Looking for ideas for fireworks fabric...
 

I bought these two fabrics online, thinking I would put them in some Quilts of Valor that I was making. The fabrics didn't end up fitting into my final decisions, and now I am ready to make a charity quilt, maybe even using both of them in the same quilt?

The patterns are large fireworks. The reds don't even really match, but somehow I can see a kid liking a quilt with these fabrics. I can easily add more fabric. And I am just starting to try to figure out what I want to do.

However, I really don't visualize well. The design wall in my head often lets me down. I only have a yard of each of these, so I don't want to start one quilt and abandon it because I don't like how it is looking.

So....I could use some help. If you had these fabrics, what might you do with them?

Thanks for any ideas. :)

Dina

I might make a pinwheel quilt using the darker fabric with bright white fabric and the red/white fabric as the border in between, or, make pinwheels using both fabrics with white being common to both, and use a silver for border fabric.

This is very simple using two focus fabrics, but since you are doing a kid's quilt they probably wouldn't mind simple.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t145663.html

This is what I did with similar fabrics. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t174293.html

Thanks, ladies. I appreciate the ideas. Simple is good, and I think this one is going to be loud, no matter what I do!

Dina

They would make cute skateboards from MSQC tutorial. Here are pictures of them on google.
https://www.google.com/search?safe=a...xECEpDFRGXM%3A

Jan in VA

Really simple would be rail fence, and you could tone it down with white.

Another idea would be to make a flag with a big block of the blue firework print as the blue field, then cut alternating strips from the red, putting white between. Can you picture that? Basically a red and white jelly roll quilt with a big blue fireworks block in the upper left corner. Or, do a pinwheel using the blue fireworks with white as your "field of stars" in the corner.

You could do pinwheels with a white or black background for one side. Then use the other fabric either pieced or as one piece plus some extra fabric on the back. Almost a double sided quilt and quilt one pattern all over.

Since the colors don't really go together what about making a couple of pillowcases?

If you have a blue and white to add, why not warm wishes???

I would put them in the same quilt and use navy blue tone on tone with white on white also Some one once told me all reds go together so I made a bargello heart using only reds. it worked and the gal that got it loved it

Thanks again, everyone. I really appreciate the ideas. They are very helpful. I am playing with a Warm Wishes idea. I am going to try the black as my focus fabric and then have the red in the middle stripe between two whites. Might work. Notice the word "try." :)

Dina

Whatever, because it is to be a charity quilt and simple is your goal, I'd leave off the pinwheels--I don't consider anything "HST" as "easy" and quick.

Any other other suggestions sound good to me. Some kid will love it. DO you have other brights you can add. Don't worry about it being "too bright" for someone. I've never had that happen. But I've have had it to be "too light".

Okay, here is what I have so far. It is pretty wild!

Dina

Awesome! I love that!

I really like that.

Love the warm wishes idea!

I think you've got it. Great job using the fabrics as focus and toning it down a bit with white. I'd go for it!

The furbaby/inspector in the chair is pretty darn cute too!!

Love the way your top looks in post 15. Is this the warm wishes pattern or something you developed?

It is the Warm Wishes pattern. There are so many different looks that you can get with that pattern. The only thing I did different was to use two fabrics in the "rail fence" rather than the 3 it suggested.

Dina

Fireworks fabric
 

I love this idea Dina- I think the less cutting up of the fireworks fabric, the better( the dark one) and making different blocks with the red ( and white and blue)
You've insured me :)

How about a Warm Wishes Quilt, just add a Blue from the fireworks fabric. I really like the fireworks fabric. You could also make an 8-pointed star block with the fireworks fabric in the center, with that red or a blue from the fireworks fabric for the star points.

Looks really good!

I went to your older post to view the quilt and see you used to live in Warner Robins. That's my hometown even though now I live in Macon. Small world!