Category Archives: For Sale
Do You Know Where You are Going?
There is a saying in my community that you can’t know where you are going unless you know where you have been. The National Museum of African American History opened this weekend in Washington, DC. after many years of hoping, … Continue reading
Always Give Yourself Flowers
My Give Yourself Flowers series of quilts is intended to remind me (and those who love my quilts) to always be good to myself. Too often we wait for others to make our lives magical. I say it is my … Continue reading
Getting Stronger and Stronger
My quilt Getting Stronger and Stronger started out as a demonstration quilt so that I could demonstrate hand quilting at the 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival. Now that I have finally finished it, I really like it. The color combination is … Continue reading
“African Star” Finds A New Home
My quilt African Star was with me for a very short time. After one of my friends got a new job, I decided African Star was the perfect gift for her. She says it matches her bedroom perfectly. I love … Continue reading
“Be Bold” Finds a New Home
My quilt Be Bold was recently sold and shipped to a collector in Virginia. She says she loves it just as the visitors at the 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival did when it greeted them as they entered the South Fulton Arts Center. … Continue reading
My Red and White Quilts Part of Exhibit at Downtown Atlanta Library
My collection of red and white quilts are part of an exhibit entitled Looking Forward and Backward: The View From My Grandmother’s Porch. The exhibit is at the Atlanta Fulton County Library, 126 Carnegie Way, Atlanta, GA 30303. It will … Continue reading
Posted in A Quilter's Life, For Sale, My Treasured Heirlooms, red and white quilts
Tagged African American quilter, Ancestral Delta Star, Atlanta Fulton County Library, Disagreement, Dreaming of Being the Belle of the Ball, fabric art, Felton Eaddy, Give Yourself Flowers Today, I See the World in Red and White and Joy!, O.V. Brantley, ovbrantleyquilts.com, Pamela Diana, patchwork, quilts, red and white quilts, Star of Mu, www.etsy.com/shop/OVBrantleyQuilts
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Be You in the New Year
I have learned that I am happiest when I am me. (It sounds like a dumb statement, but many people spend a lot of time trying to be someone else). My resolution for 2016 is to continue to be … Continue reading
Visit the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History in Augusta
Four of my quilts will be part of the Brown Sugar Stitchers exhibit at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, located at 1116 Phillips Street in Augusta, GA. They are Woman’s Work is Never Done, Three Sisters, Give … Continue reading
Posted in A Quilter's Life, For Sale, Places to See My Quilts
Tagged African American quilter, Brown Sugar Stitchers, fabric art, Give Yourself Flowers Growing Free, Joyful Journey, Lucy, O.V. Brantley, patchwork, Three Sisters, wallhanging, Woman's Work is Never Done, www.etsy.com/shop/OVBrantleyQuilts
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Grateful Journey
The 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival, my personal labor of love, was the best ever! The exhibit showcased over 100 quilts. We had more classes than ever before, and they were led by nationally known teachers. We had large crowds, great … Continue reading
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Tagged African American quilter, Cookie Patterson, fabric art, Grateful Journey, Gyleen Fitzgerald, Hammonds House Museum, holly anderson, Joy Peters, Latifah Shakir, Nina Moore, O.V. Brantley, patchwork, www.etsy.com/shop/OVBrantleyQuilts
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Football Saturday
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the leaves. I love the sparkle in the air. I love football! This quilt entitled Football Saturday captures all my loves. Are you ready for some football?
O.V. Brantley Quilt Studio 