From Africa to Atlanta By Way of Arkansas, 72 x 72 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2004.
From Africa to Atlanta by Way of Arkansas now hangs in my office in the DeKalb County Law Department awaiting new memorabilia.
This quilt started the series. It remains one of my favorite quilts.
Music Girl, part of the African Canvas Memory Quilt series, by O.V. Brantley, 2005.
Music Girl matriculated at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2010. I was delighted that my daughter India wanted to take her.
India and Music Girl are in their senior year and looking forward to graduation. I know many memories have been added to Music Girl.
Dress Up Girl, 98/100 of the African Canvas Memory Quilt Series, 32 x 40 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2010.
My niece Brittany Hervey loves to dress up for a night out on the town. Dress Up Girl captures her totally.
She also travels the world as a flight attendant for Airtran, so her quilt includes flight memorabilia.
Basketball Girl, 97/100 of the African Canvas Memory Quilt Series, 32 x 40 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2010.
I did not want to finish the African Canvas Memory Quilt series without making sure as many family members as possible had quilts. Basketball Girl was a gift to my stepdaughter Aja Brantley. She played basketball throughout high school, at Clemson University and now is a coach at Dunwoody High School.
A group of close friends commissioned a quilt to bring comfort to their friend Connie Russell after she lost her Mom. They also wanted her sister Terrie to have a quilt. Always Do What Mama Says #2 was the result.
Words of encouragement are appliquéd in the quilt. The label on the back of the quilt includes a picture of Mom and the two sisters.
#95/100 2010
A group of close friends commissioned a quilt to bring comfort to their friend Connie Russell after she lost her Mom. Always Do What Mama Says #1 was the result.
Words of encouragement are appliquéd in the quilt. The label on the back of the quilt includes a picture of Mom and the two sisters.
Connie’s sister Terrie received Always Do What Mama Says #2.
Gifts for Brown Sugar Stitchers
I knew when I was elected president of the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt guild last year that I wanted to gift some of the quilts in the African Canvas Memory quilt series© to some of the quilters. After all, it had been quite a memorable year.
So I reserved African Canvas Memory quilts #78-94 for my very special Brown Sugar Stitchers executive team. (I bet you thought I had given up on making it to100)!
Yesterday at my final meeting as president I gave 17 quilts in this series to a very hard working executive team. I think they were pleasantly surprised and joyful.
Look for postings about each one after I recuperate!
Pearls For Michelleis a commemorative piece to honor First Lady Michelle Obama. It was purchased by a colleague and collector in Atlanta, GA.
Pearls For Michelle is number 77 of the African Canvas Memory Quilt©series. It measures 28 x 27 inches. The binding and the sashing are purple. There is a hanging sleeve on the back for easy display. It is signed, numbered and dated.
African Sophistication, 28 x 27 inches by O.V. Brantley, 2008.
#76/100
2008African Sophistication is number 76 of the African Canvas Memory Quilt© series. It measures 28 x 27 inches and was finished in 2008. The binding and sashing of the quilt are purple. It consists of four panels and has “red hat” fabric on the back.
The quilt is signed, numbered and dated with a hanging sleeve on the back for easy display. It is offered for sale for $175 in the O.V. Brantley Studio store.
The Lady is a Lawyer was created especially for auction at the annual conference of the Women of Color Attorneys. It raised a whopping $1800 for the scholarship fund and went off to its new home in Chicago.
The Lady is a Lawyer is a large piece measuring 56 x60 inches. The fabric on the back of the quilt is one of the “Red Hat” fabric lines complete with hats and high heels. The front of the quiltis heavily embellished with inspirational words, beads, buttons and charms. The sashing and binding is purple.
The Lady is a Lawyer is #75 of 100 of the series. This special quilt marks the 75% completion point of the African Canvas Memory Quilt series.
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