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I like to throw in a little something extra with packages, especially for friends and loyal patrons. I sort of forgot to explain this one. For the Gasolinequeen this is a hot/cold pack. It's stuffed with flax seeds, so it makes a good pillow with a little weight. You can heat it in the microwave or cool it in the freezer and use it for any aches and pains. Flax seeds are of course, the environmentally friendly choice.

I is for iguana, and insect, and indigo

This is the latest panel in my alphabet quilt-in-progress. It is a hand-block printed iguana in green ink on an old (though high thread count) cotton shirt in gray. The 'I' is printed with a vintage letterpress block. The insects were screenprinted by Smoking Lily - they sell scraps of fabric with prints they don't use in their clothing line. The insects in blue (on tee shirt material) are reverse appliqued onto the black fabric with one white fly.

What do you think? Maybe 2009 will be the year and I will actually finish this quilt.

I need to finish the 'N' and 'O' panels, which are in progress. I have to start 'Q', 'U', 'V', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z'. Then the actual quilting process can begin.