mtnhorse Painted Ladies - Inspired by a class on fabric painting given by Gail Thomas of The 3 Sisters, I chose a pastel batik on which to paint a cluster of flowers. I was really happy with the way the paints Gail uses were so manageable, especially since this was my first time painting anything, let alone on fabric. The flowers seemed like they could use some added interest, so beads were added by hand to the centers of some. The inner quilt and outer border are completely separate units, joined with more hand beading. The fronds on the outer border are also painted, and the picot bead edge treatment is hand done.