Quilled heart

Here’s a simple quilled heart that’s easy enough for a beginner level. 

Materials:

* 2 equal strips of quilling paper. (I’ve used 5mm strips of 22cms in length 

* slotted tool

* tweezers

* quilling grid

* clear drying glue 

Using the slotted tool, create 2 loose coils of the same size using your quilling grid. 

My grid has 6 different sizes and for this heart I’ve used the 3rd smallest one about 1.5cm in diameter. 

Using your tweezers, gently pick up the coil…

Apply a tiny bit of glue ..

And stick the end down. I like to use my tweezers to hold the end down. It just helps to secure it faster. 

Now that you have a coil, it’s time to do the same with the other one. 

Once you have 2 coils of the same size, it’s time to form a teardrop 

Pinch one end of the coil to form a teardrop shape. 

If you’re new to this, there’s a basic tutorial on quilling shapes you can also find on my blog. 

Now that we have 2 teardrop shapes, it’s time to stick them together side by side to form a heart. 

I hope you have enjoyed this simple and easy tutorial. 

Karen.