Tag Archive | Marva Swanson

Sorting Scraps

Yesterday was a horrible weather day in Atlanta. There were tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms most of the day. Since I wasn’t going to leave home, I decided to sort scraps. I had been avoiding this task since I moved into my new studio, because instead of keeping my scraps dumped in a pile, I [...]

Christmas Traditions

By ovbrantley December 4, 2011 Leave a comment

By the time the quilters arrived, I had all of our traditions in place. The “Fabric is Better Than Food” Christmas tree was up and decorated with the hand crafted ornaments the quilters have made over the years with a gift for each quilter under the tree. The Honeybaked Ham was on the table as [...]

Friends Forever — The Perfect Quilt For Friendship Week

By ovbrantley December 31, 2009 Leave a comment

Christmas Day has passed but the fun has just begun. My holiday celebrations have always lasted until New Years Day because I am a New Year’s baby! As I have grown older, friends have become more and more important to me. Because of all the hustle and bustle before Christmas, the week after Christmas has [...]

Retirement is a Bowl of Cherries

By ovbrantley September 27, 2009 Leave a comment

Yes, retirement can be like a bowl of cherries, but it is up to you to pick the cherries. Retirement offers an opportunity to fill your life with things you love and to leave behind some of the things you don’t. However, like most things in life, retirement is what you make it. I prefer [...]

A Private Quilter Once Again

By ovbrantley August 10, 2009 Leave a comment

My term as president of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild has ended. I have to admit I am happy to go out on a high note. The Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Show was a phenomenal success! For the first time in the guild’s history, the show lasted for seven days instead of one. We [...]