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diamond.gif (3737 bytes) Diamond
Made from either a loose or tight coil. After the coil is made pinch two opposite sides. Also called a marquis or an eye-shaped coil.
leaf.gif (2532 bytes) Leaf Shape
If you bend one or more ends of the diamond, you form a leaf shape.
oval.gif (2619 bytes) Oval
Squeeze a loose coil into an oval shape, but try not to point the ends.
square.gif (2597 bytes) Square
Roll a loose coil and form a diamond. Pinch the smooth sides into points forming a square.
rectangl.gif (2459 bytes) Rectangle
Squeeze first into an oval then pinch the corners to form a rectangle.
leaf.gif (2539 bytes) Star of Leaf Shape
Form a diamond first. Grasping the ends push in toward the center forming two newer points with a curve between them.
triangle.gif (3216 bytes) Triangle
Pinch a loose coil into a 3-sided shape. Usually this looks better if you keep the center a round as possible.
clsdhrt.gif (2519 bytes) Closed Heart
Pinch a triangle, then push in one side to form an indent.
moon.gif (2859 bytes) Half Moon
Pinch a loose coil on two sides while placing your finger in the middle of one side, this will cause an indentation on that side.
tulip.gif (2141 bytes) Tulip
Pinch a loose coil on two sides while pushing in toward the center at one side.

  

Those are some of the basic shapes and how to make them. I will continue with more shapes and some finished designs. This will give you an idea of what quilling is. Have fun experimenting, I hope that this has your creative mind spinning, thinking of ways to combine the shapes into different patterns and designs.

 

 

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