Quilled Paper Art – Sun Project

Students will be able to identify types of paper quilled forms, and create one using the strategies demonstrated.

Step One

Review paper quilling techniques, and explain the basic quilling shapes.

Teacher demonstrates how to roll 1/2" x 12" strips of Tru-Ray^®Construction Paper into coils, using either hands or a quilling tool.

Students start with a 9" x 9" piece of Turquoise, Tru-Ray^®Construction Paper backing.

Using a pencil, students draw a dot in the center of their paper and use a ruler to draw six lines branching out from the center.

Students begin rolling paper in sets of six. Students should experiment with different types of coils.

For loose coils wrap paper strips around a pencil. For tighter coils use just your fingers and start with a smaller center.
Toothpicks or small brushes are useful when trying to add glue to the small paper edges of the coils.

Using rotational symmetry, students use white school glue to apply their paper coils to their sun design.