Give Yourself Flowers, 28 x 31 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2010. For Sale at ovbrant.etsy.com.

You should give yourself flowers regularly. After all, no one will treat you better than you treat yourself. However, if you have been slacking, Valentine’s Day is a good reminder.

I love appliqué flower quilts. If I forget to give myself real flowers, I always have a floral quilt handy that I have stitched with love. Shown here is a small wallhanging called Give Yourself Flowers. This quilt inspired a line of lapel pins with the same name and a later quilt called Give Yourself Flowers Today. It is offered for sale in my studio store.