Embark on a journey with Maine Lighthouses as your guide, discovering the stunning coastal views and rich history of New England's beacons.

Let's get into summer mood with a fun and free crochet project - a Lighthouse amigurumi!

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 tribute to lighthouses. Both the actual quilt and instructional pattern are available for purchase in my Etsy shop. The design is complete for my second nautical quilt which I hope to start on "in the near future". Today, I am introducing a collection of four lighthouse patterns from my new Lighthouse Series. Pictured below are my two different interpretations of the Western Light on Brier Island, NS... followed by the Point Prim lighthouse in Digby, NS. This next one may reside somewhere in the world but was born from my imagination and I've called it Silent Sentinel. They are all wall hanging size and measure approximately 13" x 16". Time permitting, I am hoping to have the patterns available for purchase in my Etsy shop later this week. There are three others that I am currently working on in my Lighthouse Series. They are so much fun to design and make and the best thing is, the sky is the limit when it comes to using one's imagination! Happy Easter everyone! And... Happy stitching!

Photographs show a collection of houses built in unusual places.

From wikipedia: The current lighthouse on Sõrve säär (tip of Sõrve), a cylindrical concrete tower, was built in 1960 to replace a square stone lighthouse built in 1770 and subsequently destroyed during the fighting between the Russians and the Germans in 1944 during World War II. On 1945 a temporary wooden lighthouse was built to serve during the period between two permanent lighthouses.