Basic Shapes – Part II

Learn the Basic Shapes of Quilling

Materials:

1. Quilling pen.
2. Circle sizer.
3. Quilling strips.
4. Craft Glue.

Procedure:

Shaped Teardrop:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, pull the centre down and pinch the tip by bending it a little.
• The shaped form is called a shaped teardrop.

Curved Teardrop:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, take the back of the quilling pen.
• Take the middle of the coil and bend it with the back of the quilling pen.
• The shaped form is called a curved teardrop.

Shaped Marquis:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, hold the coil on both side’s coil and pinch it.
• Give a small turn on both sides.
• The shaped form is called a Shaped Marquis.

Duck foot:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, hold the coil on both side’s coil and pinch it.
• Leave a curve on the bellow and a pointed edge on the top.
• Look at the coil in total it will have three points at the top.
• The shaped form is called a duck foot.

Shaped square:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, pinch both sides of the coil.
• Pinch the other sides also, you will be pinching a total of four sides.
• The shaped form is called a shaped square.

Rectangle:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, pinch one side of the coil and then the other side close to that side.
• Leave a gap and pinch on the opposite side.
• You will be pinching four points a total which makes a rectangular shape.
• Adjust the shape with your quilling shape.
• The shaped form is called a rectangular.

Crescent:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, pinch both sides of the coil to create a curve.
• Shaped the curve according to a creasing shape.
• Adjust the shape with your quilling shape.
• Keep the shape narrow upwards by pushing it down, which will make a broader backwards.
• The shape form is called a crescent.

Triangle:

• Take a quilling strip and a quilling pen, roll the strip into the quilling pen.
• Pull off the coil after rolling it.
• Take a circle sizer, put the coil into a middle shape circle and then roll it with your hands.
• Apply glue at the end of the strip to properly secure it.
• After getting ready with the coil, pinch one side of the coil.
• Hold two other sides of the coil and pinch, which will create a triangle.
• The shape form is called Triangle.

These are some basic shapes of quilling. Follow them and apply them to your work!