Easily add texture and detail to your papercrafts with pre-cut flower petal quilling strips!
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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.
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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!
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.
I’m glad it’s not just me, too!
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 🙂
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!
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.
Glad to help out, Patricia 😉
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!
That’s a great tip, Sharon. Thanks!!
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:)
Great point, Bianca. Quilling has its name because the tool was like a quill!
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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!