Morning Meditation With My Flowers
Sunday is a rest day. I enjoy Morning Meditation With My Flowers. It gives me time to reflect, plan and be grateful. Happy Sunday! 🌻🌺🪡🧵
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
My greenest quilt is My Southside Neighborhood. Here’s wishing you the luck of the Irish.🍀
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 12, 20221 min read
Evora’s Earth - A Tribute to My Mom
The most influential person in my life was my mother Evora Hicks. Every day of my life I try to be like her. She was what I call ”the...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Celebrate Women!
I am celebrating International Women’s Day with my quilt A Woman of Sophisticated Substance #10. She is my kind of woman. The back of the...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Thread of the Month - February
I love thread. I have many different collections because the right thread for the right quilt can make all the difference. Since I could...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Joyful Journey
I know there are dark parts to Black History, but I choose to focus on the joy — especially on Sunday. I enjoy thinking about the...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Good Things are Happening
Here’s anothe peek into my personal Black History. Growing up in my small southern segregated town I had never seen a black lawyer — and...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Crossett Courthouse Steps
I will continue to share some of my personal Black History quilts until the end of the month. Since today is President’s Day, my quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Strength and Grace
My parade of Black History quilts continues with Strength and Grace. This quilt needs no explanation. The picture speaks a thousand words.
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Disagreement
Celebrating the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Disagreement. Even lovers disagree. Speaking of disagreement, who you...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Give Yourself a Flower Garden
My Give Yourself Flowers series of quilts celebrates the idea of being good to yourself and not waiting for someone else to do it. If you...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Introducing Snow Days are Snuggle Days
My quilt Snow Days are Snuggle Days is both the latest addition to my red and white quilt collection and my Christmas quilt collection....
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Sing a Happy Song
It’s Monday. I am grateful for another opportunity to creat a joyful and abundant life.🙏🏾😁🎶
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Introducing I Believe in Music Angels
Finally I have returned to my I Believe in Angels series. I like to keep my angels close so I have made many angel quilts over the years....
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Praying For Spring
In Atlanta this winter has included the threat of snow, some actual sleet and continued 20 degree temperatures. Although we enjoy our...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Dream Like Crazy
The celebration of Martin Luther King Day is always inspiring to me. Honoring his legacy is a must. Taking a moment to be grateful is a...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Colored Girl Dreams
My personal Martin Luther King Day quilt is Colored Girl Dreams. Born in 1954, I grew up in the segregated south. I did not attend...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Martin’s Dream
My quilt Martin’s Dream honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Almost everything that can be said about Martin (as I like to...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Check Out My List of African American Quilt Books
I love books of many different genres, but I make it a point to collect books by and about African Americans — especially quilt books....
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Planning To Be Confidently Daring in 2022
I did not make any New Year’s resolutions this year. I did, however, choose affirmation words to keep me focused on my goals. Like my...
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