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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Blue and yellow are favorites of mine too. Scandinavian colors!
Mine too Cathie! 😉
I do too Mimi! I'll look for you back on IG! 🙂
Oh that is so nice to hear! It's a really fun project. I was so happy with it when I was done!
With 5 grand daughters, this would be a great gift for me to make them. Super cute 🙂
Oh it sure would! They would love it!
I have fallen in love with this line. The colors are so gorgeous. Love that pillow too!
Yellow and blue should get married, there so perfect together! 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛
What a darling pillow! I love Bloom and Bliss, such a beautiful line of fabric!
I love your fabric and colour choices! I'd be so happy to win this gorgeous gift, thank you for hosting this giveaway! Xx
What an adorable project and those fabrics, so perfect!
It is such a pretty line!! Thanks!
They certainly are perfect together!
Thank you! I agree–beautiful line!
Thank you Jojo! Good luck!
Thank you Sandee!
Bloom & Bliss is wonderful. It's a little bit of sunshine even on a grey day. I would love to win this bundle of goodness to brighten mine! Such a cute cushion project too!
Thank you Lucky Shake! So fun to see you here too! It certainly is a bit of day brightening fabric!
A half-yard bundle of Riley Blake = Joy!!!
Joy is right! 🙂
💕🎀 Fabulous pillow! Love the addition of the ric rac! The tiara is absolutely adorable! 🎀💕
Thank you! 🙂
Your post on IG caught my eye. Blue & Yellow always catch my eye : ) Bloom & Bliss is such a darling little collection. My girls would love it!
Love the fabrics you chose for this project! So pretty!
Hi Anna!! Blue and yellow certainly are eye catching! Thank for stopping by the blog!
Thank you Andrea! 🙂
Please contact me Ann.