Lighthouses are fabulous icons of North Carolina. There are 7 lighthouses along the coast and my stamp collection represents the 4 that I have had an opportunity to visit.
Somewhere in the middle of quilting my stamp quilt, I decided not to make it a quilt. Instead, I made it a bucket / bag!!
The bag stands about 13" tall and is round. All 4 lighthouses were used. I lined it with a solid blue that matches the sky and added handles. It is a fun size bag and I've several ideas what to store in it. Right now, it is holding the fabric for my next quilt!
Now, back to the lighthouses.
Cape Hatteras lighthouse is likely the most iconic.
In 1999, NC moved the lighthouse from the beach where it was in danger of eroding into the ocean to a site 2900 feet inland. A great summary of the move can be found here.
The Currituck lighthouse is set back from the shoreline. I have climbed this lighthouse just once because of my fear of heights. Once I climbed the 214 steps to the top, I was so scared that I plastered myself on the wall and couldn't walk to the railing much less take in the view from all directions!Two of my kids have no problems with enjoying the view.
Bodie Island lighthouse isn't open for public climbing but we enjoy visiting it anyway. The lightkeepers cottage is open (part museum, part bookstore.)
To get to Ocracoke Island, you take a ferry. The Oracoke Island lighthouse isn't open to the public to climb but you can peer inside.
And now before you dash off to your mail box to send off that letter to your BFF, take a few minutes and visit all the other ladies I am lucky enough to share today with!
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This hop has been loads of fun. Thearica and Madm Samm have done a great job cheering everyone on. There have been many beautiful entries. To see the full schedule, please go to Pigtales and Quilts or visit Sew We Quilt.
Happy Stitching!
Your bucket bag is fabulous! I love your lighthouses stitched and in pics. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteI love your stamps, wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI am up a bit late so I thought I would take a peek at the stamps. I have to say I love yours a lot. I like that you turned it into a bag. I also like how you displayed it in the mailbox.
ReplyDeleteYour N.C. lighthouse's bag is wonderful! While living in N.C I also visited the lighthouses and like you I enjoyed the view from the ground, lol! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your lighthouses! Very cute bag too :)
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteNot only are your stamps beautiful, but what a great idea to turn them into a bucket !!
Fabulous! My favourite project of the day! I love lighthouses too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
I just love your idea with the lighthouses, you are my favourite today!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the bag, very cute. Hugs......
ReplyDeletePatty, I love your lighthouses. They are terrific. And the round bag you made is awesome too. Great job.
ReplyDeletePattyyyyyyyy you too I am on the top of the light house...wow...I LOVE thIs...and you know that first pic..welllll you will see..
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful bag! I loved it in the quilt form too. Lighthouses are such great subjects and you have captured them really well. Thanks for sharing today!
ReplyDeleteI love, love your light house bag. It is so cool and awesome. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! I love lighthouses, and this is my favorite 'stamp' so far, which is really saying something since there have been so many fabulous projects! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job on the stamps. Love the bag.
ReplyDeleteI bet you make top spot today! I toyed with doing the lighthouses myself but decided on the pig. Your stamp is awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your lighthouses! It would have been a beautiful quilt too, but the bucket bag is really fun and useful!
ReplyDeleteThis takes the cake.....love the lighthouses!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo of your stamp quilt in the mailbox. Then seeing all the lighthouses on the quilt was wonderful. Then you turned it into a bag...are you a magician too>? Lol. You really captured those lighthouses perfectly. I miss being able to see lighthouses as I live in a land locked state now, but I loved driving along the Oregon coast and seeing some lighthouses when we would vacation from WA.
ReplyDeleteWonderful blocks....I love your lighthouses. Too cute to turn them into a bag. Great job.
ReplyDeletevery very nice and what a treasure love what you did with your stamp unique.
ReplyDeletelovely - great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove the light houses and Bucket! Cool!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful lighthouses made into a bag!
ReplyDeleteLighthouses and NC---perfect choice! You are right though---I bet everyone recognizes the Cape Hatteras one. I did a bit of a light house tour while visiting coastal Oregon a few years back and did climb up in one of them. The only other one I was in was near Brunswick, GA. I can get up there but looking down is sometimes a problem---not quite as plastered to the interior as you perhaps though.
ReplyDeleteBut I digress---you did great job on your piece and now you can use it more often since you made it into a bag! Well done, Patty.
Your stamps are beautiful and they make a great bag! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love that you made 4 different designs with the same theme. I'm with you on enjoying the view from heights. I would have been plastered to the wall as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to display your lighthouse stamps. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYour photo of the lighthouses in the mailbox is just too sweet looking...love it! Your stamp is beautiful and it made a great bucket bag! Thanks for sharing all the stories about lighthouses. I've never seen one (sad, I know) but you've made me want to go on a road trip to check some out. :O)
ReplyDeleteLove the lighthouses! :) Pat
ReplyDeletelovely items, I'm in NC too and went to hatteras, didn't go up though.... my son did a project in school in 4th grade to create a copy of a lighthouse, I don't think it was one of yours shown, I think it had grey in it, now I can't remember the name, a local quilt store wants to print out or embroider blocks for quilts with the NC light houses :-)
ReplyDeleteLove lighthouses. You have done a spectacular job recreating them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. You did such a great job and a Bucket Bag is a Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your lighthouses! Each one is unique! So Cute! And I love that somewhere along the way it became a bag. - I do the same thing - where I start out making something and it becomes something else entirely. Great job!
ReplyDeletejan@http://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com/
Love your beautiful lighthouses!!
ReplyDeleteThis is spectacular! You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteLove your lighthouse stamps. We have a few here in California and I've tried visiting them, but never seem to be open when I'm in the area! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the creative pick of the day! Great job on your lighthouses and using them for your bucket bag was a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat job. I love your stamp and the way you used it.
ReplyDeleteIt's kinda like you pulled your stamps apart and stuck them on the bag. I love the visual. Your light houses are spot on reproductions of the originals. Congratulations on today's honor.
ReplyDeleteVery cute...nice job
ReplyDeleteThe bag is a great idea and the lighthouse stamps are perfect.
ReplyDeleteI like lighthouses, too; my Dad worked in one on Cape Cod when he was a young man. Your stamp is super.
ReplyDeleteI just love what you did with the lighhouses, true to their look and then to make a bucket bag from your stamp was just great.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to have people stopping you on the street to admire that bag. Beautiful bag and useful, too.
ReplyDeleteYour lighthouse stamp quilts are fabulous. What a wonderful way to honor the iconic lighthouse. Creative Hearts are Happy Hearts...
ReplyDeleteVery Nice Bag/Stamp! I live here too! That would be a wonderful bag to take to OBX :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I love Your lighthouses.
ReplyDeleteWonderful stamps and such a cute bucket.
ReplyDeleteI live in Maine so we have many lovely lighthouses here, and I have to say that yours is just wonderful! Well done.
ReplyDeletecheers,
maggie
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I love lighthouses, and your work is just wonderful. Congratulations on top pick!
ReplyDeleteAdorable, really darling, great work.
ReplyDeleteLovely bag. Great lighthouses.
ReplyDeleteLove your stamps bag - great idea!! Thanks for sharing the images of the real Lighthouses!!
ReplyDeletegreat stamps and wonderful tote.
ReplyDeleteI just think light houses are great and would love to check one out one day.
thanks sew much for sharing
in stitches
Super bag, and what a great idea using the light houses. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lighthouses and your stamps are fabulous. I love that you made the stamp(s) into a bag.
ReplyDeleteI have visited our lighthouse on Point Loma here in California but it doesn't hold a candle to any of yours Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lighthouse blocks and I love the clever bag idea, it looks like it will be useful as well as pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh I was so excited when I saw how you first posted a photo of it hanging out of the mail box. It made me smile. I like light houses and I've visited a couple on the west coast. Thanks for the fun.
ReplyDeleteI love lighthouses -- you did a great job depicting yours. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise other places were famous for lighthouses! South Australia has a lot due to our rugged coastline and the fierce winds of the Southern Ocean. But none are as fancy as your stripes ones!
ReplyDeleteWow, you did a fantastic job with your stamps. That is one awesome bag!!!
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