Fireworks Quilts in Cottage Cove by Connecting Threads!

Have you seen the new Cottage Cove fabric collection by Connecting Threads?  It is a beautiful red, white, and blue group of fabrics, including florals, ditties, tone-on-tones, and plaids.  

Today I'm sharing the Fireworks quilt pattern mocked up in Cottage Cove, with a special treat of two options for the background color - Navy and White!

The Fireworks quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Fireworks Quilt Pattern Features

• Includes 6 sizes - Baby / Wall Hanging, Lap, Throw, Square Queen, Rectangle Queen, and King

• FQ friendly

• Accuquilt die size friendly (instructions on using the cutter to make this quilt are NOT included in the pattern)

• Skill Level:  Confident Beginner

Curate Your Own Fireworks Quilt Kit

The Fireworks pattern has not been kitted by Connecting Threads in Cottage Cove, but you can easily gather the fabrics you need!  Here is a list of what you'll need to make the Throw size at 64" x 80".  The fat quarters use are the same in both quilts, white and navy backgrounds; only the Binding fabric is different.  

All in-stock Cottage Cove fabrics can be found at this link right here.

• Fireworks quilt pattern for complete details
• Solid Navy for background - search for 91128
• Little Flare in Glacier FQ
• Picnic Daisies in Navy FQ
• Summer Sprouts in Blush FQ
• Summer Sprouts in Lt Glacier FQ
• Stitches in Lt Crimson FQ (+ 5/8 yard for binding quilt with Navy background only)
• Stitches in Blue Jay FQ (+ 5/8 yard for binding quilt with White background only)
• Stephanie in Blue Mist FQ
• Stephanie in Pale Crimson FQ
• Little Flare in Taupe FQ
• Stephanie in Navy FQ

The Fireworks fabric requirements for all quilts sizes is shown below, so you can easily curate the fabric for other quilt sizes.  There are 18 fabrics in the Cottage Cove collection.  I suggest leaving out Little Flare in Pale Crimson if using a White background.  For the larger sizes, double up your favorite prints, or fill in with your stash.  Remember to check out the wide backing in the Cottage Cove collection also!  It's cheaper than yardage and simpler to use.

The Fireworks quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Fireworks Throw Quilt Kit in Chesapeake Summer!

Fireworks has been kitted in the Chesapeake Summer fabric collection by Connecting Threads!  The quilt kit is the Throw size.

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

Fireworks Pattern Features

• Includes 6 sizes - Baby/Wall Hanging, Lap, Throw, Square Queen, Rectangle Queen, and King

• Fat Quarter Friendly

• Accuquilt die size friendly (instructions are NOT included in the pattern)

• Skill Level:  Confident Beginner

Photo Credit Connecting Threads

Shop the Quilt Kit and Pattern

The Fireworks Quilt Kit is available right here at Connecting Threads.

The Fireworks quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

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Fireworks Quilt Pattern - a Throw Quilt in Star Spangled Beauty!

Today I'm excited to share the brand new Fireworks quilt pattern!  Star patterns are pretty common in my pattern line, and this is the 21st star pattern I've released.  You can see all of the star quilt patterns right here.

Fireworks is a fat quarter-friendly quilt pattern that includes six sizes - Baby/Wall Hanging, Lap, Throw, Square Queen, Rectangle Queen, and King.  This pattern is also perfect for using up your scraps.  

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

Fireworks Quilt Pattern

Fireworks is made with large double star blocks that are made with a smaller eight-point patchwork star inside a larger eight-point star.  The large pieced blocks are so eye-catching and fun to make.  In this design, the blocks are offset in each row, and the layout varies in a few of the sizes to make the math work out to actual quilt sizes.  In all sizes, the star blocks sparkle and shine!

Stash- and Accuquilt-Friendly Pattern

The Fireworks quilt pattern is written for fat quarters, or you could use scraps by cutting the number of pieces in the sizes indicated in the cutting instructions.

The piece sizes in the design are all available as Accuquilt dies, though the pattern does not include specific instructions on how to make the quilt with Accuquilt pieces; you'd have to figure this out on your own.  Piece sizes are proprietary to the quilt pattern.  

The pieces for this quilt were cut with an Accuquilt Go Big fabric cutter.  Block construction is so easy with an Accuquilt fabric cutter as the blocks do not need to be trimmed to size.

Lots of Quilt Sizes Included

The Fireworks quilt pattern includes the following 6 sizes in the instructions:

• Baby / Wall Hanging 48" x 48"

• Lap 48" x 64"

• Throw 64" x 80"

• Square Queen 96" x 96"

• Rectangle Queen 96" x 112"

• King 112" x 112"

Star Spangled Beauty Fabric by Maywood Studio

These beautiful fabrics are from the Star Spangled Beauty fabric collection by Maywood Studio.  The colors range from deep red and navy, medium blue, and light blue with creamy white.  Prints are florals, stars, dots, and fireworks.  While I am tempted to leave out the lighter prints, they are the ones that give the stars a little sparkle, so they work well as long as they have enough contrast against the background color.  The background in this quilt is Maywood Studio Shadowplay in Pristine (MAS513-W2).  It is a very subtle tone-on-tone.

The fabric for this quilt was provided by Maywood Studio.

Star Spangled Beauty is shipping to stores soon, and we will have it in stock here at Busy Hands Quilts very soon!

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

Longarm Machine Quilting

This Fireworks quilt was quilted with an allover Star and loop design in natural white thread on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher.  The larger stars have a smaller star nested inside of them.  The design is nicely visible on the navy blue backing which is a print from the Star Spangled Beauty collection.  The same print is used as the binding, as well.

Quilt Sizes and Fabric Requirements

At 48" square, the Wall Hanging size also makes a nice size baby blanket for tummy time!

This pattern includes two Queen sizes - a Square Queen and a Rectangle Queen.  Some people want a pillow tuck on their Queen quilts and some people don't - so both sizes are included in my new quilt patterns if they both work out mathematically.  

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

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Fireworks Throw Quilt in Perfect Union

Today I'm excited to share the brand new Fireworks quilt pattern!  Star patterns are pretty common in my pattern line, and this is the 21st star pattern I've released.  You can see all of the star quilt patterns right here.

Fireworks is a fat quarter-friendly quilt pattern that includes six sizes - Baby/Wall Hanging, Lap, Throw, Square Queen, Rectangle Queen, and King.  This pattern is also perfect for using up your scraps.  

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

Fireworks Quilt Pattern

Fireworks is made with large double star blocks that are made with a smaller eight-point patchwork star inside a larger eight-point star.  The large pieced blocks are so eye-catching and fun to make.  In this design, the blocks are offset in each row, and the layout varies in a few of the sizes to make the math work out to actual quilt sizes.  In all sizes, the star blocks sparkle and shine!

Stash- and Accuquilt-Friendly Pattern

The Fireworks quilt pattern is written for fat quarters, or you could use scraps by cutting the number of pieces in the sizes indicated in the cutting instructions.

The piece sizes in the design are all available as Accuquilt dies, though the pattern does not include specific instructions on how to make the quilt with Accuquilt pieces; you'd have to figure this out on your own.  Piece sizes are proprietary to the quilt pattern.  

Lots of Quilt Sizes Included

The Fireworks quilt pattern includes the following 6 sizes in the instructions:

• Baby / Wall Hanging 48" x 48"

• Lap 48" x 64"

• Throw 64" x 80"

• Square Queen 96" x 96"

• Rectangle Queen 96" x 112"

• King 112" x 112"

Perfect Union by Laundry Basket Quilts

These beautiful fabrics are from the Perfect Union fabric collection by Laundry Basket Quilts.  There are many shades of what I would call Delft Blues with creamy white in a variety of prints.  While I am tempted to leave out the lighter prints, they are the ones that give the stars a little sparkle, so they work well as long as they have enough contrast against the background color.  The background in this quilt is the tiny blue star on cream from the Perfect Union collection.  Unfortunately, this is an older fabric collection that is very hard to find.  However, it's pretty similar to newer collections by Laundry Basket Quilts.

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

Longarm Machine Quilting

This Fireworks quilt was quilted with an allover Star and loop design in natural white thread on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher.  The binding is a fabric from the Perfect Union collection.  The backing is Shades in Cream, a wide back available right here in our shop.

This quilt top was made by Kare Ybarra and quilted and bound by me.

Quilt Sizes and Fabric Requirements

At 48" square, the Wall Hanging size also makes a nice size baby blanket for tummy time!

This pattern includes two Queen sizes - a Square Queen and a Rectangle Queen.  Some people want a pillow tuck on their Queen quilts and some people don't - so both sizes are included in my new quilt patterns if they both work out mathematically.  

The Fireworks quilt pattern is now in the shop.  You can check out all of the Busy Hands Quilts star quilts right here.

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