Those are fantastic tips Mike – thank you! Just getting the correct names/types of supplies right gets me closer to figuring it out. How does that expression go: once you know the true name of something, you have power over it? I appreciate the offer to help – there’s a better than decent chance I’ll get stuck along the way.
I do OK with basic designs in Inkscape so I’ll test out your suggestions and settle on a design. I’ll be using the NASA “worm” font (or something approximating it) and see how it looks in the flesh using one of the tools I’m comfortable using like the laser or vinyl cutter. Attending a Sew Social is on the agenda as well