Pretty, Old Hand-stitched Log Cabin Quilt or Pin Cushion Squares - Set of Four oval-shaped mirror made of porcelain encased in

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

featuring the raised image of one big star at center encircled with light rays on and through which cloth is draped

this drawing makes me think a bit of the directness and warmth of Alice Neel's portraits

tied with a thin strip of black fabric

embroidered eyes

Pretty, Old Hand-stitched Log Cabin Quilt or Pin Cushion Squares - Set of Four oval-shaped mirror made of porcelain encased inI came across these in a box of old salvaged quilt squares and thought they were just too pretty and labored over! not to retrieve. Their scale makes me think they were made to be pin cushions rather than quilt blocks, but I'm not entirely sure. I do believe they are pretty old and entirely stitched by hand which is quite evident from the backsides, which I think are almost as lovely as the fronts. Perhaps pieces to be made into something new, now, or