Lighthouse quilt

I've been busy here at The Painted Quilt. I think everyone has some kind of "thing" for lighthouses, myself included. Since moving to Nova Scotia in 2010, I've become even more enamored with them. Nova Scotia is the farthest eastern mainland Canadian province that is almost completely surrounded by the sea. Countless, if not hundreds of lighthouses continue to dot the amazing landscape that is Nova Scotia. Last year I designed my first nautical-themed quilt called Safe Harbor which was a…

This lighthouse line drawing is part of the By the Seashore applique wall hanging or quilt pattern. Free printable. More seashore line drawings available.

A paper-pieced pattern for a lighthouse quilt block. Finished size is 14" w x 14" h. Skill level: advanced beginner / intermediate. For a digital download file for this pattern and more, go to: http://quiltpatternsmore.com

One of eight original blocks created for the Sailing By Sampler a quilt that gazes westwards across the wide Atlantic sea from the Cornish coast to New England…A Petit FOUR block, you can find a range of compatible projects at cakestandquilts.comMATE...

Quilt for fun with the Liberty Quilted Wall Hanging Pattern. Use both sides of one focus fabric for the lighthouse, light beam (reversed), rocks (reversed), and binding on a scrappy background! The lighthouse, light beam (reversed), rocks (reversed), and binding are made from 1 1/2 yards of focus fabric on a scrappy, fun background. Easy and fast to make, this quilt pattern is great for gifting or seasonal decorating. Liberty is made with a bright Kaffe Fassett stripe. Many patriotic or…

Ok, I am now officially multi-tasking again (in quilting terms). I can't even pretend I don't know how it happened (one tiny project at a time), but I'll go with the flow again for a bit. The lighthouses are still my main preoccupation though, and no. 3 is done. A bit shorter and fatter than the first two, but I'm not too bothered about getting them all the same size. Next up I'm going to try a much shorter one. I am consistently torn with these: I can see it would be easy to finish them…

where treasures of past and present connect

I wish I could say that I have been quilting up a storm — but no, that happens to be the name of the raffle quilt I didn’t win: Isn’t it a beauty? It was made by members of the O…