The stitched model of 'CRUISIN: the Fifties' has been placed on the scanned image of a piece of hand-dyed fabric... I hope it gives you some idea of how this piece would look on fabrics of this type. There are many beautiful options now available from a large number of hand-dyed fabric manufacturers. The fabric used for the above simulation is 'Northern Lights' from Heaven Lee Creations.

These pieces are 'Granite' and 'Spooky' (also from Heaven Lee Creations)

Here's how he may appear on Sugar Maple Fabrics 'Blues' (left) and 'Night'