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Happy National Coffee Day!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ovbrantley

To all my friends who, like me, cannot start the day without coffee, I wish you an energetic and alert day! My quilt Coffee With Cream Please lives on my bed and wakes me up each morning. I love the … Continue reading →

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Forever Friends Warms My Office

Posted on March 3, 2014 by ovbrantley

In politics they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Since I don’t have any known enemies, I am keeping my friends as close as possible. Forever Friends is a classic friendship quilt. Eight friends contributed 2 blocks … Continue reading →

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Happy National Coffee Day!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by ovbrantley

Coffee is one of my true loves. I love the smell of a coffeehouse and the way people gather there to exchange ideas, to come up with the next big idea or simply just to reflect. Naturally, such a love … Continue reading →

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Small Guilty Pleasures

Posted on July 16, 2010 by ovbrantley

My quilts tend to document my life — the good and the bad. Coffee is one of my small guilty pleasures. When it’s hot in Atlanta, I just add ice. Coffee with Cream Please is a sampler, block of the … Continue reading →

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Friends Forever — The Perfect Quilt For Friendship Week

Posted on December 31, 2009 by ovbrantley

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 … 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 →