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Follow Me to Freedom in Art Quilting Studio Magazine
I was pleasantly surprised to see my quilt Follow Me to Freedom in the Autumn issue of Art Quilting Studio. Several of my red and white...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 26, 20231 min read
New Fiber Spray at Page Turning Products
Page Turning Products has added to its line of fiber spray. In addition to Quietly Quilting and Scented Stitches, the company is now...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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...
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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
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 11, 20231 min read
A Day of Serenity
Producing the Atlanta Quilt Festival is a full time job for about 2 months. Once the opening weekend is over, I exhale, knowing that I...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Looking Back at the Kuumba Award
I want my sorors in the East Point College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta to see the ad I placed in the Atlanta Quilt Festival...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Stitch, the Documentary, Premieres at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Stitch, the documentary that features the Atlanta Quilt Festival, premiered at the 2023 Atlanta Quilt Festival. It received rave reviews...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Introducing Follow Your Courageous Star
Follow Your Courageous Star follows in the tradition of the friendship star quilts that danced in the ceiling of my solo exhibit “Long...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 31, 20231 min read
SOLD! Whispers from My Angels #5
My quilt Whispers From My angels #5 has been sold and shipped to her new home in Stone Mountain, GA. I know she is gone to a good home,...
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