Pensive Girl, Sweet Old Embroidered Flour Sack Quilt Square 19th century watercoor Endless hours of fun and

Endless hours of fun and wisdom to be gleaned for sure

I've had a number of British earlyish 19th century penmanship practice notebooks in the shop but this is the first American one

The corners have a tiny bit of rounding to the them but are pretty darn close to square

Perfect against this blue

Pensive Girl, Sweet Old Embroidered Flour Sack Quilt Square 19th century watercoor Endless hours of fun andEarlyish 20th century, and surely once part of a quilt that was carefully taken apart. I just really like this particular embroidered girl, looking so pensive as she sits on her unseen chair or stool, as if watching and waiting for the arrival of something or someone. I've gone back and forth as to what it is she has in her hands and lap a leash? (and so implying it a dog she is waiting for), or a sewing hoop? jump rope? or a bowl and whisk, making