I painted first, but perhaps it depends whether you're a better painter or FMQ'er. I'm definitely a better FMQ'er!
Helen Godden paints first, then quilts.
One detail I left out of the tutorial is that I ironed freezer paper to the back of my fabric before I started to give it some body and make sure it didn't stretch and then removed it before doing the heat setting.
Wow! Sounds like there are going to be a lot of examples of fabric painting/quilting showing up. Can't wait.
Watson