Some people have asked me for the design of my Lego Quilt, so I thought I'd put it online in case someone else would like to make one. This is only the second quilt I've ever made, so I don't have real detailed professional instructions or anything like that, but I have a pattern that should be pretty easy to follow.
Each square on the grid below is equal to a 1-inch square. You just need to add a quarter inch on all sides for seam allowance.
Fabric
You will need the following fabric:
White: 1 yard
Green: .75 yard
Blue: 1.5 yards
Yellow: 1.5 yards
Red: 1.5 yards
Dark red: .5 yard
Lego Quilt Pattern
Fabric Layout
Face applique-- at actual size
Finished product
Here is the finished quilt in the room with a couple special Lego accessories. The Lego shelf was custom made by my talented and creative Papa, and the Lego lamp is a repurposed lamp I got from The Christmas Tree Shop for $3.50. It was filled with ugly red-gingham spools, but I tossed those, filled it with Legos instead and got a cool new lampshade for it.
Very cool quilt! Love the lampshade idea too!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteDid you cut into 1-1/2" squares and sew those together first? Or did you cut the blocks from the fabrics as indicated? I'm confused.
ReplyDeleteHow did you attain the little block look?
The little blocks in the image are just for sizing and visual aid, I cut the larger pieces from fabrics as indicated.
DeleteI'd like the instructions, and can't find the "read more".
ReplyDeleteActually the full pattern is now showing up on the page-- Blogger used to hide the pattern images until you clicked "read more," so that's why I added that line originally-- I just removed that line. I don't have a list of step by step instruction, basically you just cut out all of the fabric pieces out of the colors as shown, and then sew them together according to the pattern. Sorry-- hope that is helpful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pattern. My grandson is going to love it. He is into Legos right now.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for being so kind to share your pattern and your talents! I love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteany way to print pattern?
ReplyDeleteSure-- just click on the image of it and it will appear at full screen. Then save it to your desktop and print!
DeleteWhat size is the overall quilt.
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely
Thank you! I'm not sure of the exact dimensions, but it fits on a twin bed.
DeleteWhat was your seam allowance for all pieces?
ReplyDeleteI believe .25"
DeleteWhy are there more green pieces on the finished quilt than you have shown cut out?
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is folded, so there will be 2 copies of each
DeleteLove this making my Grandson one. Do we still add 1/4" to all sides? Or are the measurements correct?
ReplyDeleteThank you again beautiful job
Nancy
The measurements should include the 1/4" seam allowance. Thank you for your message-- so happy that other people are making this!
ReplyDeleteI tried to post this already, but it doesn't appear to be showing up, so if this is a repeat sorry!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job, your instructions are really very good for someone that hasn't done this before!
I'd suggest a little clarification to your items and that will probably answer many of the questions people have. My suggestions are:
1. Give a dimension on the Grid Image, for example maybe the head. It's hard to make out (originally I counted 15"x15") after counting closely I think I've finally realized the largest block in the head is 12" x 14". I'd recommend adding a note on or next to the Image Grid saying "Finished head is '12" x 14" (Cut to 12.5" x 14.5").
2. Next, I'd recommend saying on the Fabric Cutting Layout that fabric is folded, so there are two cuts of each item. Of course, you might want to note those items like the head and neck that only need one cut.
3. Last, if you labeled the items on the Fabric Cutting Layout to indicate where the pieces go, I think it would really help. For example from the yellow fabric, Wrist, Hand, Head, Border Block, etc)
The only other thing is that I'm guessing that the dimensions on the cutting layout are in inches...if that's wrong, please correct me!