Quilling Instructions - Shapes

Want to learn more about quilling? This is the place to be.

Please find the following list of instructions for how to make the Quilled Shapes. I am continually adding information and instructions, so please check back for updates. With each set of instructions, you will find a detailed description of how you make the shapes as well as a picture that you can download to show you what each shape looks like:

• Getting Started - if you want to learn about the basic supplies and how to get started, please look here.
  
• Information about quilling paper - basic information about quilling paper, widths, and strip lengths.
  
• Coil Shapes - I sometimes call these Circle shapes because they all start out as a circle. These are the basic shapes that most quilling projects, beginner to advanced, use. The shapes described are; Tight Coil/Tight Roll/Peg, Loose Coil, Teardrop, Marquis, and Heart.
  
• Grape Roll - this is a variation of the tight roll/tight coil/peg shape. The center is pushed out.
  
• Scroll and Spiral Shapes - These are more decorative, but are also used in most quilling projects. The shapes described are; Open Coil, S-Scroll, C-Scroll, Heart scroll, and Spiral.
  
• More Scroll Shapes - Getting fancy with the basic shapes and combining them to make; Heart-T-Scroll, Double Scroll, and Kissing S-Scrolls.
  
• Fringed Flowers are decorative flowers that add a real punch to your quilled designs. I have posted several instructions - Detailed Fringed Flower instructions, Basic Fringed Flower instructions, Information about Fringed Flowers and More pictures of Fringed Flowers
  
• Spreuer Instructions - have you ever wondered how to do "spreuer" or "folded" designs? These instructions will get you started.
  
• Fill in Technique - Explains how you can use a picture to create any design.
  
• Free Patterns - Follow the links here to see what you can do with all these shapes you have just learned about.
  

Please comment on this post or send me an email with suggestions of what additional topics you would like me to add.

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Quilling Basics - Getting Started

Quilling, or Paper Filigree, is an ancient art form that some say dates back to the ancient Egyptians. Today we use a variety of papers in varying lengths and widths to create our quilled masterpieces. Quilling involves taking strips of paper and twirling, rolling, shaping, and gluing them together. The name Quilling is derived from the name of the tool that the 16th century nuns used to create their shapes.

Information about Quilling can be found here:

• History of Quilling - Some information about this beautiful art form

Quilling as an art from or craft has a very low cost startup. The basic tools are generally things that you have around the house or they do not cost a lot of money to purchase. Most people can get started for less than $25. Information about what you need to get started can be found here:

• Supply List Part I - First part of my article about the basic supplies that you need to get started quilling.
• Supply List Part II - the conclusion of my article about basic supplies.
• Information about quilling paper - basic information about quilling paper, widths, and strip lengths
• Basic Shape Tutorials - Follow the links here to see how to make the basic quilling shapes that will allow you to quill many designs
• Free Patterns - Follow the links here to see the free patterns that are offered on this site
  

I hope that you enjoy this site, please either comment on this post or send me an email with information about what you would like to see on this site.

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NAQG - North American Quilling Guild

I am a proud member of the North American Quilling Guild (NAQG).

What, you may ask is the NAQG? This is a group of dedicated people whose stated mission is to "to promote the lovely art of quilling and ensure that it is passed on to future generations"

I thought that this was a wonderful thought. This aligns closely with my desire to bring quilling to as many people as possible, and most importantly to make it accessible and help to make people feel like they can do this thing called Quilling.

For me, these are the things that make membership something that I truly enjoy... One of my favorite things about being involved with the NAQG is their quarterly newsletters. I love seeing quilling, and their newsletter is chock full of pictures and articles... They also have an Archive of their previous newsletters, so if you are a new member you can still see what they posted in the past. Their website also has free patterns in the members area... it is fun to look at other patterns and be inspired.

A disclaimer, I am sharing information about the NAQG because I have enjoyed being a part of this community and I love their Newsletters. Sometime I hope to be able to attend one of their annual meetings. There is a small annual membership fee, you will need to check their site for current fees. They really try to keep the fees low, I paid $25 for my current membership. I understand that even this amount may be too much for some of you. That is fine... I just wanted to share them with you.

As I have said before, all the quillers that I have met are very kind, caring individuals who willingly share what they have with everyone who is interested. The NAQG is one resource out there for you to use. It is by no means the only resource, most importantly, there are many free resources and groups out there so I encourage you to seek them out. Periodically, I will post about some of the groups and sites I have found along the way... please let me know of any you are aware of. :-)

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Quilling and Scrapbooking

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Originally uploaded by AntonellaD.

Many of you have asked about adding quilling to scrapbook pages. This is an example of a scrapbook page that I did for "grandma" - it features a beautiful poem I found on the internet (sorry don't know the author) and quilled elements added to page.

I combined items that Grandma loves like the flowers and butterflies with elements that my son loves like the frog and fishies. So, yes, most of you don't have flying fish, but we do in our imaginations (smile).

You can find more of my pictures on my personal Flickr account.