Pattern/Technique: Modern Paper Quilling Workshop by Zahra Ammar
Materials: (Used kit materials)
Paper strips are 1/4" in width (except for anemone fringe, which is 3/4" wide). Light/med/dark pink strips are 11" long. Peach, black, green, cream, brown strips are 20" long (Fabriano Tiziano 160gsm paper)
Note: all circle sizes based on Quilled Creations Circle Sizer
Cherry blossoms
Center: 1/8 brown strip (for fringed center, used 1/4 dark pink strip)
Petals: 1/2 light pink strip released into #3 hole
Dogwood centers
Center: 1/12 green strip (cut in half, then half again, then into 3rds)
Petals: med pink strip glued to long cream strip, released into #0 hole
Leaves
Large: 1/3 green strip
Medium: 1/4 green strip
Small: 1/5 green strip
Release into holes #3, #4, #5
Anemone
Center: 2 black strips glued together for center, surrounded by fringed 3/4" black strip
Petals: 1/2 peach strip, glued in layers of 2/3/4 strips
New skills: Paper quilling
Lessons: When it comes to glue, less is always more.
Having a degree of randomness / imperfection in placement of flower petals & centers is an important part of something looking “natural.” Nature rarely creates perfect symmetry.
What I'd do differently: Nothing
Care: n/a
