Embroidered Collage

During the January meeting of the Fiber Alliance we exchanged materials for a grab bag challenge.  Each of us had placed some fabrics and such into a gallon-sized food storage bag.  Our challenge is to make a piece of art from the materials and two thirds of its surface should be from the bag.  Most people will be making quilts.  I will be making a footstep.  The picture shows the contents of the bag that I received.

I am in love with the large piece of fabric.  The color gradation goes from one selvedge to the other and also has some variations across the length of the yard.  I'm also tempted by the Solvy, as water soluble stabilizers are not anything I've ever tried before.  I would have to go rev up my sewing machine to play with that material though.  I need to complete at least one more piece for exhibit and sale before I tackle the challenge, as those goals are more important to me, but I have time as this piece will not be due to its new owner until June 3.