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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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O.V. Brantley
Jul 29, 20232 min read
Introducing Sharing Sisterhood
Sharing Sisterhood was created for an exhibit honoring Congressman John Lewis entitled “Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream!”...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 28, 20231 min read
SOLD! I Believe in Country Angels
My quilt I Believe in Country Angels has been sold and shipped to her new home in Jupiter, FL. Since I am a country girl at heart, she...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Introducing Floating On Sunshine
Floating on Sunshine is an illusion quilt. Hopefully, the blocks look like they are tumbling in space. It is inspired by a pattern...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 25, 20231 min read
SOLD! The Adventures of Africa
My quilt The Adventures of Africa has been sold and shipped to her new home in Miami Florida. Her new owner says she had her eye on her...
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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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