1. my last random post was over 2 months ago. crazy. i always have a stream of random things going on in my head. i need to do these posts more often. definitely.
2. here's a picture of the pinch pouch frame. hopefully this answers your questions. it's a frame that you pinch open. it reminds me of a pouch that my grandma or grandpa used when i was younger. there are some in here in my shop. just in case you want some, too.
3. we watched slumdog millionaire last night. and we now know why they won so many awards. it reminded me of the months i spent in dhaka. all the little kids begging. and being forced into it. so sad.
4. i am a polka dot lover. some of you know that. but my love for stripes is getting stronger. i am not going to fight it. because i think i can love them both at the same time.
5. i don't know what the speed limits are for driving around my city. and i can never find them posted anywhere. i know. crazy. so i just drive the same speed as everyone else. there are other rules i don't know. for example, i didn't know it was illegal to talk on your cell phone while driving. everyone seems to do it. but i figured that one out real quick last year. after the policeman pulled me over and gave me a ticket. (yes, i know it's not safe to talk on your cell phone while driving.) i do know some rules though. i always wear my seat belt. i drive on the left side of the road. and i don't turn right on red lights. but i wonder which rules i still break. shoot.
6. i've posted about these little cloths before. they are perfect for so many things. most gals over here carry one in their bag. including me. i found this one the other day. i love the blue and green together. and the texture. and that strip of liberty fabric. yes, liberty. well, i bought three of them because i loved it so much. i have one. i gave one to my assistant. and now i have one left. for YOU. just let me know what you're loving so much these days. and i will pick one of your comments on friday night (japanese time).
Hi Leslie,
I am loving my new sewing machine. I learned to sew many years ago, but haven't been at it for a while now, and I have rediscovered my love for handmade! I can't wait to receive my fabric from your shop so I can make something with it! Congrats on a beautiful blog too. I really enjoy the read.
Posted by: Gretel E | February 24, 2009 at 07:49 PM
I love that you don't know the rules - you hadn't told me about getting a ticket! I remember when I lived there, it took almost a year before I realized that the signs that I thought meant 'yield', actually said 'stop'!!!!!!!!!!! I just went by the shape - same shape as yield in Canada. Maybe the red colour should have been a clue. Good thing I didn't get a ticket.
Posted by: Mom | February 24, 2009 at 08:26 PM
I love your random lists! I'm also loving having a newborn around the house again. It's really nice slowing down to do things at their speed, esp with the confidence of secindtime parenthood. (What's *hard* is switching gears constantly b/t that of a newborn and a nearly three-year-old...)
Posted by: Kim | February 24, 2009 at 08:26 PM
i love the daffodils jack gave me today. he was so proud to present them to me.
ps. thank you mom xo
Posted by: Kirsten Hamelin | February 24, 2009 at 08:49 PM
i am loving crochet. and knitting. and cross stitch. but mainly crochet, because i'm so new at it.
i love your blog, but it's not quite the same i think.
Posted by: illahee | February 24, 2009 at 08:53 PM
ah... these days i love hearing my son read. it's like watching another world open up for him. it's sweet music to my ears. i love his teacher too. she is so patient and so good with the six year olds. what a treasure.
Posted by: Jenn | February 24, 2009 at 09:04 PM
i'm loving that the days are starting to get longer over here. it means i'm almost out of the winter slump and spring (beautiful, wonderful spring) is right around the corner.*sigh*
Posted by: carrie | February 24, 2009 at 09:40 PM
I love that the snow storms here are the last of the season. I love that spring is on the way, and that I won't have to wear a winter jacket much longer.
Posted by: Melinda Josie | February 24, 2009 at 09:40 PM
LOVING my husband and my kids. LOVING sewing fun projects and giving them as gifts. LOVING reading blogs and feeling inspired. LOVING having coffee with girlfriends. LOVING the quietness of my house now that everyone is sound asleep...
Posted by: Laura Casey | February 24, 2009 at 10:21 PM
i am loving sitting here with a cup of tea, flicking through my japanese sewing books & feeling inspired
Posted by: Christie | February 24, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I love the feeling in the air that spring is just around the corner!
Posted by: sam | February 24, 2009 at 10:43 PM
i love snuggling with my kiddies with a good book, such as one that we recently discovered, George & Martha.
Posted by: kurara der | February 24, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I am loving the air that smells of spring although snow still lies on the ground.
Posted by: Pina | February 25, 2009 at 12:01 AM
I am loving chatting with an old friend I haven't seen in 2 years.
Posted by: amanda | February 25, 2009 at 12:27 AM
I am loving planning for the spring crops in my garden.
Posted by: alice | February 25, 2009 at 01:24 AM
I am loving the kisses & hugs I am getting from my 2 little boys & loving my husband & loving cool mornings before hot, hot days.
Posted by: Clair S | February 25, 2009 at 01:32 AM
Leslie, i enjoyed reading your list of random things. This is such a fun post! Love it! Yep i want those frames as well..thanks for showing us a better view of how they look! Love that movie slumdog millionaire, watch it while i was at Germany with my fiance. Im a polka dot lover too and it is also illegal here to talk on your cell phone while driving.
These days im loving the inspiration i received and still is receiving on how best to organize my fabrics since im in the mist of trying to do some “spring” cleaning and re-structuring of my fabric storage space. I’m also loving my new little compact sewing machine!
Have a lovely merry happy day! Thank you for this lovely giveaway! It is such fun to host a giveaway as im also hosting my very first giveaway on my little bubble space. Love to you and yours!
Posted by: Jacqueline | February 25, 2009 at 01:41 AM
Of course I can't not enter. I'm loving the fact that my one-year-old son is learning how to eat with a spoon. That he is such a big boy. And the feeling of spring being right around the corner along with new opportunities. And orange tulips on a turquoise polka-dotted tablecloth.
Posted by: Anja | February 25, 2009 at 02:30 AM
It's a simple thing: but I am loving plum jam on toast. Just need a little cloth to wipe all those sticky crumbs away now!
(Great give away Leslie - thanks!)
Posted by: Julie Nelson Rhodes | February 25, 2009 at 02:53 AM
stripes and polkadts definitely go together! or at least, can both be loved at the same time.
Posted by: lindsey clare | February 25, 2009 at 03:11 AM
I'm loving my fingers. That ten short and way-too- small fingers that keeps making things days and night except when I asleep. And I love them even more everytime they write letters, either long or short ones.
Thank you for such a sweet giveaway, Leslie:)
Vantiani.
Posted by: Vantiani | February 25, 2009 at 03:52 AM
Loving my daughter's brand new puupy. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, puppy breath.
Posted by: trashalou | February 25, 2009 at 04:14 AM
i love your random list. i always have a handkerchief with me. i collect them. would love no. 6. thanks for the giveaway.
Posted by: cindy : quaint | February 25, 2009 at 05:47 AM
sewing for fun. that is what i am loving.
{would you do a custom pinch pouch frame order? with the book?}
Posted by: Erin | house on hill road | February 25, 2009 at 06:10 AM
I'm loving the snow because if I'm not loving it, I'm going to go nutty! I'm also loving my very, very warm, handcrafted mittens from a Northern Saskatchewan reserve. Hand died aqua swede with the most lovely intricate bead work.
Posted by: missweb | February 25, 2009 at 06:16 AM