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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Lego on an Art Quilt?

First, let me have a little scream.  115 followers!  I only need 35 more by March 31st to meet my goal of 150.   Has everyone checked out my giveaway?  You only have 2 days left to enter.  I will be posting another giveaway after that too.  

I think I may have gone slightly over the edge on my next 3D art quilt.   When I find something I think would look great as a 3D embellishment, I like to make a small sample of it.   This gives me a chance to figure out what I need to prepare, how to apply the item and what  attributes it brings to the quilt.  



I tried out lego.   It surprised me.   I had originally thought I would just put it on...little did I realize all the planning it took to create a pleasing ensemble of it.  And with lego only coming in certain sizes, I had to make sure there wasn't big gaps where the pieces didn't meet, or trying to squeeze too many pieces into too small of an area.  


After several attempts I finally got it to work.   I then drew it out on a sheet of paper to use as my template.   I worked all in blue, but I think next time I would like to use an assortment of bright colours and make something a little more abstract.   My background is a piece of fabric that has strips of blue fused down in a pattern similar to that of the lego, to give more depth and visual interest to the quilt.


For a first try, I was quite pleased with it.  What do you think of my Lego Art?
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11 comments:

  1. Sharon RobinsonMarch 9, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    I really love it Jackie! What a creative idea. One could do a whole series with them.

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  2. Manitoulin ThreadsMarch 9, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Do your kids know you have stolen their Lego?????

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  3. jlkMarch 9, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    THat looks really cool!

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  4. Mama PeaMarch 9, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    That's very clever! Good job!

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  5. Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshopMarch 9, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Jackie...I love your lego art....you are sooooo creative!!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Love your lego art!
    Jacque in SC

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  7. JohannaMarch 10, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Wow, I never thought of how that quilt design looks like legos! But they really fit right in!
    How will you attach them? I mean, sewing over them will probably not be an option :)

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  8. Sarah VanderburghMarch 10, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    This is awesome! I love it. I love it in blues. What a neat surprise in a quilt. How did you attach it?
    I think one in bright colours would be fun too. Thanks for sharing and good luck with the follower count! I'm off to check out your giveaway.

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  9. JezibelsMarch 10, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Like the idea, how did you attache them? Can we do the same with lincoln logs...now that would be a true log cabin quilt! ; )

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  10. Kristen KingMarch 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    I wonder what my son would say if I used his legos for a quilt...I bet they would be missing from the quilt one day...love your idea! :)

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  11. scarlettMarch 11, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Now you got me thinkin'!

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