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

I find the interplay between the solid matte black and the translucent blue

embroidered eyes

I would guess these date to the 60s or early 70s

The set includes 16 clay and 1 wood marble and what I believe it a pretty old fabric pouch in which they came

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