Quilling Instructions - Scrolls and Spirals

The shapes we will learn about today are the scroll and spiral shapes.All of the shapes in the attached picture were made using 4" (10.2 cm) pieces of quilling paper in the 1/8" (.3 cm) width. If you recall, in the previous Quilling Instructions - Coil Shapes, it was recommended that you tear the end that you will glue since the torn edge blends in...

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Another Free Daisy Pattern

Hello Again,Before I move on, I wanted to share with you one final flower. You can see that this is still the same teardrop shape, the difference is that in this flower, the rounded end rests on the center of the flower.I have to admit, I am calling this a daisy, but I am not 100% certain that others would call this a daisy. :-)For this pattern you...

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Free Quilling Pattern - Basic Shapes

Hello Again, since I have had requests to show some more of my work, I decided to combine this with a free pattern... I have many more Free Quilling Patterns, please click on this link.As you can see from the pictures that I have included, you can create a really pretty flower with only the teardrop and tight coil shape. These are some of my favorite...

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Quilling Instructions - Coils - Slotted Tool

This is a close up of my slotted tool with a teal paper. Sorry it is not as clear as I hoped it would be. :-(As you can see, the paper goes through the slit at the top.I think the slotted tool is easier to learn how to use than the needle tool and I use it today when I make my folded roses and when I make fringed flowers and I only use the fringed...

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Quilling Supplies & Quilling Links

Here it is....I wanted to post a picture of my portable "work area"....I am not sure if you can see everything, but the slotted tool is green and the needle tool is wooden above it. You can see the tweezers (red) and a few of my scissors. Hard to see, but the T-pins, the office supplies that I use for husking are in there as well.Everything rests on...

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Quilling Basics - Quilling Tools

Thanks for coming back (and Stefani thanks for posting...), now I will tell you about some of the other basic tools you will need and some that I would recommend…. I think some will surprise you… :-) I was remiss not to mention the paper strips when I last posted. So I will pick up the list here. You can cut your own paper and many people...

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How to get started Quilling

You will be happy to learn that getting started in quilling is easy and not expensive. You will need a few basic supplies. I was fortunate to have a local craft store that carried the supplies that I needed, but I have found that the best place to find most items is online. All you need to do is a search for quilling. You can probably start quilling...

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Why is Quilling Art?

Quilling is a craft that captured my imagination immediately. I was surfing the web, who know what I was looking for, when I traveled down one of the links in my search I found something that had been quilled. I stopped and immediately had to find out more and I haven't stopped yet.In future posts, I will show you more quilled work as well as provide...

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Welcome to the world of Quilling and Art.

Welcome to the world of Quilling and Art.Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to make, well, just about anything.Quilling is also called paper filigree and dates back to the 16th century when predominantly nuns decorated religious items and pictures with these quilled shapes. The...

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