Hand drawn hexagon quilt piecing diagram on ruled paper. Several of the hexagons have handwritten notes denoting specific color, the notes read ""some light colour"", ""blue or such colour"", ""pink or red or some gay colour"" written twice,...
Nineteen hexagon patches (with paper still inside) have been sewn together to form this pincushion which has been finished off with silk fringe similar to that used on women's clothing in the 1850s and '60s. The color combination and patterns seem...