Kwik Sew 3850 brocade

First of all, I have been fighting this poly brocade fabric tooth and nail for the past two days.  It didn't want to take the block fusing.  It slides on itself something fierce.  It frays so bad, I sneezed this morning and there was a turquoise and gold thread on my tissue.  I was sorely tempted to cut a different fabric yesterday.  But, I have persevered and here is half of the outer layer:

It's a very pretty, very busy ... and very difficult fabric.  I still have the other half and the straps to fight with.