Blue Heart, 44 x 52 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2012. For sale at etsy.com/shop/ovbrantleyquilts

I guess the cold gray days of January have put me in a blue mood. My first quilt of 2012  turns out to be a blue quilt. (I almost never make blue quilts). I had no particular purpose in making this quilt. As with many of my quilts, the fabric speaks to me. I named it Blue Heart.

After making the quilt, I spent some time adding some hand stitching trying to discern the meaning of this quilt. Hand stitching always clarifies my thoughts.

Blue Heart is listed for sale in my studio store. Let’s hope the weather changes soon.