Ancestral Delta Star
Continuing to celebrate the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Ancestral Delta Star. Even though it is the weekend of...
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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
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
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Happy Birthday Delta Sigma Theta!
My beloved sorority Delta Sigma Theta is 109 years old today! She has been responsible for many of the guiding principles of my life like...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 18, 20211 min read
Introducing I Believe in Christmas Angels
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Introducing I Believe in Red and White 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
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Introducing Reimagine Success
What does success mean to you. If you are like me, it means different things at different times. When I was young, academic success meant...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Introducing Take the First Step
“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., August 4, 2012. That quote is the...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 16, 20212 min read
A Star Among Stars
Today is my daughter India’s formal wedding day! (We had a small intimate wedding last year during Covid, but today is the big...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Circles of Sisterhood
2 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day. Today’s red and white quilt is Circles of Sisterhood. The best part of...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 13, 20211 min read
Numbered Pins are Indispensable for Piecing Quilt Blocks
Have you ever discovered a gadget and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” That’s the way I felt when I discovered numbered pins....
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 12, 20211 min read
A Legacy to Love
A Legacy to Love is a family heirloom. We are a family of Deltas. (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority). I am a charter member of the Lambda Theta...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Have a Changed Heart
5 days and counting until the Brantley/Kleeman formal wedding day! Today’s red and white quilt is Have a Changed Heart. It is a simple...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Roses are Red
It’s officially “formal”wedding week in our house and we are so excited! India and Eric had a “family only” wedding during covid after...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20212 min read
Please Help Me Update My Mailing List
Please forgive me if you get this twice. There was a technical glitch when I sent it before that caused most of my mailing list not...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 17, 20210 min read
I HATE TO UNSEW!
Although anyone reading my blog probably loves to make quilts, we all know that there are certain parts of the process we HATE. I hate to...
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