Riley Blake Princess Paradise - Downloadable PDF

Riley Blake Princess Paradise Quilt Pattern – Free Downloadable PDF

The Riley Blake Princess Paradise pattern is a free downloadable PDF designed for beginner quilters who want to create a charming, whimsical quilt finished at 72" x 84" — a generous size suitable for a child's bed or a cozy lap quilt. With its playful princess-themed fabrics, unicorn appliqué motifs, and structured border design, this quilt makes a delightful project for anyone just starting their quilting journey or looking for a fun, fabric-forward make.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single large quilt measuring 72 inches by 84 inches. The design features a combination of pieced rectangular blocks, multiple borders, and appliquéd unicorn motifs cut from provided templates. The overall aesthetic is bright, feminine, and fantasy-inspired, drawing on a coordinated collection of Riley Blake fabrics featuring unicorns, frogs, florals, stripes, and dots in a cohesive pink, purple, coral, and white palette.

Techniques Used

• Rotary cutting – Strips and rectangles are cut precisely from width-of-fabric (WOF) strips, a foundational quilting technique that ensures accuracy and consistency across all pieces.
• Strip piecing – Multiple fabrics are cut into strips and sewn together with right sides facing, then pressed and assembled into the quilt top.
• Appliqué – Unicorn shapes are cut using the templates provided in the PDF. The pattern instructs quilters to add a ¼" seam allowance and to reverse the image if necessary depending on their preferred appliqué method, making it compatible with both hand and machine appliqué approaches.
• Border construction – The quilt features multiple distinct borders. Border 2 is constructed from purple unicorn fabric cut into six 4½" x WOF strips, while Border 3 uses white main fabric cut into seven 6½" x WOF strips, adding structured framing around the central design.
• Straight-seam sewing – All seams are sewn at a standard ¼" seam allowance, which is noted throughout the pattern as the default measurement.

Stitches and Sewing Details

• ¼" seam allowance is used throughout all piecing steps and is already included in the cutting measurements provided.
• Pieces are sewn with right sides together unless the pattern explicitly states otherwise — a standard quilting convention that ensures clean, hidden seams on the finished quilt top.
• Appliqué stitching method is left to the quilter's preference, allowing for hand appliqué, machine appliqué, or fusible appliqué techniques.

Fabrics and Materials

This pattern is designed around a specific Riley Blake Designs fabric collection, with each fabric identified by its product code. The full fabric requirements are as follows:

• ¼ yard pink main (C5490 Pink)
• ¼ yard purple main (C5490 Purple)
• 1¾ yards white main (C5490 White) — used extensively for background rectangles and Border 3
• ¼ yard coral unicorn (C5491 Coral)
• 1⅛ yards purple unicorn (C5491 Purple) — used for Border 2 and appliqué
• ¼ yard purple frog (C5492 Purple)
• ¼ yard white frog (C5492 White)
• ⅝ yard pink floral (C5493 Pink) — includes unicorn appliqué template use
• ¼ yard purple floral (C5493 Purple) — includes unicorn appliqué template use