Rodney, you're right, he'd never let me use the actual piece! He wouldn't even let me take it back to my house to take a photo of it (i didn't have my phone with me), it's obviously very special to him! I think that is partly why it's taking me so long to actually come up with a plan for this one...I want to do it well! Also, he wants to pay me for it...which is a bit scary, I've never done a quilt for someone who was paying me!
I really like how the panel looks, I just wish it didn't have all those raw edges, I'd be so upset if I made it and then it didn't cope with being used!