Lighthouse quilt for hubby
 

I hand pieced this quilt for my husband for a Christmas gift a few years ago. I finally finished it. I had to drive my daughter to school so instead of coming home I stayed and sewed. One of her teachers suggested I add flags to it. My husband was in the Navy so after figuring out each flag I thought it would make it all pop. These are Navy nautical flags. Each flag is a letter of the alphabet and when flown vertical on the left spells Michigan and the right side is lighthouses. The pictures are lighthouse in Michigan. My husband loves lighthouses and we have seen all of them in Michigan that you can get to by a car. A wonderful quilter in my guild, Barb Lusk did an amazing job of quilting it for me. The rays radiate out from the beams of each light. In the black sashing she quilted chains and there a anchors in each of the cornerstones. Barb is a wonderful longarm quilter. My husband was so happy he finally got his quilt. Now to finish the binding.

I have to post a picture of the back. It is black fabric but the quilting shows off beautifully. Thanks Barb.

That is absolutely exquisite!!! The quilt is beautiful and the quilting is incredible.

WOW!! What a wonderful and well thought out quilt. It is beautiful. Congrats. Is it going to be hung or will dh use it?

Beautifully done.

Oh my is that ever pretty ! Great Job !

Absolutely stunning!

Very impressive!!

That is gorgeous! I can see why your hubby loves it......

It looks great!

Very nice. You did a great job on this!

Love the flags! It does make the lighthouses pop. Great job.

That is a very handsome quilt, great job and glad your hubby can now enjoy it.

Wow, it is a gorgeous quilt. The quilting is awesome too.

What a beautiful and thoughtful gift--it is stunning !

You made a fantastic quilt. LOVE the idea of making signal flags for the border. BRILLIANT !!!

that is a stunning quilt and the quilting is fabulous!

I love this. Those flags really make it pop. It will be cherished.

Wowser! Really well done! Thank you for sharing it with us.:)

Jan in VA

Beautiful and exquisite!!!

Superb! What an heirloom!

Man O Man is that a pretty quilt. Hand quilting just blows me over. My hat is off to you. The quilting is awesome. Altogether a most impressive quilt. BrendaK

I LOVE IT! I love lighthouses and this is absolutely stunning!

Fabulous quilt! Beautiful work!

So beautiful. I am happy for you getting this done for him. Your quilter did a wonderful job on this and I love the flags spelling down the sides - clever and attractive at the same time.

beautifully done!

Spectacular quilt and the quilting really enhances it. What a wonderful gift for your husband

That is one gorgeous quilt!

That is an heirloom to be seen for years. I love lighthouses and you have made them so dramatic and stunning over all.

I keep going back to your pix and just soaking it in!!! Your work of art is truly a family heirloom...you must be doing the "dance of Joy" to celebrate your accomplishment!!! I am happy just looking at it! We've visited Point Betsy, South Haven and Grand Haven lighthouses so far. I'm from MI too and would love to know if your longarm friend takes in other work.

Very nice quilt, I love red, white and black and the flags are great.

beautiful quilt!!!!

You and Barb did awesome work on this beautiful quilt.

Absolutely gorgeous

This is a real beauty....love the way the quilting on the lighthouse blocks is done.

wow! I bet he is the proudest hubby around. YOu did a beautiful job, the quilting is outstanding.

BAck of my lighthouse quilt
 

Isn't the back amazing. I couldn't find my pic of the back. Here it is.

Absolutely gorgeous quilt and quilting!

Beautiful quilt.

Spectacular piece... you should be delighted in your finished work. It is beautiful