Pillow Design?

Decorating By nicolesprinkle Updated 26 Feb 2009 , 1:51am by jlynnw

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nicolesprinkle Posted 25 Feb 2009 , 9:39am
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I am using MM fondant to make a pillow cake. Does anyone have any tips on how to get the quilted design or how to make the tufted look around the buttons? Here is another cake on here I would love to duplicate.



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samantha22c Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 12:07am
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I know they make impression mats that make the quilted pattern. You can find them online.

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FlourPots Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 12:50am
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I was going to refer you to helipops' instructions because her pillow cake has what you were requesting information about...then I clicked on your example link, and it's helipops' cake!

http://www.themagicupboard.com/board/board_topic/5337542/367066.htm

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jlynnw Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 1:16am
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carve the cake to look like your pillow, carve out the indents for the buttons, cover in fondant, use a rotary embossing tool to mark quilt lines, a ball tool for the tufts

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bobwonderbuns Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 1:36am
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Looks like the quilting was done with a stitching wheel and the tufting I'm guessing is done with a dresden tool.

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jlynnw Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 1:42am
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that's what that thing is called, thans bobwonderbuns! Is the dresden the flat tool? I didn't think to try that. The ball tool is my duct tape tool - it fixes everything!

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bobwonderbuns Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 1:48am
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that's what that thing is called, thans bobwonderbuns! Is the dresden the flat tool? I didn't think to try that. The ball tool is my duct tape tool - it fixes everything!



ha ha ha!! Some manufacturers call it a veining tool and others call it a dresden tool. Basically it's the same thing, two ended with a flattened slightly curved end with one end of the tool being thinner than the other. (Oh yeah, that made sense!) icon_rolleyes.gif Here's some examples:
http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=19614

http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=17238

http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=18913

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jlynnw Posted 26 Feb 2009 , 1:51am
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ok, like I had a blonde moment and couldn't remember veiner tool. icon_redface.gif Thanks for tool names 101. icon_biggrin.gif

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