Quilling dolls

Quilling dolls (L-R) Mexican girl, Pandit, Japanese girl

       Dolls are part of our life , we all grew up living with them, sharing our thoughts and emotions with them , they also have a important place in our culture and we have a festival uniquely to showcase them, yes I am referring to golu dolls arranged during Navaratri (also called Dusheera). Girls in general are more bonded with dolls , especially  in decorating , building houses and making dresses for these dolls, naturally they are integral part of their lives . Now how about creating your own doll ? Does that sound interesting ? Yes ? 

Friends, in this article I am going to show you something very unique and interesting. How about making a handmade 3 D quilling doll. !! Making a quilling doll is one of the most intresting and beautiful creations using quilling. You can put your own ideas and creativity to make and decorate your dolls. 

Different types of dolls have always fascinated everyone especially children.

Here I will show you how to make a girl doll with a rose in her hand. I will explain each part of the dolls in detail.

Face (Step 1-3) :

For this I have used skin color 5 mm quilling strip. 

• Take a cream color 5 mm quilling strip. 
• You will need to attach 4 strips together and make a tight coil. 
• Apply fevicol on both sides to make the coil firm.
• Draw the eyes and mouth with black and red color marker.

Hairs (Step 4-8):

For this I have used  brown color 5 mm quilling strips. You can also use black color.

• Cut a single quilling strip into 6 equal parts.
• Roll one side of each strip and leave it loose to get a loose coil. Make 5 - 6 of such type.
• Stick all these curls onto the back and side of the face using fevicol.

Dress (Step 9-15):

For this I have used blue color 5 mm quilling strips . You can use any color of your choice.

• Attach 6 quilling strips and make a tight coil.
• Push your finger inside the coil and make a cone. 
• Apply fevicol inside the cone to make it firm.
• Take a single 5 mm blue color quilling strip and cut fringes all along the whole strip.
• Stick the fringed strip on the bottom of the cone with the fringes facing down.
• Cut a small circle shaped cardboard and stick it inside the cone as shown in the Step15. This will act as a support for the legs of the doll.

Sleeve (Step 16-17) :

Here you need one quilling strip for each sleeve. I have used 5 mm blue color quilling strip.

• Make  a tight coil.
• Make a small cone to form the sleeve.
• Make this for both the sides.

Hands (Step 18-24):

I have used skin color 5 mm quilling strips.

• Take a single quilling strip and cut in into 4  equal parts.
• Make tight coils each.
• Take two coils of the same size and make a small cone.
• Form the hands of the dolls and attach in the pattern shown in Step .

Attach the hands to the sleeves of the doll and attach the head to it.

Legs (Step 25-26) :

I have used 10 mm skin color quilling strip. Make a tight coil using a single 10 mm quilling strip. Make the same for the other leg too.  

Shoes (Step 27-28) :

Make a tear drop shape using a single 5 mm brown color quilling strip. Make two of the same type. You can use any color of your choice. Attach the shoes to the legs.

Attach them to the dress. Then attach the face with the body to complete your quilling doll.

I have also taken a small incense stick and attached a rose quilling flower to it. Stick the stick to the hand of the doll which will make it look beautiful. See how pretty and cute your quilling doll looks.

Dolls look very cute and attractive. You can gift them to your loved ones or can be used to decorate during the navarathri festival.

I hope you liked my creativity of quilling dolls. Please share your views and tell me what type of dolls you made in your creativity.