Art of Paper Quilling: Designing Handcrafted Gifts and Cards (ISBN 1592533868)

Beautiful designs but ...:
This book has absolutely beautiful designs of paper quilling. There are many styles of flower that are completely different than I have ever seen. However, as an experienced quiller I do not think this book will be very helpful for beginning quillers. The author uses strips of a length which are not, to my knowledge, available in either Canada or the United States (10 5/8"). In addition, some of the lengths she says to use for certain designs seem very suspect. In some cases short lengths are used (according to her instructions) but the picture shows an item clearly made from a much longer strip. In addition she mentions widths of paper which I have never seen here (3/16", 9/32", and 5/16"). Finally, her names of the colours of the strips in her book are names which I have never seen here. If I was trying to follow her instructions and was looking in the stores for "dusty grape" strips that were 10 5/8" long, I think I would be very frustrated when I couldn't find them. Therefore, overall I am somewhat disappointed in this book, even though I do love the designs.

Art of Paper Quilling:
This book is great. I have several quilling books and love it when I get one that actually teaches something different. It has several different projects with full instructions. This is definitely a book that every quiller should have.

Wonderful, Artistic, and Instructional:
I own several paper quilling books and this is one of my favorites. I highly reccomend it. Claire shows off beautiful work, ranging from the simple to the complex. I also enjoyed her gallery in the back a great deal. The only thing is that nearly all the pieces are floral themed, which I found to be perfectly fine.

Wonderful Work in a Great Book:
I am fairly new to the art of paper quilling and was not really very interested until I received this book. Ms. Choi did a wonderful job in the explanation of techniques and methods in which to create wonderful projects with paper. This book has full color photos and complete illustrated sketches as well as instructions on how to create great projects. I am very interested in making the square gift box on page 102 and was surprised to see that the author has given detailed instructions on how to create the box that the quilling will be placed on. (In most cases I am told to go to my nearest store to purchase a ready made box!) She even has given embellishment tips. Great job on a great book. I will definately recommend this book to anyone out there who is interested in paper quilling.

Quilling is so creative:
I did Quilling in the '70s and want to renew my skill and imagination. There are so many new innovative designs in '08, I'll have gifts for everyone. Peggy Ft Lauderdale