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    Old 06-03-2016, 03:03 PM
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    Default 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.

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    Old 06-03-2016, 03:32 PM
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    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.
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    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
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    Old 06-03-2016, 06:19 PM
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    This is what I did with similar fabrics. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t174293.html
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    Old 06-03-2016, 07:15 PM
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    Thanks, ladies. I appreciate the ideas. Simple is good, and I think this one is going to be loud, no matter what I do!

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    Old 06-03-2016, 08:32 PM
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    They would make cute skateboards from MSQC tutorial. Here are pictures of them on google.
    https://www.google.com/search?safe=a...xECEpDFRGXM%3A

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    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.
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    Old 06-03-2016, 10:48 PM
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    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.
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    Since the colors don't really go together what about making a couple of pillowcases?
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    Old 06-04-2016, 03:32 AM
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    If you have a blue and white to add, why not warm wishes???
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