Shvat piece

So the Shvat piece is coming along. After I wonderundered the tree tops to the background fabric, I thread painted tree trunks and over the tree tops, branches. I then thread "scribbled" over the branches with variegated green thread. It looks quite nice. I am not happy with the wonderunder. It is gummy to sew through (residued left on needle) and the fabric sandwich becomes rather stiff for my liking.
At this point, I needed a Hebrew biblical/talmudic/liturgical quotation. I put the call out to the IJQ list and received several suggestions. I debated whether to go with "k'etz shatul al palgey mayim" (as a tree planted near a stream) or "ki ha'adam etz hasadeh" (for man is like a tree in the field). Although the latter can be linked to the moral and ethical, I found the former more uplifting.
So I put in a stream. I used fancy embroidery threads in the bobbin. (Add another technique). One thread turned out beautifully. From the other I learned that some threads in the bobbin jam the machine... After unjamming, I turned the piece right side up again and tacked down the jamming thread with a zigzag stitch. The steam turned out nicely.
Now all I have left to do is the quotation which I will probably hand embroider above the tree tops using white thread on the white background. And hopefully won't be in your face but will give the appearance of clouds.
And then, even though it started out as an 8 1/5" by 11", I'll probably border it and turn it into a wallhanging.
Yay me!