Paper Quilling Patterns

Free Quilling Patterns & Techniques

 



Tight Coils
 
Peg Quilling Pattern

Peg: Roll a strip of paper on the quilling tool and give the end before taking it off

 
Bell Quilling Pattern
Bell or Cup: Roll a strip of paper onto the quilling tool and glue the end before taking it off. Then push up into a bell shape and glue the inside to help it keep it’s shape
 
 
 
Closed Loose Coils
 
Closed Loosed Coil Quilling Pattern
Closed loosed coil: Roll the paper on the quilling tool then drop it onto the work board and allow it to uncurl for a while. Put a small amount of glue onto the end and hold gently for a few seconds until dry. It’s a good idea to make several like this before glueing.
 
Teardrop Quilling Pattern
Teardrop: Start with a closed coil coil as above. After glueing, pinch one end to form a point and make the teardrop shape.
 
Eye Quilling Pattern
Eye: Start with a closed coil. After glueing hold between finger and thumb of each hand and pinch gently to form the eye shape.
 
Diamond Quilling Pattern
Diamond: Start with a closed coil and pinch to form an eye shape (as above) but when pinching the ends, push the shape together so as to form a diamond.
 
Square Quilling Pattern
Square: Start with a closed coil. Lightly pinch just the outer ring or two of the coil
at opposite ends, then lightly pinch the other two sides to form a square.
 
Triangle
Triangle: Start with a closed coil. Then make in the same way as the square (above) but pinch only three sides each a third of the way round the coil.
 
Leaf Quilling Pattern
Leaf: Start with a closed coil, pinch the ends to make an eye shape and when holding between finger and thumb gently twist to form an ‘S’ shape or leaf.
 
Petal Quilling Pattern
Petal: Start with a closed coil. Pinch the top to form a teardrop and as you pinch, twist slightly to make a curved petal.
 
Oval Quilling Pattern
Oval: Start with a closed coil and squeeze the sides gently without pinching to flatten slightly into an oval.
 
Half Moon Quilling Pattern
Half Moon: Start with a closed coil and push one side in around a pencil or quilling tool handle. Lightly pinch each end of the resulting curve.
 
Heart Quilling Pattern
Heart: Start with a closed coil. Pinch at one end to form a point. Push the opposite end around a pencil to make the top of the heart
 
Holy Quilling Pattern
Holly: Start with a closed coil Pinch the coil around the centre with a pair of tweezers, then pinch and push each end towards the tweezers to make the six points.
 
Eccentric Coil Quilling Pattern
Eccentric Coil: Start with a closed coil, pull the centre to one side and glue in place. This can be done using tweezers or placed on a board and held with pins.
 

 

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