Caribbean Branches (Pt. 3) African Canvas Series 6/100. 2005
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Future Heirlooms: African Canvas Quilts
Posted on June 24, 2005 by ovbrantley
© 2005 African Canvas quilts are very special memory quilts. Each quilt is a unique, handcrafted African coin quilt. Different embellishments are added to each quilt to make them truly one of a kind. There will be 100 quilts in the African Canvas quilt series, and each one will be signed and numbered by the [...]
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Quilters Travel Companion
Posted on June 21, 2005 by ovbrantley
Summer travel is in full swing. Wherever your travels take you, include a visit to the local quilt shop. No matter how many shops you visit, each one is unique and reflects the special personalities of the quilt artists who work there. However, one thing they all have in common is friendliness. I never leave [...]
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A Piece of My Soul: A Review
Posted on June 18, 2005 by ovbrantley
Of all the quilt books in publication, I am most partial to A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans by noted quilt historian Cuesta Benberry. Although my grandmother Clara Ford is not featured in the book, Jessie Jones, a quilter from my home town of Crossett, Arkansas, is featured. The cover of the [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2005 by ovbrantley
Flowers Growing Free 84 x84 inches. 2004
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Future Heirloom: Flowers Growing Free
Posted on June 9, 2005 by ovbrantley
© 2004 I made Flowers Growing Free because I loved the way the flowers seemed to have a mind of their own. The quilt has an appliqué center with pieced borders all around. It measures 84 x 84 inches. It was exhibited in the Bulloch Hall Quilt Show in Roswell, GA in March 2005. For [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2005 by ovbrantley
Delta Menopause 84 x 84 inches 2004
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Future Heirloom: Delta Menopause
Posted on June 9, 2005 by ovbrantley
© 2004 Those of us approaching menopause are only too familiar with our private summers. So when I decided to make a fan quilt, the name had to commemorate this rite of passage. I love red and white quilts and have made several. Delta Menopause has appliqué fan blocks with alternating white blocks. A flying [...]
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