Tag Archives: Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on October 10, 2010 by ovbrantley

October is breast cancer awareness month. I am sharing my quilt My Purple Cure to remind you to do whatever is within your power to help eradicate breast cancer from the face of the earth. My Purple Cure was a … Continue reading →

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India’s Prima Ballerina Stars at Library

Posted on October 23, 2009 by ovbrantley

India’s Prima Ballerina Stars is currently on loan to the Cleveland Avenue Library, 47 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, GA as part of its Breast Cancer Awareness program. I tend to document my daughter India’s life through quilts. This quilt was made for her … Continue reading →

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Quilts Heal

Posted on October 23, 2009 by ovbrantley

Like most quilters, I believe that my quilts have healing powers. That’s just another way of saying I believe in the power of love. There is much love stitched into every quilt I make. When I make one for someone … Continue reading →

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on October 8, 2009 by ovbrantley

Quilters make quilts for many reasons. We make baby quilts to welcome babies into the world. We make wedding quilts to celebrate love. We make quilts because we are happy, and we make quilts because we are sad. Sometimes we … Continue reading →