The New Ornament Is Progressing....
....but I'm not going to discuss how long it took me to get the cats turned inside out: The tails had me a bit baffled until I finally consulted the directions and realized that they wrap around the cat from the back. At first I just thought I had done it wrong. I think they'll be quite cute when done, and so far they resemble the pictures in the book. I'm not a huge fan of the "country" look, so I won't be making the goose anytime soon, but maybe the teddy bear or the rabbit. I also dug up the cookie cutters again since the whole idea is that you trace the shape onto the back of the fabric, stitch that shape, reinforce it a bit with a small zig-zag right outside of the seam, THEN cut them out. I can do that with most shapes, and I think it will be a great way to use up fabric scraps. I was surprised that they didn't use Christmas fabrics, but when you see the ornaments, it doesn't really matter. I am using a Christmas fabric scrap, but I...