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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....
O.V. Brantley
Mar 20, 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,...
O.V. Brantley
Mar 15, 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,...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Disagreement
Celebrating the “weekend of love❣️” with my red and white quilt — Disagreement. Even lovers disagree. Speaking of disagreement, who you...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 12, 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...
O.V. Brantley
Feb 10, 20221 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....
O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 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....
O.V. Brantley
Jan 30, 20222 min read


Introducing I Believe in Legal 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....
O.V. Brantley
Jan 10, 20222 min read


Potion to Cure Racism Listed For Sale
My quilt Potion to Cure Racism is now listed for sale in my studio store. I decided a larger audience needed to hear and see the message...
O.V. Brantley
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Introducing I Believe in Coffee 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....
O.V. Brantley
Jan 5, 20222 min read


Happy New Year!
Life is about choices, and you get to choose what your life will be like. Choose to Bloom in 2022!
O.V. Brantley
Jan 1, 20221 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...
O.V. Brantley
Dec 18, 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....
O.V. Brantley
Dec 14, 20211 min read


Santa’s Secret Weapon
After the tree goes up and the stockings are hung, the Christmas quilts come out to play. The first quilt I hang every year is Santa’s...
O.V. Brantley
Dec 6, 20211 min read


Finally Home is Finally Home
My quilt Finally Home returned home from her stay at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. She was well received, and I enjoyed...
O.V. Brantley
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Happy Halloween!
My quilt Potion to Cure Racism started out as a simple quilt I could use to decorate my home during the Halloween season. Along the way...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 31, 20211 min read


My Quilts Take Center Stage!
As you know, I have 3 quilts hanging in the George Brown Convention Center at the International Quilt Festival! “Finally Home”, Finally...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Headed to the International Quilt Festival
This week I am headed to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. This will be the first time I will have been on a plane since...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 25, 20212 min read


Wearing My Invisible Crown
It’s Brantley/Kleeman Formal Wedding Day Eve! Like Christmas, after so much anticipation, it is hard to believe the big day is finally...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 15, 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...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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