Tutorial of a basic quilled flower

Hello people!!

        Here I present you with tutorial of a basic quilled flower. Now you must be wondering, why is she not explaining various kinds of quilled shapes! Let me tell you! This is what you need to start with - a flower. A basic flower can be added wherever you want to; in frames, bookmarks, keychains, earings, necklace, greeting cards and much more.

       So shoutout to all those beginners who is confused and is unable to understand how to start quilling. 

     Let's quill! Now there are two shapes needed to make a flower - a tight coil and a teardrop.

Tight coil

Teardrop

      And to make them, you need just three things:-

1) A slotted tool - You get easily in any of the stationery shop (mine is homemade tool, i will write a blog about it later)

2) Glue - You can use any glue, whichever you get access to in your local stationery shop. There are various glue like Fevicol, Scotch, Elmer's glue, etc. (I use Scotch multipurpose white glue)

3) Quilling strips - Again this is accessible in any stationery shops; it comes in variety of colours with 3mm, 5 mm, 7mm and 10mm width. (I am using 3mm strips)

Steps for tight coil:-

1.  Insert the slotted tool at the end of the coil.
   
2. Hold it between the index finger and the thumb.
   
3. Keep rolling.
   
4. Apply a very small amount of glue at the end and seal it.
   
5. Here's your tight coil.
   

Steps for teardrop:-

1. Make a coil just like above, but don't glue the end.
   
2. Hold the coil and loosen it up slowly.
   
3. Once you have loosen it upto your desired size, pinch a part with two fingers to make a pointed tip.
   
4. Once you get it, glue the end.
   
5. Here's your teardrop.
   

P.S. Don't make the coil too loose.

Steps for flower:-

1. Make 1 tight coil.
2. Make 5 teardrops.
3. Join the teardrops and glue them to make a flower.
4. Place the tight coil in the centre.
5. Here's your flower.
   

 
      Now make lot of colourful flowers like these and stick them wherever you want to!
    I would be glad to get tagged, and see how my blog has inspired you to start your quilling journey.
    Happy Quilling!!!

Warm regards,
Swirl&Quill.