…the felt tree, that is!
Out of synthetic felt by the yard I assembled a background that is supposed to represent a stylized landscape.
All the felt pieces for roots, tree trunk and big branches were laid out and fixed with safety pins.
After this I carried the whole thing to school, where I had many happy helpers sewing all these parts onto the felt. We used button/craft thread for its durability and it took us a good few hours to accomplish. It was a little bit like I imagine a quilting bee to be like – everybody sitting around a table, working on the same thing, chatting and laughing. I certainly enjoyed this part of the process a lot!
All the basic parts were sewn on, now came the little branches…
the leaves…
and the fruit (cherries, apples, whatever you want these to be).
At last, the tree was fully assembled and we all thought it looks stunning! It is going to be hung outside the classroom door tonight for the school’s Open House event (picture to follow). The final step for me will be to sew a sturdy fabric backing on it and create a way to hang it securely, which will include fabric loops and broom sticks or big dowels. But for tonight it will go up as it is. Congratulations, 5th grade, on such a fine job!
Oh, and in case you didn’t know: leaves make really good teddy bear beds…
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