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This is a pretty straightforward technique.
I used Lumiere Metallic fabric paint. I didn't water it down because they said that it tends to flake if you do so it goes on pretty thick.
I chose the picture and then traced it onto the black background cotton fabric, using a window as a lightbox and a white quilt marker.
I then painted in all the areas, leaving a bit of space between each one where the fabric shows through, sort of like stained glass leading.
This took several days. A lot longer than I thought it was going to as the paint is very thick and goes on slowly.
Be sure to wash your brushes ASAP because it will turn them to rock. Also, use a plastic throwaway container to mix your paints on, as I originally did it on a china saucer and had a heck of a time getting the paint off.
I let the piece dry for 24 hours and then put paper towels over it and heat set it with a hot iron.
I double batted it so the quilting would show up better and used a sample to get the tension right when I changed threads.
I then outlined it with black Decobob and used purple Decobob to outline quilt all the coloured areas. I used Black King Tut on the mane. I used an 18/10 needle.
It wasn't hard to sew through the paint at all. Just be sure you have a fresh needle.
There are sample packs of Lumiere that you can buy rather than buying full sizes of the paint. That's what I bought. I bought mine from Dharma Trading Co. They also have some info on using it.
If you go to HelenGodden.com you will see all kinds of beautiful examples that will inspire you.
Any questions, please ask!
Watson