My boys’ piano teacher is due in a few weeks. This is their first baby. Her husband loves Legos – so much so that they have a room in their house dedicated to his toys. BUT the baby is coming and the little one needs a nursery so the Lego room is being converted the baby’s room. Time to box those blocks up, Mister!
We love Legos over here as well. I sometimes wonder if my boys will grow up and continue to love building things with overpriced plastic blocks. I hope their wives will be as understanding as Mrs. Elizabeth is with her husband.
So what do you give a baby girl whose parents love Legos? A Lego quilt, of course! Legos are perfect for designing quilt blocks. Below is my quilt designed out of Duplo blocks.
And the Duplo Quilt:
Please tell me that it looks like Duplo blocks!!!
I backed it with an Ikea sheet from a few years ago.
I hope she likes it!
I love that quilt – how amazing to be given something so personal and meaningful to them instead of just clothes :)
It’s fabulous, and it does look like duplo.
Thank you, Ruth! I was wondering if I’d need to add a note that said, “Duplo Quilt”
Certainly does look like Duplo. I love the creative use of the Ikea sheet and the emphasised circular quilting stitch on the back.
I love that sheet! Should have gotten another one – I don’t think Ikea carries them anymore. Quilting with circles was much more fun than lines.
I love it, Linda! It totally looks like duplos!
Thanks, Katie! It’s one of those things where the kids think it looks like Duplos, but my husband took a few too many seconds to figure it out and it made me nervous. :)
I think I’m stealing this idea for my Lego loving nephews :)
Please do! It was a lot of fun and quilting circles was a lot more fun than long quilting lines.
Love the colors!! You are one of the best gift givers that I know!
Thanks, Cindy! Those are very kind words!
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:21 PM, Craft App
Love it! I made a scrappy circle quilt for my son and now the other one needs something for his bed. This might be just the thing to tie the room together!
Thanks, Jessica! This was a lot of fun to put together.
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Craft App
I showed my 3 year old and he said “I want that Lego quilt!” Brilliant idea! I was thinking about a Lego quilt and wondering how to do it. Thanks for sharing!
Well, if it has passed the toddler test then that has made my day! Happy sewing! This was a fun project. Hugs to your son!
What size is your quilt? What dimension are the square blocks? How wide are the circles? I’ve been quilting long enough that I can figure out my own patterns if I have dimension estimates. If you don’t mind ;)
I asked my 11 year old son and he thought it looked like legos – then asked if I could make him one… Mrs. Elizabeth is a lucky lady.
As an aside, I was always disappointed when the day came that my kids didn’t need help with their legos. Maybe I should just accept that I like playing with them, too. A room dedicated to legos might be a bit much, though.
Really clever! I can’t believe they won’t love it.
Yes, it looks like Duplo! I wish my son were still little so I could make him this ;). I am sure they both will love it.