Learn an Old Craft Made New Again, with The Art of Modern Quilling Book

For years, my favorite pair of earrings featured dangling purple beads made from paper. Paper! They were so pretty, I always wanted to make my own paper beads. Now I’m finally learning the paper-coiling art of quilling with the help of a brand-new book, The Art of Modern Quilling: Contemporary Paper Techniques & Projects for Captivating Quilled Designs by Erin Perkins Curet (Quarry Books/Quarto, February 2019), which I received to review along with some pre-cut quilling paper strips. Thank you!

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Like most crafts, quilling requires certain materials and tools, but Curet describes alternatives or items you might already have that you can use, so it may not be necessary for you to invest a lot of money to get started. I did buy an inexpensive beginner’s quilling kit, mainly for the slotted tool used to wind the paper and for a needle-nosed glue bottle, both of which I’ve found very handy.

The Art of Modern Quilling begins with a helpful tutorial for making the basic quilled shapes (coil, teardrop, marquis, diamond, semicircle, etc.) that form the basis for the projects to follow. The beautiful projects include jewelry, a candle holder, wineglass charms, a mandala wall clock, mosaics, and more. The variety of projects is amazing, ranging from useful everyday objects to artworks for display, all with clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations.

For my first project, I chose the Butterfly Mobile, which involves several different quilled shapes and quilling techniques. My initial efforts are obviously those of a beginner, but the butterflies are pretty nonetheless and I’m quite pleased with them. I’ve really been enjoying the whole quilling process and as my skills improve, I’m looking forward to making more complex and well-executed projects—especially paper-bead earrings! Aside from the projects, The Art of Modern Quilling is a great reference for the basics of quilling as well as a source of inspiration, and I’m grateful to have had this chance to review it.

Erin Perkins Curet is the creative force behind LittleCircles.net, which she describes as “a website dedicated to sharing the art & love of crafting with paper.” There you’ll find quilling projects and tutorials, many of them free, as well as her online shop for hand-cut quilling paper and tools. You can keep up with Curet on Facebook for all the latest updates.

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Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win a copy of The Art of Modern Quilling Book thanks to Quarry Books, an imprint of Quarto, PLUS some pre-cut quilling paper to get you started from Little Circles! Good luck!

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