The Birches, Days … Five … Six … Etc.
And on the fifth day, I realized I’d gotten myself into some hot water. Do you have any idea how many limbs a reasonably normal tree has? Even quilted trees? Three, four, five, easy. But not so many that it looks crowded. And then if you have a good number of trees to attach those limbs to – that adds up. And limbs and trees aren’t that big! There are a phenomenal number of tiny pieces to cut, arrange and iron (3/4″ wide and 2″ long, folded in thirds lengthwise and ironed) and sew all the minute edges down. And the tiny little pieces don’t want to stay ironed or in place, and the trees all seem to think they need to be somewhere other than where I put them.
And of course, you realize I am a perfectionist of the tenth degree, which necessitates that the limbs of the trees “in front” down nearer the water be in front of the “back” trees, just as they would be in life.
Days Five and Six = trees are in place, four trees sewn. Argh.
BUT I WILL PREVAIL. Later. And that’s probably the last you’ll hear of this project until the trees are sewn, otherwise this will begin to sound like Frodo and Sam’s painfully long and arduous trek across the dangerous wastelands to Mount Doom in book three of the Lord of the Rings. Reading such things is a great depiction of how painful the trek must have actually been, but I’m definitely not going to subject you to my trek through treeland.
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feel free to leave a few words of your own...jennifer — Fri Dec 5, 2008 at 6:07 pm (link)You know it is amazing that you can look at some material and see a picture, and then to bring that picture to life. it look really good so far, can’t wait to see the rest.
Melissa — Sat Dec 6, 2008 at 2:53 am (link)Can’t wait to see the finished product.
