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How To Doodle Circles and Lines

March 5, 2020
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers!

Today we are going to learn how to doodle with circles and lines!

Well, “learn” is a strong word for doodling….We are going to practice doodling–  circles and lines are the prompt.

Today, your challenge is to only use circles and lines!

I often find that  limiting the elements, makes doodling easier.

Narrowing the options actually increases my creativity.  You might find this true as well.

How to doodle with circles and lines
Start with Circles

For this exercise, I used a marker and dot grid paper from Ecoqua.

(NOTE-I  like small  size (5 x8) of the Ecoqua A5 and the paper quality. The paper pulls out very easily-making it better for loose leaf-and to create stationery-than for a notebook.)

Fill a page with circles.  Then embellish with more circles and lines.

Circles and line doodles
How to Doodle Circles and Line Flowers

Decorate the bottom of your stationery with small circles and lines.  Try your hand at flowers.

Flower doodles with circles and lines
Use Circles and Lines to Fill a Page

Fill a page with lines and circles.

Reminds me of Tinker Toys!

More Circle Flowers

One stem, many circles for a different flower…

A new spring motif?

Doodle with Half Circles Too!

I tend to gravitate toward flower motifs!

What about YOU?

Fantasy Forest Underbrush?

Mushrooms and trees anyone?

Not sure where I was going with this one!

Try Doodling YOUR Circles and Line Forest!

Once you begin doodling with a limited element palette, see how many different designs you can create.

What themes or common patterns emerge for YOU?

Do YOUR doodles look like something?

Does one of YOUR doodles resemble a quilt motif?

More “Lessons” in Better Quilting Through Doodling:

Scallops

Tapered Scallops

Circles

Happy Doodles,

Your Diva of Doodles,

Loooooori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori @LoriKennedyQuilts and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to LKQ.  For all other purposes, please contact me at Lori@LoriKennedyQuilts.com.  Thanks!

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11 responses to “How To Doodle Circles and Lines”

  1. Rowena Gallagher says:
    March 5, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    Going mad here, I read the strap line of your email as ‘how to doodle crocodiles’!! A little tired as having driven 3.5 hours to take my mum shopping!

  2. Cheri says:
    March 5, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    Circles are challenging for me….nope mine sure don’t look like yours!
    But I know, practice, practice, practice and they will get better!

  3. Karen Fairbrother says:
    March 5, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    Lori, I love this! I am going to use these ideas in my Bible Journaling. I love simple line designs without the fuss of perfection.

  4. Suzanne says:
    March 5, 2020 at 4:03 pm

    The Fantasy Forest Undergrowth is adorable!!!!

  5. Karen says:
    March 5, 2020 at 5:24 pm

    Thank You! Love the doodling!

  6. patricia says:
    March 6, 2020 at 4:49 am

    Merci, je vais m’entraîner dès que possible.
    Patricia

  7. Charlotta Hendricksen says:
    March 6, 2020 at 10:13 am

    Thank you Lori for all of your inspiration. I got both of your books in the mail today. Can’t wait to start playing with them. Charlee

  8. Sandra Taylor says:
    March 6, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    Loooooori I love your doodles – you make it such fun. I love your ideas of these circle and seperated lines. When you FMQ them do you tie off each circle and line and make a jump stitch to the next location? If so, do you find that the triming of the jump stitches tidies up well and do they unravel or stay tight? Thank you,

  9. Joanne Szewczyk says:
    March 7, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    I’ve little experience with machine quilting so as a result I have many unfinished quilt tops. Since the doodles are not continuous line quilting how do you handle so many starts and stops?

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