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A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers
Motoko Maggie Nakatani
Tuttle Publishing
364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436
www.tuttlepublishing.com
9780804855716, $16.99, HC, 80pp

https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Quilling-Paper-Flowers/dp/0804855714

Synopsis: With the publication of "A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flo= wers: Beautiful Japanese-Style Paper Art", Japanese quilling expert Motoko = Maggie Nakatani demonstrates how to create breathtaking quilled flowers wit=
h just a few inexpensive tools and paper quilling strips. Her simple roll-s= hape-and-paste method is perfect for beginners -- allowing them to quickly = and successfully create dozens of different flowers.

"A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers" has all the information need=
ed to engage with this fascinating hobby using easy-to-follow, step-by-step=
photographic instructions.

The 32 different varieties of quilled flowers include: Roses (with frilly p= etals and ornate leaves for sweet and romantic gift decorations); Gerbera (= with a graduated 3-level "wedding cake" effect that makes it the highlight =
of any display); Japanese Wisteria (whose contrasting colors and cascading = blossoms make a memorable impression); Black-Eyed Susans (with clever arran= gement of the petals creating a unique 3D effect); Dogwood Blossoms (whose = intricate harp-shaped petals really showcase your skill as a quillist) -- a=
nd dozens of others!

This complete how-to guide has templates and detailed step-by-step instruct= ions as well as information on how to use and display your beautiful paper = flowers -- as gift toppers, framed displays, handmade cards, photo frames a=
nd in shadow box displays.

Critique: The perfect combination of instruction guide and how-to manual, "=
A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers: Beautiful Japanese-Style Pape=
r Art" is an ideal introduction to Japanese style paper art. Exceptionally = well illustrated, organized, and presented, "A Beginner's Guide to Quilling=
Paper Flowers" is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and=
community library Paper Art Making collections. It should be noted that "A=
Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers" is also available in a digital=
book format (Kindle, $16.14).

Editorial Note: Motoko Maggie Nakatani (https://www.facebook.com/motoko.nak= atani) discovered her love for quilling when she owned a toy and candy shop=
in Kobe, Japan. She taught herself to quill and began importing quilling t= ools and materials to sell in her shop beginning in 2003. After attending h=
er first North American Quilling Guild convention, she was inspired to offe=
r quilling classes to pass along the techniques that she'd developed hersel=
f and learned from other quillers. Maggie is also the lead instructor for B= otanical Quilling Japan, a group that focuses on work expressing the season=
al beauty of plants and flowers. She is a founding member of the Japan Quil= ling Guild and the Japanese representative to the North American Quilling G= uild.

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