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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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
A Magical Night at the National Quilt Museum
Daughter India and I made the trip to the National quilt Museum in Paducah, KY to attend the opening reception for Say Your Piece --...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing “Stop Disappearing. Show Up and Speak Up!”
The latest addition to my red and white quilt collection is Stop Disappearing! Show Up and Speak Up! My quilt is composed of red and...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Community Creation Reimagined Delivered and Loved!
The Kendeda Fund booked my Leadership Memory Quilt Workshop which includes the creation of a commissioned quilt. During the workshop, I...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing The Wonders of Africa
The Wonders of Africa is the 8th 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
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Favorite Half Square Triangle Technique
Are you working on a project that requires a lot of half square triangles? If so, the easiest way to make them is to use half square...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Potion to Cure Racism Exhibits at National Quilt Museum
My quilt Potion to Cure Racism will exhibit at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. It will be part of an exhibit entitled Say...
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O.V. Brantley
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Learning at the International Quilt Festival
I managed to squeeze in two classes during my time at the International Quilt Festival. They were both half day classes. Telling Your...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
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 14, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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 7, 2021
- 2 min
Introducing Whispers From My Angels #5
I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Day Trip to San Juan
Have you been wondering if I have a quilt on my new screened porch? So far only one quilt has found a temporary home on my porch. It is...
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O.V. Brantley
- Oct 1, 2021
- 0 min
Happy October!
October is going to be an amazing month for me. Two unforgettable events are happening: Daughter India is having a formal wedding October...
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