How To Doodle Circles and Lines
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.
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.
How to Doodle Circles and Line Flowers
Decorate the bottom of your stationery with small circles and lines. Try your hand at flowers.
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:
Happy Doodles,
Your Diva of Doodles,
Loooooori
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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!
Circles are challenging for me….nope mine sure don’t look like yours!
But I know, practice, practice, practice and they will get better!
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.
The Fantasy Forest Undergrowth is adorable!!!!
Thank You! Love the doodling!
Merci, je vais m’entraîner dès que possible.
Patricia
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
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,
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?