How to Make a Castle Quilt
A castle quilt can add to the princess decor in your little girl's bedroom. It can be a crib quilt or a throw quilt for a child's bed. The quilt top is made up of a solid one-piece background and a large basic satin castle is appliqued to the surface using a satin stitch. Embellished with sequins, this castle quilt will make your daughter feel like a princess. These instructions are given using a pink theme but can easily be altered for a different color choice.
Things You'll Need
- 1.5 yards light pink satin, 60 inches wide
- 1.5 yards batting
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- 2 yards lightweight fusible web, 17 inches wide
- 0.5 yards bright paint satin, 60 inches wide
- 0.5 yardse fuchsia satin, 60 incsh wide
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Pink thread
- Pink sequins
- Straight pins
- Sewing needle
Instructions
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Preparing the Pieces
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Cut two pieces from the light pink satin for the quilt top and backing and cut one from the quilt batting, 42 inches wide by 50 inches long.
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Cut a piece of fusible web 1 1/3 yard long. Place it on the back of the bright pink satin with the paper side up. Iron the fusible web to adhere. Trace on the paper side of the fused satin a 17-by-18-inch rectangle for the castle wall, two rectangles 6 by 24 inches long for the castle's side towers, one rectangle 6 by 5 inches long for the middle tower, and three pieces 3 inches square for the castle railings. Cut out the pieces and set aside.
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Cut a piece of fusible web 1/2 yard long. Place it on the back of the fuchsia satin with the paper side up. Iron the fusible web to adhere. Draw five windows 4 by 6 inches tall and a door 6 by 12 inches tall. Curve the top 2 inches on a short end for all the windows and the door. They will resemble a dome-shaped rectangle. Draw three triangle roofs with a base of 10 inches wide and a peak 6 inches tall. Cut the pieces out and set aside.
Assembling the Castle Quilt
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Remove the backing paper from all pieces. Lay a 42-by-50-inch light pink piece on your ironing surface. This will be your quilt top. Position it so the short ends are at the top and bottom. Place the castle wall with the 18-inch sides running horizontally, 6 inches from the bottom edge of the quilt and 12 inches from each side. Iron the castle wall to adhere. Place a 24-inch tower, vertically, on both sides of the castle wall. The 6-inch bottoms should be even with the 18-inch bottom of the castle wall. Iron the towers to adhere.
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Center the 6-inch bottom of the middle tower on top of the castle wall, 6 inches from each tall tower. Iron the tower to adhere. Space the three square castle railings evenly on top of the castle wall and iron. Center the 10-inch bottoms of the roof peaks on top of each tower. Center a window 3 inches below each tower roof. Place the other two windows 2 inches below the castle wall and 1 inch from each tower side. Center the door on the bottom edge of the castle wall. Iron all the pieces to adhere.
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Satin stitch over the seams and around all the pieces of the castle using a bright pink thread. Hand stitch pink sequins, randomly, to the surface of the castle to make it sparkle.
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Place the quilt top on your work table right side up. Place the backing on top and match the edges. Place the quilt batting on top of the backing and match the edges. Pin the edges through all layers. Sew around the castle quilt edge using a 1/2-inch seam allowance and leaving a 6-inch opening on the bottom center edge for turning. Turn the quilt right side out and hand stitch the opening closed.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a pressing cloth for all ironing, to prevent burning or scorching the fabric.
If making this quilt for a baby, you may want to eliminate the sequins in Section 2 Step 3.
