Coastal Lighthouse Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

A quilter from Nova Scotia messaged me last week after she stitched this onto a navy canvas bag for her husbands birthday, said she cried a little when it came off the machine. Its that kind of design. The tower is bold red with a cream-white band cutting across the middle, the kind of stripe youd see on an actual coastal light. Solid. Dramatic. Black satin at the lantern room, tight and precise, with a glowing halo behind it that goes from golden yellow at the centre out to a soft slate blue ring. Five or six tiny white seagulls scattered around it, little satin shapes that are suprisingly clean to stitch even at the smaller sizes.

Hooped on dark navy or charcoal twill it really pops, and Ive seen it on black canvas aswell, the dark background makes the red practically glow. Dense tatami fill at 600 per inch means the red comes out solid with no gaps. Dont skip the underlay on loosely woven linen or it gets patchy. Cutaway stabiliser is my go-to here on anything stretchy. For a stiff canvas bag a good tearaway works fine. Hoop it tight, the tower sits quite tall so centre it vertically with a bit more room above than below.

Use the smallest size for a breast pocket on a fleece or denim jacket, its about 2.5 inches wide and wont crowd the seam. At 5.4 inches it fits a cushion cover perfectly, works great in a framed wall hoop, or sits nicely on the back panel of a canvas tote. Pair it with a rope-knot or anchor motif and you've got a coastal gift set. Try it on cream cotton too, the dark browns in the rocky base read differently against a pale fabric and gives the whole thing a vintage nautical chart feel.

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