Woweewow! Thank you so much for all the suggestions! I"m taking notes now to bring to my local fabric store. Hopefully there will be some hidden gems I can work from. Since this idea is still in its infancy, i don't have any sketches yet. As I'm reading this I'm getting a stronger feeling that I could go in the direction of more green leafy pattern fabrics, with some silver threading and leaf quilting. I'm going to chat with my partner in crime and see if she thinks we should go with wall quilt or something more functional...that should narrow it down some.
Great ideas everyone. I really appreciate it!
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Shaminey