Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! I have a baby a Japanese maple tree growing in my backyard garden, and for good measure I am also working on an appliqué...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Introducing The Romance of Africa
The Romance of Africa is the fifth quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made The Joys of Africa. I liked it so...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Rain, Resilience and Rainbows on the Road Again
My quilt Rain, Resilience and Rainbows was juried into the Greenville Quiltfest scheduled for April 28-30 in Greenville, SC. If you are...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Finally Found Freedom on the Road Again
My quilt Finally Found Freedom was juried into Greenville Quiltfest scheduled for April 28-30 in Greenville, SC. If you are in the area,...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Favorite Fabric Marker
I absolutely love hand quilting. It relaxes me and gives me time to think. To make the experience even more special I buy beautiful hand...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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 20, 20221 min read
Spring — A Time to Begin Again
Spring has finally arrived and I could not be happier. I love spring because plants that you thought were dead are suddenly new again....
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Praying For Spring Again
As usual Mother Nature threw us a curve ball with unseasonably cold temperatures this past weekend. With temperatures below freezing,...
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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
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Happy March!
The month of March always excites me! For me, it’s magical. While I eagerly await spring, I contemplate new beginnings. The possibilities...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 1, 20221 min read
The Joys of Africa in her New Home
When your newest collector sends you a picture of The Joys of Africa hanging in her home in the Netherlands, all you can do is smile (and...
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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 18, 20221 min read
Praise Team Praising
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,...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Have a Changed Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day!❣️from my red and white quilt with a message — Have a Changed Heart. ❤️ Isn’t she beautiful? I love the simplicity...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 13, 20221 min read
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 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
Feb 6, 20222 min read
Introducing I Believe in Ancestral 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
Feb 3, 20221 min read
SOLD! The Joys of Africa
My quilt The Joys of Africa has been sold and shipped to her new home in the Netherlands. The Joys of Africa is part of my Africa series....
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