delia creates

boys, kids, Lego, sewing, tutorial ·

Boy’s Lego Belt

My son is Lego obsessed. I decided to turn his obsession into fashion he can wear!
This is a super, quick and easy belt. In fact. You can skip the belt making part and just add the buckle for a 5 minute project. So easy.

Let’s get started.

MATERIALS

BUCKLE

Slide buckle – either upcycled from an old belt, or new

Flat Lego pieces – one 4×6 and five 2 x 4

E-6000 glue or another strong glue that bonds to both metal and plastic (hot glue gun won’t be durable enough)

Craft foam – small piece, sized smaller than the 4×6 piece

BELT

2 -1/8 yard pieces of twill fabric in contrasting colors

Matching or contrasting thred

Jeans needle (I didn’t use one, but wish I had… which I talk about in the tutorial)

Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies

BELT TUTORIAL

1. Cut strips of fabric about 3 1/4 inches wide and to your desired length (I used 35 inches). The best way to determine length is to take the recipient’s lower waist measurement and add about 12-14 inches.

2. Fold and iron the long sides inward, overlapping them over the center.

You want a finished width of 1 1/4 in.

3. Bring the strips together, with the folded sides facing each other. Stitch along the long, outside folded edges, securing the strips together and enclosing the raw edges.

My lines are a little wonky because I didn’t use a jean needle….definitely a detail I won’t skip next time. 😉

4. Finish the ends.

For one side, sew a regular quick zig-zag stitch {right}. This side will go into the buckle and be hidden.

On the other side {left}, use a wide, dense zig zag stitch. Go back and forth over the end several times. . This is the “good” side that will show at the end of the finished belt.

BUCKLE TUTORIAL

1. Assemble the lego pieces into belt buckle shape, as desired. You can also just use the 4×6 piece, for a smaller belt buckle.

2. Cut a piece of foam to the size of the buckle about the size of the 4 x 6 piece.

As you can see. The actual buckle is curved, so gluing the Legos right to it can prove tricky and unstable. Adding the layer of craft foam remedies that issue nicely.

3. Using E-6000 glue,  glue the Lego pieces together into the buckle face. Then glue the foam to the back of Lego buckle face and glue everything to the metal belt buckle.

E-6000, doesn’t dry very quickly. So although it only takes a minute to make, plan on a lot of drying time. I give it at least a day or more to be sure it is nice and stable.

4. Thread your belt in place.

And that’s it!

Owen was such a stud for these pictures. He let me style his hair how I wanted, which is rare, and he let me pay him in Laffy Taffy. I think I can handle that! 😉

We left the belt plain for these photos, but he also likes adding little designs and creations to the buckle face. As long as the designs don’t get too crazy and elaborate, they snap and stay in place with no problems.

For more LEGO projects, check out these posts:

_MG_1716A man sized Lego belt.

January.29 (51)_edited-1Lego birthday party number one with free printables.

Reid's 4th Lego party (76 of 118)Lego party number two with more free printables.

Or check out our LEGO archive HERE.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Very cool! Don't worry; I can't sew straight lines either. Also, I would worry about the gems getting played with too. Maybe you could glue them on too? I like it how it is, though. Simple. Manly.

    Reply

  15. Love the belt! And I was wondering what your cool blue background was…who would've known a dumpster! I love it! 🙂 Owen looks so grown up in these pictures!

    Reply

  16. SOOOO COOL!! I am going to be referring to your blog frequently over the next month. My son's 5th birthday is coming up and he is nuts over lego anything. Your party came out so well. It has already inspired many ideas!

    Reply

  23. so much to comment on…

    Owen is ADORABLE!!
    I totally passed a dumpster on the way to get the pictures for my last post and thought about using it for our backdrop, too! Love it.
    The buckle. Oh.My.Word. I have to make these for all three of my boys. I'm so excited, they'll LOVE them.

    Reply

  25. Hi Delia!
    Just wanted to say that you are my latest domestic hero, I also have 2 boys (one is nearly 6 and one is 2), so far I have made some of your amazingly easy bread (yum) and am inspired by all your other nifty little crafty bits and pieces.

    Reply

  34. I just found your blog today and it is very inspiring. I have a list of things I want to do just from looking around for a few minutes. I have 5 boys and lots of lego bricks. I think I might try this first. Did you use a jeans needle (sometimes called a top stitching needle)? They really help with straight lines, if your really concerned about it. I like it just the way it is though.

    Reply

  37. That belt is super cool! I can't wait to make one or two. I think I even have a buckle at home.
    I found you on A girl and a glue gun:)

    Reply

Trackbacks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.