Woo hoo! Lovely. I HATE sewing so I made exactly one that way and will never do it again.
How big will it be?
The optical effect of your pattern is amazing. What yarn are you using?
@Insectra I use Red Heart for all kinds of projects. It is true to color, skein by skein. It is hard for me to create enough yarn on my spinning wheel to knit or chrochet such a large project. My impatience makes it really difficult to stay with one project.