• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Papery Craftery

Quilling and Other Fun Paper Things

  • Quilling Basics
  • Quilling
    • Tutorials
    • Free Quilling Templates
    • Quilling Tools and Supplies
    • Papercraft and Quilling Videos
  • The Crafty Life
    • Crafting Printables
    • Paper Crafting News
    • Other Fun Things
  • Shop My Favorite Supplies
  • About & Disclosures
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
  • Contact

Flower Petal Quilling Strips Review

August 14, 2019

Easily add texture and detail to your papercrafts with pre-cut flower petal quilling strips!

This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the links below and make a purchase I may receive a small compensation to help me finance this site and keep coming up with awesome tutorials and tips! There’s no cost to you and I only ever include links to companies and products that I trust and work with on a regular basis. 

Flower Petal Quilling Strip Review - Petal shaped pre-cut paper strips for simple rolled flowers | ThePaperyCraftery.com

There are some quilling tools that make me question if they really can be called “quilling”.

This week’s review falls under that umbrella.

I’ve been really intrigued by these flower petal quilling strips for some time now, and I finally picked some up and tried them out.

They appeared to be lengths of paper that had one solid edge and on the other side, a repeated pattern.

When the paper is rolled on a quilling tool, the cut edge would look like a blooming flower!

These pre-cut quilling paper strips are from a company called Bilipala. They didn’t come with any instructions or written materials, but the listing on Amazon states that the package includes 8 patterned strips of 9 colors each.

When my paper arrived in the mail, I was surprised by the length of the strips, even though they are clearly described as being less than 14″ long.

The paper texture is similar to a standard quilling strip. Not as thick as card stock or on-edge strips, so it rolls nicely without any buckling.

I did find that some shapes did make it a little more difficult to roll.

For instance, the edges of the tulip-shaped petals kept running into each other as I turned my quilling tool.

I don’t think the end result suffered from this, but this shape was one that I didn’t really care for from the beginning.

Each design comes in 9 colors.

Some were pastel or muted shades, which I really liked.

There was a lot of fun, bright colors included, too.

Unfortunately, there is no way to choose the colors for each pattern.

As my kids would say “You get what you get, and you don’t get upset!”

I had my doubts about this heart pattern while I was rolling the strips.

The finished results are just ok, in my opinion.

The long, thin petals on these strips made this one of the most successful flowers.

Thes two patterns that really look like flowers when they’re rolled.

I think the little red one looks exactly like a rosebud.

The fringe strips are my favorite!

I think they make a great mum or dandelion.

Related posts:

How to Make Quilling Paper Mums

One additional note: The solid section of these flower petal quilling strips is a little wider than 1/8th quilling paper strips.

So, if that is your preferred size, be aware that the flowers will sit quite a bit higher than other parts of your quilling.

Then again, most flowers are added for dimension, height, and detail, so you may not mind this at all.

If you are a quilling purist, you may not be interested in these strips at all.

I couldn’t find a way to pinch the flowers into any other shapes at all, so there’s not much to the technique other than rolling and gluing or wrapping around a coiled center.

But they are really fun!

They’re a great way to add some new shapes to your quilling work and I think kids would have a ball with them, too!

Have you ever tried these pre-made flower petal quilling strips?

Do you think they are really quilling? Tell me your thoughts below!

Print this post

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

in Quilling, Quilling Tools and Supplies # pre-cut quilling strips, quilling tool review, unique quilling supplies

Reader Interactions

you may also like
Autumn Wreath with Quilling Paper Leaves
Quilling Paper Seahorse
Quilling Paper Rainbow Umbrella
Autumn Quilling Paper Acorn

Comments

  1. Rita says

    August 14, 2019 at 10:43 am

    Thank you for your review of these strips. I feel much better about how some of the shapes didn’t work that well for me.

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:54 pm

      I’m glad it’s not just me, too!

      Reply
  2. Liliane Abergel says

    August 14, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    Hi Meredith, thank you for all your great ideas and suggested gadgets for quilling. I’m a retired teacher and a manic crafter 🙂 Since I discovered Pinterest, only about a month, I’m having a BALL! Not that I didn’t craft before, it’s too much an integral part of me since … forever. Now, I started quilling again after a long hiatus. So thank you again (sorry to be in such a rush but Amazon’s goodies are waiting for me !) Take care, Liliane 🙂

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:56 pm

      I’m glad you’ve found me, Liliane! I hope you enjoy your retirement. Teachers work so hard – I’m sure your rest is well deserved!

      Reply
  3. Patricia Wilson says

    August 14, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    I haven’t tried these strips but I agree with you that some don’t really look like the flowers and am concerned about the big base of them. Also, I have seen cutting dies for these strips and they don’t appeal to me. Guess I am old fashioned. Thank you for reviewing them for us as it is very helpful not to buy something that you won’t use.

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:57 pm

      Glad to help out, Patricia 😉

      Reply
  4. Sharon Gresk says

    August 14, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    Hi Meredith!

    I’ve made my own strips similar to these and find if I use an embossing tool to shape the petals, especially the ones that will be on the outside, I can get very realistic looking flowers. I also curl the straight strips towards the solid part of the strip and then curl them on a slant to get a completely different look. They really perk up a garden of flowers!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:58 pm

      That’s a great tip, Sharon. Thanks!!

      Reply
  5. Bianca Mitchell says

    August 14, 2019 at 1:48 pm

    I live in the UK where we can buy these strips here pre-cut, or the die(s) to cut them. I do think these are quilling since the tool used to make the flowers (and foliage – the mums one makes a great ‘stylised Christmas tree), and also I love using them to add dimension to my paper-crafting – I do a lot of 3D quilling for my 3D Christmas baubles and standing displays like villages. I find the rose die the best but then I’m partial to roses:)

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 14, 2019 at 4:00 pm

      Great point, Bianca. Quilling has its name because the tool was like a quill!

      Reply
  6. Brenda Richard says

    August 19, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    Thank you all, I’m just starting I was getting so frustrated, buy wow in two pages I really have learned a lot and what I need to buy I’ll help you out clicking links I’m starting a site and adding links, but learning everything is taking so much time. Today I took a break and found you Thank you
    Brenda
    Just so you know I’m going to try to sign in with my other account hope it works : )

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 19, 2019 at 8:58 pm

      I’m glad you’ve found everything to be helpful!

      Reply
  7. Michelle says

    October 4, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    You said you didn’t like the the look of the heart-shaped paper. I concur in their current state. As a cake artist, I use this form for some of my flower petal shapes. Did you try curling under the edges of the petals? It can give a lot of life to the form and remove the “stiffness” of the appearance and give them movement. They will come alive like roses. 😉 I can’t wait to jump into quilling! Your blog is very useful for a newbie like myself! Thank you very much!

    Reply

Share your thoughts and leave a comment below! Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

About Me

Hi there, Paper People! I'm so glad you've stumbled across my corner of the internet. I'll be sharing my favorite quilling tips and tutorials, plus some creative micro-biz pointers, and lots of paper crafting news! Thanks for stopping by!

Looking for a project, technique or tool? Search here!

There’s more on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/eOyugg54Amc

Top Hits!

Thank you so much for stopping by my site. If you care to throw more support my way so I can continue to make new tutorials, you can do so by buying me a virtual cup of coffee!

Affiliate Policy

Some posts on this blog contain affiliate links.

If you click on the links and make a purchase, I would receive a small compensation to help me finance this site and keep coming up with awesome tutorials and tips! There’s no cost to you and I only ever include links to companies and products that I trust and work with on a regular basis.

All posts with affiliate links are clearly marked.

The Papery Craftery (ThePaperyCraftery.com) blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy

I hope you’re inspired by my quilling!

Feel free to use my designs as gifts or for your own personal use. And I’d love any sharing of my photos and projects! All I ask is that all photos remain unaltered and link back to the original post, and please do not attempt to sell my any quilling created from my designs as your own work. Happy Crafting!

Latest on Instagram

Quilling paper 🤝 Valentine’s Day crafts Hear Quilling paper 🤝 Valentine’s Day crafts  Hearts are one of the simplest quilling shapes to create and I’m sharing 3 ways over on YouTube this week  #quilling #quillingcrafts #quillingforbeginners #papercrafts
There’s still a bit of time to sign up to join m There’s still a bit of time to sign up to join me at the @rebeccajpage Holiday Craft Summit on Monday!  You can learn how to make these mini wreaths and so much more!  See you there!  #quilling #christmascrafts #papercraft 
#holidayseason #holidaycraftsideas
🔔 It’s almost time to ring in the holidays! 🔔 It’s almost time to ring in the holidays!  🔔 I have a playlist on my YouTube channel all about winter and Christmas quilling - featuring these bells, evergreen trees, ornaments, and more!  🔔 Look for the link in my bio  #quilling #papercraft
#christmascrafts #bells
🎄Big news! I’m so excited to announce that I’m going to be a part of the upcoming @rebeccajpage FREE Holiday Craft summit on November 29 - December 3.  🎄There will be more than 35 crafters sharing holiday gift and decor ideas - I’ll be sharing an exclusive quilling paper wreath project!  🎄Follow the link in my bio for all the details and to sign up 👆  I’ll see you there!  #quilling #papercrafts #christmascrafts
#holidaycrafts
Today’s the day! The 2021 Paper Craft Summit s Today’s the day!  The 2021 Paper Craft Summit sponsored by @rebeccajpage is live 🤩 You can follow along now with my video as I create these mini autumn flower buds…  Or you can have a year to watch all the 40+ videos with the VIP access - all the info can be found in the link tree in my bio 👆  You don’t want to miss put on this! See you there 😁  #quilling #papercrafts #papercrafting #paperflowers #rebeccapage
I’ve had some big news to share and it’s final I’ve had some big news to share and it’s finally here! I’m so excited to be part of the @rebeccajpage #papercraftssummit August 16th – 20th! This FREE Virtual summit includes over 40+ paper craft classes – including an exclusive, never-before-seen class taught by me! Learn the basics of paper crafting including card making, paper quilting, origami and more. 
Sign up today by clicking through the link tree my bio!  #rebeccapage #rplearn #rplearnpapercrafting #papercrafting #crafts #quilling #quillingart
2021 © Meredith Amand Designs
made by soulmuse