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| My little 5x7 framed iris. |
This post was
supposed to be about my fun time at the NAQG quilling conference - but it turns out the guild embargoes all material relating to the conference until their next newsletter comes out (after June). I think that this policy is not good for the guild. My reason is that I think it is important to get new, young quillers into the guild - and having a strong, timely web presence is essential for that. It means getting updates about events out immediately, and having them on several platforms (along with nice pictures and interesting text). But I'm not in a position to make those decisions. Sooooo instead we get an update post about an iris! I'll post about my time at the conference later.
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The original kit design,
note buds. |
My husband's favorite flower is the iris. I've been telling myself I'd quill him a little something for quite a while, and of course an iris came to mind. But without a lot of extra time for quilling right now, I had to quill something small and straightforward. I happened to have a kit to quill an iris on a card, and so modified that kit to fit my little frame. I also changed some of the leaves and buds to fit my own idea of what an iris bud looks like (the one on the card is rather stylized). I like the final product - a little framed picture he can take into the office.
So my question for you is this - do you use quilling kits? Perhaps in a teaching setting, or for gifts? Do you usually follow the directions along exactly or make your own modifications?
Image credits: Top, my own picture of my own quilling, bottom, Quilled Creations Iris Flower card kit.
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