I haven’t been myself for about a year. 2021 has been a rough one for me medically and mentally. I have talked about and thought about quitting longarming more times than I can count! BUT when @helloiamjoshuajames talked of selling my machine… I always told him NO!! I will keep it until I DIE! So here is a long story about a quilt that helped me get my “sewjo” back! This quilt is from a lovely friend and client her in FL. Lorraine M. When I say I LOVE her.. I mean I literally enjoy her every moment. I also enjoy her quilts. This quilt is called #marymannakkee. I have seen exactly TWO of these quilts finished in my 23 years of quilting. This one is Lorraine’s. It took her 14 years to hand Applique. I am not even sure HOW long it took me to quilt. You see I was in a funk so it was on a VERY along time. Lorraine waited. She had a deadline. I went atleast a couple weeks past that deadline. Here you can see the marks I used with a water soluble marking pen. (I use these all the time) This pen is removed with water… NORMALLY. Stay tuned for the next entry on the “quilt that changed my life.” LOL! #lisascreativequilting #lisaarndt #innovalongarm #customquilting #rulerwork #handapplique #watersolublepen #idonotquit (at Wesley Chapel, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/lisascreativequilting/p/CXO3yowpoKZ/?utm_medium=tumblr