Lovely Old Bunched Fabric Pin Cushion carved wood shoe making one think about the

making one think about the amazing color of ripe blackberries

14" long x 5 1/16" t and done on 1/4" particle board with holes at top and bottom center for hanging

it seems there was a whole set of them produced (copyright 1947)

and the covers are plenty worn

Lovely Old Bunched Fabric Pin Cushion carved wood shoe making one think about theI think perhaps this pin cushion may have been meant to represent a pineapple, with the red Christmas ribbon like the spiky greens on top, and with the pineapple being a symbol of gracious welcome. It also looks a little like a bunch of grapes, though or a hand grenade! What a charming thing in any case, feeling like a present or a whole bundle of them, with a wide variety of what look to me like shirt fabrics bundled up into colorful little nodes and