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How to Make Quilling Paper Hearts : 4 Different Ways!

February 5, 2016

 

If you follow me on any social networks, it is no shocking news that I’m super excited that Valentine’s Day is on it’s way.

I get all mushy about love stories, romantic movies and red and pink heart decorations.

Plus, the gift boxes full of chocolate aren’t anything to sneeze over.

So I thought I’d write up a tutorial on how to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways.

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. 

For the most traditional heart, all that’s needed are two strips of quilling paper, each the same length.  I used 6″ strips for this demo to quill hearts that would be about 3/4″ when finished.  The smaller heart in the photo below was made with 2 4″ strips of paper. Of course, bigger is ok, too!

Quilling Paper Hearts How to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways

Roll each strip into a coil, then pinch into a teardrop. If you need a reminder on how to create basic quilling shapes, take a look at my coil video.

Beginning Steps to Creating a Basic Quilled Paper Heart How to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways




Add a little glue between the two teardrops, push them together and let dry. If you’re like me and you’re a quiller who uses straight pins, it can be helpful to use a few at this point to keep the 2 halves of the heart as close together as possible while they are drying.  Other wise, hold them in place until dry.

How to Quill a Basic Paper Heart How to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways

Once the basic heart is formed, you can jazz it up a bit by adding an outline of a contrasting color. Below, I show how I added another layer to a traditional red heart with an ivory strip.

How to Make a Two Color Quilling Paper Heart, How to make quilling paper hearts : 4 different ways

I start in the top center of the heart and add a very small dot of glue (remember with quilling, less is always more!).  Next, I place a torn end of the new color into the glue and let it set. Once dry, I wind the strip around the outside of the heart, using a teensy amount of glue around the entire edge as I go.

Once I get to the center, I use my needle tool to push the ivory strip into the center of the peak of the heart, so it can follow the shape exactly. In order to really make the outline pop, wrap the heart at least 2 times.

 

Basic Quilling Paper Hearts how to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways

 

How to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways

 




For the third type of paper heart, I thought that instead of a written tutorial with photos, it would be easier to follow a video.

 

 

Lastly, I’m going to include a throwback tutorial that I wrote a while back for the Examiner.com.  I still use this approach to quilling all the time and I have a few examples for sale in my Etsy shop right now!

 

Modern Quilling Paper Heart how to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways

Update: Don’t forget to stop by my latest Valentine’s Day post to learn how to create some super-sweet and simple 3-D hearts, too!

Do you have another way to quill paper hearts? I’d love to hear your technique! Leave a comment below and tell me all about how you make yours!


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  1. Kristy Carpenter says

    March 16, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    I’m excited to have found this site! I’ve been quilling for years, but hadn’t done much lately. I’ve been trying to find directions or patterns for more advanced projects, but I’m having trouble finding them. I see lots of samples, but no directions, measurements, etc. do you have anything like that? Or suggestions on where to look? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      That’s so wonderful to hear, Kristy! I’m glad you’ve found me too! My site definitely has a lot of tutorials with measurements, but more for beginners to intermediate quillers, and with my own twists. When I do my own work, I draw my own patterns. But I am on a great Facebook group of quilling paper artists that might have more of a direction for you.

      Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/contemporaryquilling/?fref=nf
      I hope that helps a bit! If there is anything else I can help with, please let me know. Send me an email anytime at Meredith@thepaperycraftery.com.

      Reply

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