Like many boys his age my son LOVES Star Wars Legos. Especially
the minifigs. So when I decided to make him a new quilt for his bed I knew it
had to have the Lego Star Wars guys on it.
To make this I
printed out a drawing of a lego minifig on the printer. A link to this picture
is here: http://www.starwars.com/kids/activity/draw/f20060830/img/3.jpg
After printing the
pictures in the size needed I sketched thier basic clothing and hair on the
print outs and labeled each area with the corresponding color.
Now that I had a
pattern all I needed was fabric. Of course that was the fun part! In the end I
purchased over 20 fat quarters in varying colors. As well as the red border
fabric, and the lego looking block fabric.
With the patterns
and fabrics ready I used a basic hand applique technique to create the
individual character block. Since I had only taken one applique class and
completed one project prior to this my technique wasn't perfect. But I doubt my
kid even notices.
Once the quilt top
was completed my great friend Pam helped me use her long arm quilting machine
to complete the star patterned quilting.
