Quilled Mandalas

Book excerpt: Relax and find inspiration through the meditative craft of paper-quilling with these thirty projects from the author of Quilled Flowers Quilling is a beautiful and meticulous artform that can also be a satisfying, peaceful, and meditative process. In Quilled Mandalas, Alli Bartkowski shows you how to create harmonious, symmetrical mandala-themed projects with shapes quilled from colorful strips of paper. Bartkowski explains the basic tools and techniques of quilling, from curling and crimping the paper to forming scrolls, strips, and rolls. Detailed step-by-step photos show all the shapes needed for the projects, which come in an assortment of 4”, 6”, and 8” designs with projects for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced quiller. Feel the calm and serenity of this traditional craft as you quill a Crimson Flower, Sunset, Snowflake, Peacock, and other vivid, beautiful mandalas.