New Patterns:

	- absolute
	- relative
	- float-children

stylesheets/stitch/patterns/_layout.scss

@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 @import 'layout/simple-gradient';
 @import 'layout/pseudo-elements';
 @import 'layout/absolute';
-@import 'layout/relative';
+@import 'layout/relative';
+@import 'layout/float-children';

stylesheets/stitch/patterns/layout/_absolute.scss

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @mixin absolute($top:false,$right:false,$bottom:false,$left:false) {
   position:absolute;
   @if $top    { top:$top; }
-  @if $left   { top:$left; }
-  @if $bottom { top:$bottom; }
-  @if $right  { top:$right; }
+  @if $left   { left:$left; }
+  @if $bottom { bottom:$bottom; }
+  @if $right  { right:$right; }
 }

stylesheets/stitch/patterns/layout/_float-children.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@mixin float-children($children:false,$direction:left) {
+  @include clear-floats;
+
+  @if $children === false {
+    $children: '*';
+  }
+
+  & > #{$children} {
+    float:$direction;
+  }
+}

stylesheets/stitch/patterns/layout/_relative.scss

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-@mixin absolute($top:false,$right:false,$bottom:false,$left:false) {
+@mixin relative($top:false,$right:false,$bottom:false,$left:false) {
   position:relative;
   @if $top    { top:$top; }
-  @if $left   { top:$left; }
-  @if $bottom { top:$bottom; }
-  @if $right  { top:$right; }
+  @if $left   { left:$left; }
+  @if $bottom { bottom:$bottom; }
+  @if $right  { right:$right; }
 }