On the 14th Day of Quilling - Spreuer Tree

On the 14th Day of Quilling we made a Spreuer Tree and decorated it with some lights.The pattern for today is a very simple tree with a splash of gilded lights using the Spreuer technique. For this project I started wrapping in the center and then wrapped to the right and then the left. You will see me write R or L to indicate this, please remember...

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On the 13th Day of Quilling - Triangle Trees

On the 13th day of quilling we made something really simple... Triangle Christmas trees.If you have ever done any scrapbooking or paper crafting, chances are that you will have run across one or more variations of this design. It is one of the simplest tree designs out there and it uses the rule of threes. Quite simply you take 2 triangles, each...

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On the 12th Day of Quilling - Spreuer Cross

On the 12th Day of Quilling we made a Spreuer Cross.Click for help on Spreuer Instructions. For this project I started wrapping in the center and then wrapped to the right and then the left. You will see me write R or L to indicate this, please remember that it will turn out the same if you go the opposite sides as long as they are even and you continue...

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On the 11th Day of Quilling - Spreuer Angel

On the 11th Day of Quilling we made a Spreuer Angel.If you need help, please click for Spreuer Instructions. Please note: I was trying different things when I was trying out how to Spreuer, and for this project I worked from right --> left, and that will be reflected in the numbers I give you.For this Angel, we do the following:Wings (make 2 of...

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On the 10th Day of Quilling - Spreuer Instructions

I purchased my onion holder several months ago and have not used it. Since this is a month of trying new things, I thought it was time that I attempted to do some Spreuer work.Before we can begin with projects, this post will help you with the basic instructions.Begin with your onion holder tool. You will see that each tool could have a different...

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On the 9th Day of Quilling - Fancy Ornament

On the 9th Day of Quilling we made a fancy ornament. Tried to keep this one simple, with mostly loose coil shapes.To make this project you will need:4 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) green teardrops5 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) white teardrops1 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) red teardrop3 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) red diamond5 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) red loose coils11 - 3 inch (7.62 cm) green...

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On the 8th Day of Quilling - Poinsettia

On the 8th day of quilling we made a gilded poinsettia.The more I use this beautiful gilded paper, the more I love using it. Look at how it adds pop to this poinsettia. This project layers the leaves and the center portion of the poinsettia.To make this project you need the following:Start with:5 - 9 inch ( cm) marquisPlace them so that all the points...

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On the Seventh Day of Quilling - Heartthrob Snowman

On the Seventh Day of Quilling we made a Hearthtrhob Snowman. This little guy is ready to go out for a night on the town.The best part is that anyone can make him.For the snowman, I used the following:1 - 18 inch (45.72 cm) loose coil for his head1 - 24 inch (60.96 cm) loose coil for his center1 - 36 inch (91.44 cm) loose coil for his bottomHis hat...

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On the Sixth Day of Quilling - Birdhouse

On the Sixth Day of Quilling we made a Birdhouse. As I have mentioned earlier, I really like birdhouses and I love how you can use quilling to dress them up.This project was especially fun. I have extended the scroll challenge and forced myself to look at them in new and unique ways... I hope you like the way I turned S-scrolls into a pair of love...

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On the Fifth Day of Quilling - Scroll Tree

On the third day of quilling we will make a beautiful Scrolled Christmas Tree. I love to challenge myself to use a particular shape and today it is the scroll shape. Please refer to my previous Scroll and More Scroll shape instructions for making this tree.For making this tree I used 1/8 inch (.3 cm) wide strips. For this design you will need the...

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More Quilling Scroll Shape Instructions

The following are some additional Scroll shapes that you can make, they are:Heart-T-ScrollDouble ScrollKissing S-Scrolls(at least that is what I call them)I recommend that you use the pictures as a guide.Heart-T-Scroll - named because you place a T-scroll into a Heart-scroll.T-Scroll - fold strip in half, glue bottom where fold is, roll the loose ends...

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On the Third Day of Quilling - Winter Wreath

On the third day of quilling we will make a Winter WreathIn honor of Advent, I thought it appropriate to make a wreath. You can click on Fringed Flowers if you need help with making the flowers.To start with, I punched a 1-1/2 inch (3.82 cm) circle and then cut the center out. Refer to the photo at the end of this post showing the back of the wreath....

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How to Make Fringed Flowers

For many of my designs, I like to use Fringed Flowers. Early on in my quilling, I found that I liked these flowers. It may have been because they look difficult, however they are easier than they appear.If you are unsure how to make fringed flowers these instructions are for you. For more information about Fringed Flowers also check out the Basics...

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Days of December Quilling

Happy Holidays! As my special treat in December I am posting a "Quilling A Day" until the 25th of December.If you are new to quilling, please click to learn the basics of quilling and to learn to make the basic quilled shapes that are assumed you know how to do in creating many of these designs.The designs will be predominantly focused around the...

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On the Second Day of Quilling

On the second day of quilling we Adorned a Birdhouse.This will not be the only birdhouse that we see during this Quilling month of December.For this Birdhouse, I started with creating the basic birdhouse shape by taking green paper and decorative scissors and did the following:Cut a 1-/12 inch square for the baseCut another 1-1/2 inch square and cut...

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On the First Day of Quilling

Welcome to our First Quilling Pattern!For today's quilling we will make your basic open coil Christmas tree. This is a staple that everyone should know how to make because it is so simple and quick to make that if you needed to make a quick Christmas card in a pinch, this is probably what you put on it.I decided that green Christmas trees are overrated,...

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25 Quillings 'til Christmas

25 Quilled Crafts til Christmas I decided to try something fun this year. With the Holidays approaching I wanted to attempt to do a "Craft a Day until Christmas," a bit like an online version of an Advent Calendar where each day we open a new craft or quilling tutorial. This is a fun activity where there will be a bit of experimentation and lots...

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Black Friday and Quilling

For those of you who have decided to venture out and make purchases, best of luck on the busiest shopping day of the year. For those of us who have decided to stay inside and surf the net, I have a great thought.....For those crafters on your shopping list, how about this: Quilling Pattern-A-Day 2007 calendar? It is jam packed with free patterns...

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Happy Thanksgiving 2006

Thanksgiving2006Originally uploaded by AntonellaD. For those of us in the states, I wanted to take this opportunity tp share with everyone Warm wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!I wanted to try something new. This was a quick and easy project for you to try. You can see that I picked a variety of colored strips to make this little guy very colorful (and...

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Free Quilling Pattern New Home

As you know, I love birdhouses. I try to come up with new ways to incorporate them into my crafts. This is a magnet that I attached to a card for my sister and her family when they moved into their new home. This is a bit of a change for me in that I haven't done too many magnets and I tried to select brighter colors.If you would like to give this...

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Veterans Day

Today is November 11th. In the United States this is Veterans Day. Veterans Day is always on November 11th. This day was chosen because on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month World War I ended (November 11, 1918 at 11:00 am). Every year at that time, the President of the United States places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington...

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone!Tonight we went Trick-or-Treating. It was a great night, the weather was so mild. We went around with a few of the neighbors, left our candy out on the porch and walked around for over an hour. It was a great night!One last thing before we part, a quick little song my son learned in school.One Little, Two Little, Three Little...

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Quilled Butterfly - Free Pattern

Hello Everyone,A friend of mine was asking for instructions to make a butterfly and I sent her a photo and instructions and thought that it would be a great addition to this site. Just in case you have not visited before, here are links to the Basic Coil Shapes and Spiral Shapes.The butterfly that I have attached is red and pink - she was specifically...

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Blogging and Some Cleanup

Inspiration! New Ideas, and Spring Cleaning in the Fall...I have been inspired. This inspiration is driven by my need to find organization. My current inspiration has been about how I would like this site to move forward.This site has a lot of information about quilling and tools and techniques that can be found within my Quilling Blog. The reason...

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Free Quilling Patterns

I have been adding Free Quilling Patterns to this site so that everyone can see how easy quilling is. These patterns are free for personal use. You can use them in any non-commercial way. You may not represent these patterns as your own nor sell them commercially. If you would like to use these patterns or sell them, please contact me and we can discuss...

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