The cake was covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. The top tier had a round fondant "broach" with pearlized dragees as accents. The middle tier was a quilted pattern. Rather than using the standard caking tool that creates the quilting look, I freehand the design to make sure that I get the spacing as accurate as possible. In order to do this, I cover the cake and then have to work quickly. First, I measure the diameter of the cake and mark equal distances around the top and bottom of the tier with a toothpick. Then, I take either a strong rule or a straight edge scraper tool and angle it at about a 45 degree angle. I simple connect the top dot with the corresponding bottom dot that is two intervals away (wow, does that make sense at all?). This creates the quilting pattern. Then, I adhere pearlized dragees that match the broach on the top of the cake in the overlapping corners. The design of bottom tier is done by......... using a stencil! Can you believe that? :) I tinted buttercream to match the avocado color of the middle tier. Although it might sound easy, stenciling is pretty challenging when you're putting it onto a round cake, let alone onto fondant. I tried my best and was pretty happy with the outcome.