This turned out awesome! You should send a picture of it to Karen McTavish, she loves to see work from her books, tutorials, classes, etc. Or at least that is what she said in the class I took. She is so down to earth and nice I am sure she would love to see it. Also please let her know how you went about creating it. And yes I think you should go for a whole cloth. This design you did is just breathtaking.