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Speaking Quilts at the High Museum
I am pleased to share that I will be part of a panel discussion entitled Black Quilts: Katherine Jentleson in Conversation with O. V....
O.V. Brantley
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning. I love the tranquility of Japanese taupe quilts. “Sunday Morning” is not obviously a flower quilt, but it is based on the...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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Embellishments Give My Quilts Personality
Do you embellish your quilts? I love adding embellishments to my quilts to give them their own special personality. My favorites are...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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My Red and White Quilts Will Exhibit at the International Quilt Festival
My first solo exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts has been juried into the 2023...
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Apr 20, 20231 min read
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Choose to Bloom
I continue to be joyfully inspired by the flowers popping up in my neighborhood. My quilt Choose to Bloom is the queen of my flower quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 20, 20231 min read
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Special Recognition by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
I am humbled and honored by this recognition from my sorors of the East Point/College Park Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority....
O.V. Brantley
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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Block 8 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Saturday is a work day, and I have finished my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 8 of 8 is composed of 3 different...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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Today’s Affirmation: Be Confidently Daring
I continue to be obsessed with flowers this week, big and small. This quilt is named Be Confidently Daring. It is part of my “Be” series...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Flowers and Tea For Me
Olivia Victoria (my fur baby) and I took a relaxing stroll around the neighborhood. There is nothing more beautiful than spring in...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Block 7 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
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...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Missing Sarasota — My Island City
Sarasota may not technically be an island city, but there is enough water around to make me share my quilt Island City. I made this quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Block 6 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
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...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from my quilt I Believe in Ancestral Angels. On Easter Sunday I can’t help but remember the years I was coached by my Mom to...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 9, 20231 min read
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A Visit to Art Center Sarasota
One of the highlights of my recent spring break trip to Sarasota was a visit to Art Center Sarasota. A very beautiful exhibit of large...
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Apr 9, 20231 min read
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Shopping for Fabric in Sarasota
I bet you are wondering if I found a quilt shop in Sarasota. Does the sun rise in the East? 😂 Yes, that is a closed sign on the door of...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 9, 20231 min read
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Spring Break in Sarasota
The boyfriend said I had been working too hard and should take a break, so off to Sarasota, FL we went! I had never been to Sarasota, but...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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Rain, Resilience and Rainbows at Quiltfest Greenville
I made the trip to Greenville, SC to see Rain, Resilience and Rainbows. And here she is! So happy to see this happy quilt with a message...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 30, 20221 min read
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Finally Found Freedom at Quiltfest Greenville
I made the trip to Greenville, SC to see Finally Found Freedom. And here she is! So happy to see this historical quilt making the quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 30, 20221 min read
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Thread of the Month - April
I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 30, 20221 min read
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Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! I have a baby a Japanese maple tree growing in my backyard garden, and for good measure I am also working on an appliqué...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 23, 20221 min read
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