goody-goody

It's here! and other fluffy bits..

Meet my new friend. I don't get out much, so I had to mailorder her..kind of a tech version of Lars and the Real Girl. Hopefully I won't have to fake her death so I can go on to have relationships with living, breathing people. I'll just stay in my little sewing cave, thank you very much.

And look at these new fabrics from Erin McMorris' new line called Park Slope. I'm in love with their funky retro feel and can't get enough birds. I got mine here, the shipping was pretty reasonable. I know, birds are sooo three years ago. But in this house, birds are always in fashion. Except when they hit our picture window. Then they are in pain.

Well, back to my cupcake crusade '08. I just finished a batch of chocolate ones. They were so beautiful and puffy when they came out of the oven and then turned into wrinkly old men when I turned my back. Why does that always happen to the chocolate ones? Well, good thing I plan to cover their faces with oodles of Amy Sedaris' frosting. I thought I would shrink these and use them as cupcake picks, but nothing lined up right and they are decorating my trash can instead. Bummer.

Check in on Pimp Stitch for Tamie and Missy's new patterns! They are so cute--a perfectly adorable ending to our week of new releases!

Hope you all have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Sorry, more embroidery

I want to thank all of you who have visited the Pimp Stitch website since our grand opening last week. I have a few new designs up for your amusement. Check 'em out! Get pimping! No, not THAT kind of pimping. Sheesh. I'd love to hear your ideas for things you'd like to see in upcoming patterns, too. Drop me a line!

If this gnome could talk..

He'd tell me that my yard has seen better days. And to get my a** in gear before the summer growing season is in full swing. See how he's lifting his foot a bit? He's going to kick me. When I least expect it. All this talk about pandas doing kung-fu? Pshaw. It's the quiet, little ones you have to worry about.

Get this pattern and Amy's super totally like rad 80's patterns at Pimp Stitch as of today!

Just when you think life is poopy...

You find a smile in your garlic bread. Happy Sunday. Wherever you are.

Quickieless...again

So, big surprise, when you take apart a computer half a dozen times, it never quite works the same again. Poor hub has spent so much time on that piece of dookie. It will work for a day and then not. It will start up lying down but not upright. Pretty soon we'll have to burp it and rock it gently to get it to cooperate. So, I have no quickie, but I am going to send you over to my friend Amy's blog where she had a great tut posted about making cupcake picks. It's adorable. It's cupcakes. You can't go wrong. Great inspiration for 4th of July picnics and such...'cause sometimes it just doesn't matter whether or not it came from a box...it just needs to be cute.

New collecting..uh, I mean obsessing

When I went to S.F. Japantown about a month ago, I became enamored with the tiny chair. I had seen them floating around blogland for a while and when I came across them in person, I squealed. Yes. Out loud. The cashiers in Kinokuniya were rolling their eyes, but I didn't see them. I was transfixed like my ten year-old self in front of the crazy claw toy game in Chuck E.Cheese's. I was getting one.  The catch is you don't know which one you're getting. Shake it, peek--any way you try to spoil the surprise, it's still a surprise. Which is rare these days. And wonderful. Lucky for me, I got the red rocker (score!). I did a happy dance in the atrium on the sticky floor next to the fake Cherry trees. So smug. Then the hub pointed out that I could have been stuck with the ottoman. Gulp. Now I've just discovered there's MULTIPLE collections. I'm hooked and going back for more. Check out Volume 5. That blue one is awwesome.

The winner of the humpdaymonday giveaway is Cat! If you're Cat, please send me your addy and I'll get your daily dose of Vitamin C on its way. Thank you so much to all of you who commented. I was thrilled that so many of you stopped by to say hello. Please keep commenting and stay tuned for more fun free stuff soon!

P.S. In my search for images of tiny chairs, I found them online here. Which also has the cutest Japanese stuff you can imagine. What? You don't need a hedgehog key cover? I do.

Open for Business!

Stop by and say hello at Pimp Stitch! And be sure to visit the blog for Tamie's cutie ptootie freebie pattern.

Tomorrow's the Day!

It's almost here! The Pimp Stitch Grand Opening! We are so excited about the site..so please check it out!  Here's a sneak peek at the design collections I'll have ready for your stitchin' pleasure tomorrow (we go live at midnight for you night owls!).  I'm so honored to have my patterns with Tamie, Missy and Amy's creations. You'll find a little something for every taste. And keep reading our blog where you'll find our current free patterns and all the haps. In the near future, we'll offer sewing patterns incorporating stitch designs in the near future. Double whammy! Okay..so I'm a little giddy. But it will be fun. Promise.

Monday is a humpday, too

I know I've been holding out on the goody-goodies lately so I'm doing a humpday giveaway today! 'Cause, if you're like me, Monday is a humpday all its own.  I don't  work outside the home but there's always a little bit of panic in my chest as the hub bikes off to work leaving me with the girls. And, if I'm not mistaken, there's a bit of relief in his eyes under those sunglasses.

This week's theme is orange. A little travel pouch made from vintage fabrics, some tasty notions tucked inside plus a little lavender sachet to keep it all smelling sweet. Interested? Leave me a comment and I'll pick someone tomorrow.

Check out this estate sale stash. I always feel like a vulture, but I can't help myself. Fabric reincarnation is a good thing, no? Have a great day, wherever you are. Thanks for reading.

Feel like Celebrating?

Today is my free pattern day on Pimpstitch! Hope you like my design. Plus, we have a nifty sidebar of the free patterns of the past two weeks. Next week's pattern will be from Tamie from Roxycraft. She let me have a little peek and let me tell ya, it's a cutie!  It's all a big stitchin' party leading up to our Grand Opening next week...so go check it out. Download them, use carbon transfer paper or a lightbox tracer to get them on your fabric and sew crazy. Get it? Go crazy? Sew crazy? The heat has gone to my head.

Once you have a little something sewn, feel free to post your pics to our Flickr group. We are anxious to see what people are doing with them!  Just don't forget to save some cake for me..