Everything but the grass got cut out today. And I do mean everything. I have bandaids on each hand to prove it. You know you're in the glass groove when the blood is more of an annoyance than a concern. I'm hoping to get this panel wrapped up by the end of next week.
I took a few weeks to visit family and am back at the project. The center panel for the Lion and Lamb is up off the work table and the first of the two side panels is ready to start. Actually I did start it. It's the 11th of 12 panels and I've done the border over and over...and over. This panel has the Lion's body, background and grass.
The copper foil is all on, just awaiting solder, which will probably be tomorrow. I love the grass!
The center panel is all cut out. The mane gave me a few "moments" as I cut one piece on the texture side, which is the wrong side and had to re-do it. I'll also make a minor adjustment to one eye, so the lion looks more serious and less cartoonish. 
The lion is cut out, except for the mane. I think one more full day of cutting should do it for this panel. Sleep mighty lion. Tomorrow is another day.
I wanted to start this window with the center panel. That way I could get the lion's color placement and grain in the right places...I hope. The border went in first, then the grass. Today I finished the lamb and began the lion.
The last several days have been spent celebrating Independence Day with family. I already had the pattern for the Lion and The Lamb window printed out, taped together and ready to go. Today I put the center panel on the work table and started the glass placement. The grass in the foreground is solidly placed, but I'm still fussing with the background grass.
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