The Long Haul

Working on the "project" is taking a really, really long time.  I knew it would but never imagined that I would probably need some kind of mental and physical therapy afterwards lol. 
However, I am undeterred and can see sections of it taking shape now which is spurring me on.  I wish I could come up with another fringing solution.  While the current tools available are adequate when quilling a smaller piece.  It is something else entirely when it is an enormous project. 
I find I have to stand a lot during this process and it is pretty stressful on the old back lol. 
My only wish is that when this is finished, that it is of good enough quality to send to it's recipient.  I am always my own worst critic, no matter what the project may be.  I sometimes have to be reminded that this is a handmade project and not mass produced with machines and the beauty of any item made by hand is the small imperfections that can give it character and make it unique.
I find my mind drifting to other large projects, then the voice of reason chimes in asking me if I am completely mad and snaps me back to reality.   But I am a glutton for punishment and I do like quilling, so there may very well be another one..........some day :)

The Project

I have to give a huge thank you to Pat from Whimsiquills.  She painstakingly picked out all the colors for this project from a photograph I sent her.  She did an amazing job and I am really thankful since there really is no place locally who carries quilling paper.  I am usually a touchy, feely type of person and I like to see what I am buying, but I trusted Pat to help me with this task, since she has been quilling for quite some time and she certainly didn't disappoint me.
I have all my supplies now for my project and have started working on it.  It was a challenge where to start first since it's so BIG lol.  I have 19 colors of quilling paper scattered all over the dining room table (sorry family, no gatherings for awhile, lol) It started to get muddled so I came up with an idea for a portable paper stand and hubby being the great woodworker that he is, made it for me.  So now I can have the papers hanging instead of all over the place.  This will work for future projects so that I can have the colors that I will be using all in one place and be able to move them around. 
The project itself is coming along, albeit, slowly.  With trial and error and many do overs when unhappy with the result, is also slowing me down.  I am slightly impatient though as I can't wait to see it finished.
Here is a picture of the stand :)