Be You, 36×36 inch quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2014. For sale at ETSY.com/shop/ovbrantleyquilts

I have seen some people who can do Michael Jackson better than Michael Jackson. While it is amusing to see how close a copycat can come to the real thing, being a copycat really doesn’t get you very far in life. People pay for the original.

Whatever you are doing today, add your own authentic touch to it. People will respect you for that.

 The latest quilt in my ‘Be” series is called simply Be You. It is hand quilted to capture the imperfection that is me.

Be You is listed for sale in my ETSY Studio Store. It is the seventh quilt in the series. Others are Be Amazing, Be Stronger, Be Fearless, Be Bossy, Be Calm and Be Brilliant.