Rolled flowers using quilling

Make Rolled Flowers Using the Cricut Quilling Tool

February 9th, 2018 • Contributor: Nessa Myers, Cricut Blog Team

I have a penchant for old-fashioned crafts. My mom and I taught ourselves how to do needle tatting (a form of lacemaking) a few years ago and many dainty projects ensued. I've had my eye on the art of quilling (rolling paper strips to form art) for a while now and was pleased to see that Cricut offers a quilling tool.

You can pair that tool with the 3D rolled flower images that you can find in Design Space to make your own lovely rolled flowers.

Supplies Needed:

Supplies for Making Rolled Flowers

1: Choose Images

Find pictures of 3D flowers

The images that I used can be found in the Flower Shoppe cartridge in Design Space and are included with Cricut Access. Choose the style(s) that you like and place on your canvas.

Find pictures of 3D flowers

There are 10 different spiral options, along with 40 other flowers and leaves that you can make. Resize as needed to fit your project.

2: Cut Out Your Spirals

Cut out your flower spirals

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Cut out your flower spirals

Place your cardstock on the mat and turn the dial to that material. Cut out your flower spirals and remove from the mat.

3: Quill Your Flowers

Quill your flowers

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Quill your flowers

Place the end of your spiral in the slot on the quilling tool. Start turning it clockwise, holding the cardstock with your other hand to guide it. I like to place my index finger under the roll to help keep it rolling in the same layer.

4: Glue Flower

Glue your flower together

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Glue your flower together

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Glue your flower together

The circle in the middle of the spiral is used to glue your rolled flower together. Carefully let the rolled flower open a bit until the bottom is about the size of the circle. Place a drop of glue on the circle and attach to the bottom of the flower. Pinch for a minute or two until the glue holds.

Finished rolled flowers

Voilà! You have lovely 3D rolled flowers that can be used in many different kinds of projects. 

I am looking forward to exploring the art of quilling and will add more tutorials in the future. Have you tried it? What did you make? Leave a comment below.

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13 thoughts on “Make Rolled Flowers Using the Cricut Quilling Tool”

  1. Absolutely love the Cricut quilling tool. The barrel is smooth and even and just right size for arthritic hands. Love it so much, have two!

    Marda

  6. So pleased to have stumbled upon this little tutorial! I’m an avid quiller & card maker, but I’m not using the Cricut I bought over 12 months ago. Perhaps this is the push I have needed to get it out again & finally work out how to operate it.

    • I am glad you found it then. I want to learn how to do all sorts of different quilling designs besides flowers. We have lots of Ready-to-Make cards, too.

    • Salut. C’est une cartouche Cricut appelée “Flower Shoppe”. Si vous avez Accès à Cricut, il est disponible dans le cadre de cela. Cliquez sur les images et faites une recherche pour ces mots après avoir cliqué sur la cartouche.

  8. Wow. Thank you SO much! I have had my cricut a couple years now, and still had no idea this quilling tool exists. I’m still learning so much about my machine. I greatly appreciate this tutorial.

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