Have you solved your problem Boston? I had the same thing going on. It is all about the size of your pic you are using. I had to just play with the sizes to get the look I wanted. Glad to see my tutes are still being used. I have no idea what I put in that one but I hope it has the info you needed.
I also have cropped a section of the pic to get the look i needed. Hope you got it to work for you. I love having my own fabrics in EQ. it is a real boost when you are designing.