O.V. Speaks Quilts

Mornings are the best on cruises. I try to start every day with meditation and a notation in my gratitude journal, but there is...

Sometimes you have to show up and be seen. It was Code Red night for my birthday group, and we were definitely show stoppers on the...

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...

My quilt Racism — the White Elephant in the Room #2 was inspired by an old saying “the elephant in the room”. The saying means there is...

Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts is presented in partnership with Fulton County Arts and Culture...

I hope you enjoy the exhibit.

I spent this week taking 20 years of red and white quilts out of storage. I caressed them and reminisced about why I made them. I gave...

Whether to wash your fabric before you start a quilt is an age old debate. Sadly I do not. This so not because it may not be a good idea....

February is a good month to return to creating red and white quilts for my solo exhibit of red and white quilts opening November 19,...

Each year I try to add to my Christmas quilt collection. I Believe in Christmas Angels is a 2021 addition. The words found in her dress...

I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...