The Fat Quarter Shophas designed another sweet project in their Sew Solid Series: a Castle Pillow fit for a young king or queen . . . or in my case, a little princess. This 20” x 20” pillow was a delight to put together. In fact, as I was working on this project, I kept thinking of how my daughter would have loved it when she was a young girl. It’s the perfect size to snuggle up against with a good book or while watching a favorite princess movie.
I looked at a lot of pretty fabric when making my selection for this project, and in the end it was no contest for me. I chose the blue floral and yellow stripe from “Bloom and Bliss” by Nadra Ridgeway of Ellis & Higgs for Riley Blake Designs. I know . . . princess usually equals pink. But when my daughter was young, her bedroom was decorated in soft blues and butter yellows, her favorite colors at the time. Nadra\’s fabric is just too darling.
To pump up the sweetness factor, I added jumbo white ric rac in a few areas and three pretty blue buttons from my grandmother’s button jar. I kept the quilting simple by outlining the castle and a few additional areas of straight line quilting. I had never used this binding technique on a pillow before, which seems silly as it is exactly like binding a quilt. It is definitely a finishing touch I will use on future pillows!
The Fat Quarter Shophas kits available for the Queen Castle Pillow and the King Castle Pillow in beautiful Bella Solids by Moda.
And now, drumroll . . . we have a giveaway for you to enter! What fun! The kind folks at the Fat Quarter Shop have donated this darling half yard bundle of Riley Blake fabrics! All you need to do is leave a comment below and you\’ll be entered. Comments are open through 5:00 pm (CST) on Wednesday, February 3. That evening, I will do a random drawing and announce the winner. *Only one comment per person/per email address. Email me if you are having trouble leaving a comment and I will leave a comment on your behalf. (carriedawayquilting@gmail.com)
Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Please visit the Fat Quarter Shop to see all the wonderful products they have available for you! Just click on their banner ad in the left sidebar of this page. Here\’s hoping you get carried away quilting often!
~Taunja
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Thanks Margaret! 🙂
Thanks much Pamela! Yes, still girly! 😉
Loving the details you added with the extra ric rac and buttons to make it extra unique! Maybe I'll make one for my own bed now….. 🙂 And I always get carried away quilting….. I start when it's daylight and look up and suddenly its night time lol. 🙂
Sewing dawn to dusk! That's what I like to hear. ha!
This is the prettiest version of the pillow top yet. So soft and just lovely.
Blue and yellow are May favourite colour combination and this is absolutely adorable. Love the choice of print fabrics .Iain.ross30 at gmail dot com
I love your choice of fabrics and your embellishments make the castle cushion just gorgeous….
Oh my goodness! This is just the most darling pillow/pattern! I really love the colors and patterns you chose and the buttons & rick rack are the perfect touch. How in the world do you keep on putting out such pretty things? Wish I could sit and stitch with you for a weekend for some pointers. Adding yet another project to the ever growing stack of Taunja Inspiration. Have a wonderful weekend.
This is just beyond sweet!! I love Bloom and Bliss which just makes this castle look even sweeter!! **SWOON**
So Lovely – such a cute fabric choice!
Love the pillow. I have a sweet little grandgirl that would love it! Thank you for the entry
Great pillow, I love the rick rack and buttons that you added.
Your castle is brilliant, I love the extra ric rac you added.jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com
This pillow is darling! I absolutely adore the buttons! So sweet.
Thank you Karen! 🙂
Thank you Claire! I love yellow and blue also!
Thanks! 🙂 I just love Bloom & Bliss too!
Oh thank you Lee!
Thanks much Lorri!
Thank you Vicki!!
Thanks for your kind words Jen!
Thanks Steph! Nothing beats Grandma's buttons!
Seeing the different castle pillows are awesome . Nothing beats the feeling of be royalty for child. Thank you for sharing.
Love your pillow The fabric is so sweet!nikilsend(at)outlook(dot)com
Your colors are sweet and I adore the ric-rac! Gorgeous pillow!
I love this pattern! I am going to make this pillow for each of my great nieces and nephews for Christmas. Thanks!Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.
You are so right Sheila! Thanks!
Thank you! It certainly is sweet fabric! 🙂
Thanks so much Patti!!
What a wonderful gift! Thanks much!!
Simply sweet creation! Awesome giveaway to someone who shares your love of quilting!
Thanks so much dear! 🙂
beautiful pillow love it
Thank you!
Darling Pillow as are all of your projects. And…. I love the fabrics. Where do you find the time girl? You are simply amazing AND inspiring to boot!
This fabric bundle is adorable and so sweet! I love how you used the jumbo ric-rac on the windows. I am a big fan of ric-rac and am always looking for new ideas!
Oh thank you Pat! The fabrics are too darling, aren't they? 😉
Thanks Kathy! I'm kind of a fab of jumbo ric rac too! 🙂
This is so feminine. Love it.
Your pillow is so lovely! The Riley Blake fabric and embellishments are perfect!
Thank you for your kind words Maria!!
Thank you Rita!
Thanks! The fabric is just so darling!
You are always so thoughtful and kind with your comments Pam. I think we quilters just inspire each other and around and around it goes. Good for the soul (and keeps us out of trouble–ha!) Thank you!
I love the blue and yellow instead of pink–I don't mind pink, but it's definitely not my preferred color scheme.
There IS just something about blue and yellow!
The pearls and crown in the corner are a cute touch.
Thank you! 😉
Lovely fabrics! Love that pattern and thanks for sharing the link! I went and printed it out! Can't wait to make for my little princesses!
I love blue and yellow! Thanks for the opportunit. Follow you on Ig and that's where I found your blog. jessamyn(dot)hawkins(at)gmail