Quilts That Sparkle

November 05, 2013
Make your quilts the shining star of your decor! Metallic fabrics and metallic floss are perfect for adding sparkle to your projects. Whether you like a lot of glitz or just a little twinkle, these quilt patterns are sure to add glimmer.
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Radiating Diamonds

Play up the metallic accents in the white and tan fabrics in this quilt by machine-quilting metallic gold swirls in the lighter prints.

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Brimming with Blues

Blues and teals  are the stars of this wall hanging. Creams and metallics add sparkle and make the blocks pop.

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Holiday Sparkle

Fussy-cut a beautiful fabric to star in the center of gemlike quilt blocks. Choose a holiday print with metallic touches for a throw that really shines.

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Classic Christmas Quilt

Use a variety of traditional holiday colors and prints in a wall hanging fit for decking the halls. Metallic touches and star and snowflake quilting make this a Christmas favorite.

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An Icy Path

A silver, gray, blue, and navy wall hanging evokes images of ice crystals hanging from eaves on a cold winter's night. Fabrics enhanced with glitter make the quilt sparkle even more.

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Serene Garden Path

Use a cool-color palette sprinkled with metallic highlights to create a calmingfloral wall hanging that is subtle yet ornate.

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Seasonal Stars

Make your stars shine brightly with a metallic gold stripe and a punchy red print. The green print and white print backgrounds shine an even bigger spotlight on the stars.

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Midnight Blooms Quilt

Metallic glints in the Asian-inspired fabrics add subtle sparkle to this throw-size quilt, which combines fusible appliqué with three sizes of hourglass blocks.

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Elegant Chandeliers

The unexpected pairing of batiks and metallic prints results in a sophisticated wall hanging.

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Sparkling Holiday Table Runner

Bring out gold accents of a mottled fabric by using gold metallic thread and a decorative stitch around the blocks and border of this table runner.

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Snowflake Love Table Mat

Icy blue and white wool make up a charming winter table topper when appliquéd with winter motifs and metallic silver embroidery floss.

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Oversize Bloom Wall Quilt

Red-and-gold metallic print at the center of each bud add a shining touch to polished appliqué flowers.

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Blazing Stars Wall Hanging

Combine four Blazing Star blocks for a striking wall hanging. By using prints with metallic stripes, the star points seem to radiate light.

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Halloween Log Cabin and Stars

Make the four center blocks the focus of this spooky Halloween quilt, by using a background of metallic orange. A binding of metallic black fabric adds an unexpected sparkle.

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Metallic Fireworks Pillow

Add shining bursts to a plain pillow with simple machine straight-stitching. The dark blue background serves as a night sky for the red and white metallic sparklers.

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