Thank you.
amma, I've only just recently begun collecting my nice shimmery thread just for this project and hoping to get more at the quilt show on the 22nd. Do quilt shows also sell fabric paint?
spinnergs, Thank you for your suggestion about using fusible on the light metal fabrics. I had discarded using this fabrics because I thought it would just keep fraying. I'll now reconsider my options when looking at fabric.
I have come up with a solution to the design area and have been drawing and cutting out the correct size area using wallpaper lining this afternoon. So, I will get the eventual pattern at the right size when it comes to cutting out.
Debo, I can't wait to get sewing this one, and I'm hoping it all goes according to plan so that I can take some photos whilst it's still in production.