Apliquick Helps Me Make Beautiful Quilts
With little time to shop at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, I focused on my favorite vendors like Apliquick. I love...
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O.V. Brantley
- Nov 9
- 1 min
Never Too Many Reds
After creating and exhibiting 47 quilts in my Long Time Coming exhibit at the International Quilt Festival, you would think I have enough...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 21
- 1 min
Creating a New Landscape
Had a wonderful creative time in Jan Hollins' Landscape Class at the Welcome All Quilt Club meeting. It’s always fun to learn a new...
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O.V. Brantley
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Guest Designer for the National Quilt Museum!
I was honored when the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY asked me to design a block for its Block of the Month program. I thought...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 20
- 1 min
Learning to Tell My Story
I took a class taught by Fiber Artis Wendy Kendrick at the Atlanta Quilt Festival. The class was designed to help quilters imagine their...
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O.V. Brantley
- Aug 11
- 1 min
A Day of Serenity
Producing the Atlanta Quilt Festival is a full time job for about 2 months. Once the opening weekend is over, I exhale, knowing that I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jul 8
- 1 min
My Favorite Iron
I have used many irons over the years. For the most part, they are all the same, and I am not that picky about irons anyway. However, I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Secret Sensuous Garden Goes Cruising
I travel with a hand quilting project even on a quilt cruise. On this trip I worked on Block 8 of my year long applique project Sensuous...
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O.V. Brantley
- May 25
- 1 min
Exploring Illusion Quilts
For the last few weeks I have been exploring illusion quilts. What I have learned so far is that you must cut and sew precisely. There is...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Embellishments Give My Quilts Personality
Do you embellish your quilts? I love adding embellishments to my quilts to give them their own special personality. My favorites are...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 15
- 1 min
Block 8 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Saturday is a work day, and I have finished my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 8 of 8 is composed of 3 different...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Block 7 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust house blocks! Block 7 of 8 is composed of 3 different...
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O.V. Brantley
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Block 6 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Back from a spring break trip to Sarasota, FL, I am back to work on my “Winter Wonderland Wanderlust” quilt. Block 6 of 8 is composed of...
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O.V. Brantley
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Block 4 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Saturday is a work day and I am making progress on my Winter Wonderland Wanderlust quilt. Block 4 of 8 is composed of 3 different houses...
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O.V. Brantley
- Feb 5
- 1 min
Block 2 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust
Block 2 of Winter Wonderland Wanderlust only has two houses so it came together really fast. I am really feeling like I am on a roll. I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 29
- 1 min
Winter Wonderland Wanderlust Underway
As I finish My Christmas Wish, I already have a new red and white house quilt underway. I love house quilts. ❤️ I named it Winter...
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O.V. Brantley
- Jan 22
- 1 min
Hand Quilting My Christmas Wish
While I am immersed in red and white, I must report that I finished hand quilting My Christmas Wish. To finish hand quilting a quilt is...
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O.V. Brantley
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Thread of the Month - December
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
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
Thread of the Month - November
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
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Thread of the Month - October
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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