The finishing touch is a very dramatic shawl made from silk/rayon burnout velvet. The borders are crushed velvet, and large tassels adorn the 4 corners. Swarovski crystals twinkle on the borders. My original idea was a futuristic version of an Erte costume, inspired by a Diaghilev ballet, for an Opera Diva a few hundred years from now. Now my vision was reality, ready to take on a life of its own ... ready to be shipped out and seen by thousands of wearable art fans. Photo by Perrault Studios, courtesy of Quilts, Inc. Luana Rubin is a licensed designer for Robert Kaufman Fabrics, and owner of eQuilter.com in Boulder, Colorado. Materials for this project can be found at www.eQuilter.com– search for product code "LUBERN"to see the fabrics and notions used in this project.