Hanging Your Quilling Projects

Most of the projects you may have done involve making quilled shapes, creating a design and then attaching them to a flat surface. Some of you might like to move into the challenging world of free-standing designs—or, as we’ll explore next—wall hangings.

An example from the Quilling Guild contains quilling, husking and weaving. All these technique elements are brought together to create a wonderful wall hanging that anyone familiar with the basic quilling and husking shapes could make. The weaving is in basic patterns and using this interesting technique adds dimension and depth.

The flowers are simple and eccentric marquise shapes, with yellow huskings for accents. The leaves are green husking and dark green marquise shapes. The yellow accents are tailed scrolls of varying lengths, glued together. Imagine this pretty project with red, orange or light blue flowers—or each flower a different color.

Another type of wall hanging is the wreath. This popular hanging style is well-used for Holidays, as seasonal identifiers and show up in nearly every room in many houses. The example below could be used anywhere, but uses some unique combinations of quilling techniques. The bow is a simple gathering of narrow strips, with a few lightly rolled for a ribbon effect. Leaves are husking shapes and small eccentric marquise shapes. The flowers are teardrops with points to the outside, fringed flowers with centers and fully tufted, and last the orange bunny ears. The use of different types of flower making techniques brings extra interest to this design.

Wall hangings can be quilled works suspended within metal or wooden rings, using thread or ribbon to hold the piece in place. Quillings can be attached to lacework which is clasped and held taut in a needlepoint ring as well.

Any makings for a wreath can have quilled shapes glued to it, creating pieces that can reflect and season, Holiday or area of your home. And the decorations are only limited by your imagination and determination to create something that is yours alone.

Claire