Quillique

I first learned of quilling from an elderly lady (I will call her "Sue") in the metro area where I live. Sue quilled a wedding invitation & framed it for me and it was beautiful! I thought to myself that I would love to know how to do that! The rest, as they say...is history! I have been quilling since 2010 and enjoy the challenges my customer's present to me to create unique designs. My focus will be to create for you a uniquely quilled design for yourself or someone you know to remember special events in your lives. I promise to communicate with you every step of the way and share pictures of my progress so you know that the design is being created with the vision you have in mind. I pride myself on providing you with a pleasant customer experience while we work together to create your finished design. ***Quilling or paper filligree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is wound around a quill to creat a basic coil shape. The paper is then glued at the tip and these shaped coils are arranged to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns similar to ironwork. During the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and monks used quilling to deocrate book covers and religious items. The paper most commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books. These gilded paper strips were then rolled to create the quilled shapes. Quilling often imitated the oringal ironwork of the day. In the 18th century, quilling became popular in Europe when gentle ladies of quality ("ladies of leisure") practiced the art. It was one of the few things ladies could do that was thought not too taxing for their minds or gentle dispositions. Quilling also spread to the Americas and there are a few examples from Colonial times.*** Never thought of myself as a "lady of leisure", but I enjoy the creative process very much...! -Kari