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Fun at the Welcome All Quilters Retreat
Do I look happy? Recently, I spent three days at the Welcome All Quilters annual retreat. For the uninitiated quilt retreats offer...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 282 min read
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Traditional Appliqué Creates Uncommon Legacy
I love creating scrappy applique quilts because I find them relaxing. They teach me patience and their beauty is timeless. I learned...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Still Stitching Sensuous Secret Garden
I always travel with a hand quilting project. It may be hand quilting, hand applique or English paper piecing. On my recent 70th birthday...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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Quilt Travel! North Carolina Mountains
I have returned home from a four-day retreat with my quilt guild the Welcome All Quilters and the Metro Atlanta Contemporary Quilters....
O.V. Brantley
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Fall is Here!
Fall is my most creative and happy time of the year. I love everything about fall, especially the colors, football and the cool...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Sensuous Secret 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...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Flowers and Tea For Me
Olivia Victoria (my fur baby) and I took a relaxing stroll around the neighborhood. There is nothing more beautiful than spring in...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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SOLD! Begin Again
My quilt Begin Again has been sold and shipped to her new home in Lawrenceville, NJ. I really hated to see her go because I loving...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 30, 20221 min read
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Rain, Resilience and Rainbows is a Winner!
My quilt Rain, Resilience and Rainbows took 1st place in the applique category at the East Cobb Quilt Show. In addition to the 1st place...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Make Your Stitches Invisible
The first Wednesday of the month is potluck Wednesday at the Welcome All Quilters guild meeting. We also have a speaker on the 1st...
O.V. Brantley
Jun 4, 20221 min read
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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...
O.V. Brantley
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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