Just running through my head possible patterns and the suggested patriotic fabrics, and think that you will probably be fine. You might want to even pull a couple of gold colors just to pop something, which is probably suggested in your patriotic fabrics also ...
That pulling fat quarters of lights is bothersome to me ... white and I do not get along, and if it is all too light, then I hope whoever receives my quilt will get along better with whites/lights than I do ...
on the other hand, based on Angie's suggestions, I could pull some of my novelties with red family and something else ...
thinking, thinking, thinking, <g>