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In August of 2001, my husband and daughter purchased the 30' Friendship Sloop, "Coast O' Maine," as a restoration project. With the intent of moving her from her then-present location in a field in Barrington, NH to our property, the boat hauler arrived and made the trek across the state. When he arrived at our house, he was unable to navigate the turns, and the boat was relegated to another field, a couple of miles down the road from our house. All fall and winter my husband planned and schemed, figuring out just how we were going to get Coast O' Maine on our own little piece of land. With the scheme in place, the rains came, and the plan was foiled until August of 2002, when she finally arrived home.

The August quiltpage shows the Coast O' Maine superimposed on the Maine Coast – well, Penobscot Bay in actuality, where it is our hope that she will, one day, sail again.

Materials: Hand-painted background by Mickey Lawler (water, hand-dyed fabric and #12 perle cotton by ArtFabrik, commercial cotton fabrics, silk organza for the sails, seed beads, Yenmet metallic thread, Oliver Twist hand-dyed machine thread, Hanah bias ribbon.

Techniques: Cut-away machine applique, seed stitch embroidery, beading, machine quilting.