Last night we, @endearme, really got the party started 😂 #quiltcon2023 I am pretty sure I need longer arms for effective selfies… Atlanta at night from the nose bleed section ❤️ Now if only I could get my roomie to be quiet. She’s so ExTRa 😉😉 #getyouacarlajustnotmine #hotlanta #seriouslyfixtheac #lisascreativequilting #lisaarndt #endearme #modernquilters (at Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBi1SEJSQk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

And then I fell in LOVE! This is just a corner of some show quilt goodness. I have a really good turn around right now! Contact me if you have a quilt. I am ready for you :) #lisascreativequilting #customquilting #quiltsofinstagram #glidethread #innovalongarmquilts #lisaarndt #showquilt (at LisasCreativeQuilting.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg2RI-dpXne/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Don’t mind me. Just alittle past quilting! This quilt has been dropped off and is living its best life with its owner. I am slower than a dang turtle but when they are done… they are good! I have quilted this quilt before for local shop. I had shingles in my left eye while I worked on that one… this one might be better because I could actually see. LOL! I have loved this quilt for a long time. I am glad I got to see one again! #lisascreativequilting #lisaarndt #innovalongarm #innovalongarmfmq #glidethread #hobbsinside #hobbs8020 #quiltsofinstagram #appliquequilt #machineapplique #myclientsarethebest (at Wesley Chapel, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTC9XQanSCh/?utm_medium=tumblr

#marymannakee was picked up and Lorraine showed it to our hand Applique group. I wasn’t able to be at meeting but I assumed it had gone off with a BANG! A couple weeks later I see a mutual friend who comments on Lorraine’s Mary that it “looked quite yellow”. Mentally I think…well that happens with a 14 year old hand appliquéd quilt. Oils from hands and all that. Out loud I say… “yeah, there was a spot that was discolored. It happens.” I move on. Thank God that Lorraine is a wonderful human and a perfect client. She calls me! Nicely asking if there is something she can do about the yellowing…. WHAT?!? Like for real, WHAT are you talking about?!? No way that one spot can be it. So I meet up with my dear friend and….. it’s AWFUL! The quilt has turned yellow. Not an “ohhh look at that age” yellow but a “did someone pee on that” yellow! I DIED. I took Mary home. I asked around to the best of the best in our field and was informed that YES, sometimes when you add baking soda to the water to remove the blue lines… it can and will turn YELLOW. Dead again. I marked ALOT on Mary. This quilt is a swan song. It is amazing and it has amazing quilting and it’s freaking YELLOW…. Mentally after the year I have had I just wanted to throw in the towel sell everything I own and go work at Starbucks. “HI, may I take your order?” @helloiamjoshuajames tells me to grow up…MANY people do not LOVE their job and I should consider myself lucky that I have/do have a job I normally LOVE. I think of smothering him with a goose down pillow. The only thing to do is to stay in town and get the job done. So I unpack my car and put away the down pillow😂 It needs to be fixed. This quilt is 108” square. So I cleaned my tub and cleared out my living room. I rinse the quilt (twice) in just cold water, pray it doesn’t bleed, drain, spin in the washer and stake it to the insulation set up in my living room. I put two fans on it over night. Then I wait….. #bluemarkingpen #lisascreativequilting #lisaarndt #handapplique #innovalongarmquilting #customquilter (at LisasCreativeQuilting.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYJ7Es2LGH8/?utm_medium=tumblr

Finished this little gem a couple weeks ago! Linda W actually hand blanket stitched each of these appliqués… FOOLED ME! Her stitching is perfect. This @bunnyhilldesigns pattern #merrymerrysnowmen quilt is on my list! (But let’s face it… that list is LONG) I used #glidethread and #magnaglidebobbins for the stitching on my #innovalongarm. I went around the appliqués with #superiormonopolythread. I always use my fish ruler from @nanfishpaw and curves from @thequiltedpineapple. Always! #lisaarndt #lisascreativequilting #rulerwork #ithasacomputerbutididntuseit #innovanation #findmeinfl #quilt #quiltsofinstagram (at Wesley Chapel, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK2xDrL9e_/?utm_medium=tumblr

Just a peek.... it’s finished. Just have to remove the blue lines. I use a solution of 1/4 tsp baking soda to one cup water. I use a water brush and swipe away. Works like a charm. This #okehampton quilt was expertly appliquéd and pieced by my friend/client Chris. Pattern is by #karenstyles from #somersetdesigns. Chris always knocks it out of the park!! #innovian #innovalongarm #freemotionlongarmquilting #rulerwork #hobbsbatting #innovatechthread #quiltedpineapplerulers #lisaarndt #lisascreativequilting #customquilting #findmeinfl https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhLia7HhHa/?igshid=r2ixl9hmarcq

Gah! This one is looking gooodd. @sandhillpond Thank you for waiting. It’s been a joy to quilt! #lisaarndt #lisascreativequilting #innovian #innova #innovalongarm #freemotionlongarmquilting #rulerwork #blockofthemonthquilt #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #hobbsbatting #innovatech https://www.instagram.com/p/CLugsTQnY9R/?igshid=1gklcbxbxirsl

How cute did this little quilt turn out! One of my dearest friends/clients Jill F. Jill has been with me through a lot of “phases”... she’s now in for the overall phase 😂 #innovalongarm #innovacommunity #jukeboxquilts #compterizedquilting #3sistersfabrics #glidethread #floridaquilters #lisascreativequilting #lisaarndt https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_PXxmnCMD/?igshid=wrbub8ctu2i6