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Quilt Gift! “Stars Over the Allure of the Seas”
Stars Over the Allure of the Seas, 55 X 55 inch star quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2023. Gifted! When one of your best work friends retires, you must send her home with a quilt! Stars Over the Allure of the Seas was gifted to my friend and former co-worker Benita Ransom who recently retired from her position of Human Resources Director of DeKalb County, GA . Since I started the quilt on a Royal Caribbean cruise offered by Stitchin Heaven quilt shop, I thought it would be the pe
O.V. Brantley
Dec 23, 20251 min read


Remembering Bloody Sunday
Although Congressman John Lewis did many brave things in his life, he is best known for what happened on the Edmund Pettus Bridge March...
O.V. Brantley
Mar 11, 20251 min read


Sail Away!
And we’re off! 10 women of a certain age on the Carnival Vista for 8 days of sun and fun! We traveled safely to Port Canaveral, boarded...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 22, 20241 min read


Introducing Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas
Flying Free Over the Allure of the Seas was started on a quilt cruise that I took with my best friend Rosalind and my daughter India. The...
O.V. Brantley
Sep 5, 20231 min read


A Beautiful Day in Rome Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt A beautiful Day in Rome will be part of the Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream! exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 24, 20231 min read


Quilt Cruise top #1 is finished
During the Stitchin Heaven quilt cruise, we had the opportunity to work on two different quilts. They are both beautiful in their own...
O.V. Brantley
Jul 5, 20231 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


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...
O.V. Brantley
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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