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Jan 11, 2019

Get Organized Month

This morning on the news, I found out January is "Get Organized Month." I didn't know there was such a thing. Folks, you better do it! l...

Sarah Marcina

Jan 3, 2019

Quilt Scams

The last year has brought a lot of grief for designers and consumers alike. Quilt scams are so ramped it is nearly impossible to keep up ...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 27, 2018

And it came to pass...

I can't believe another year has came to pass. It all seems to have gone so quickly. Last year was an emotional whirlwind and this year h...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 25, 2018

Happy Birthday!

Luke 2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this ta...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 19, 2018

Happiest Season of All

This really is the happiest season of all! Many times we let the season become so filled with stuff it becomes a dreaded time. Perhaps it...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 12, 2018

A Little Sweeter

Yay... Day one of Christmas confections is finished. I love how my house smells! Pattern writing was also a success, off they go to my aw...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 10, 2018

Fruit Cake Day

Today is the day! It is the start of the bustiest week before Christmas. My to-do list is ever growing. I have two patterns I need to fin...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 8, 2018

Christmas Shopping!

What a wonderful day to go Christmas shopping at the mall. Cold enough to feel like winter with a few snowflakes and still before the las...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 6, 2018

No Regrets

I had a day of quilting only planned, until my schedule changed. I thought about skipping out but I know the years are numbered with both...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 3, 2018

President - Patriot

This man was an one term president who was more qualified to be President than any others in the modern eras. May his family be comforted...

Sarah Marcina

Dec 2, 2018

The 31 Day Blog Challenge

I have accepted the challenge of writing EVERY day for 31 days straight. It started December 1st, but today, December 2, is my first post...

Sarah Marcina

Nov 30, 2018

Quilting Season

It's official...the quilting season has began! Last week we had our first snow and this week it has been in the single digit temperatures...

Sarah Marcina

Aug 28, 2018

Settled In

It's hard to believe it has been since April that I wrote last. Honestly, it feels like a few days. I finally am settled into the new hom...

Sarah Marcina

Apr 21, 2018

Another beginning

There are so many changes taking place in my life right now. One of which is moving. My family and I are working together on the new home...

Sarah Marcina

Apr 14, 2018

The 1950s Woman

Maybe they had more right than we do now. Life was a little more simple then. No cell phones, no texting. Real communication, meaningful ...

Sarah Marcina

Apr 2, 2018

Midst of Working

In the midst of On Ringo Lake, I have been working on the Pleiades Quilt challenge. Both of these projects have been out of my comfort zo...

Sarah Marcina

Mar 12, 2018

Time Marches On

Yesterday was five months from the day I found my grandmother dead. Today it feels like it was yesterday, not months ago. Her dementia ha...

Sarah Marcina

Mar 3, 2018

This, That or The Other.

Choices, oh the choices! Do I clean and do laundry? Do I work on "On Ringo Lake"? Do I work on the Pleiades Quilt? I think I must chose t...

Sarah Marcina

Feb 28, 2018

I'm Not Loosing!

As a preschool teacher, my unspoken motto was, "I'm not loosing to a 3 year-old!" As a quilter, my motto is becoming, "I'm not loosing to...

Sarah Marcina

Feb 27, 2018

Topsy-Turvy

What a week it has been. A little background... in 2006 my neurologist suggested a Vegas Nerve Stimulator as a therapeutic option. You mi...

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