19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame tabletop puzzle I just love the graphic

I just love the graphic qualities of this one

Pretty indestructible as a toy but also nice just sitting on the shelf

of no real consequence

perhaps on the wall right about the cat dish

Structurally super sound and sturdy

19th Century Piecework Block in Lemon Gold Frame tabletop puzzle I just love the graphicI'm not in the least a quilt expert, but I sure do love color and pattern, and this framed piecework block just struck me as a really beautiful thing. Just right I think in this old lemon gold frame, which encourages close looking at its wonderful play of (happily not quite straight) lines and grids in light blue, cream, navy and white, made all the better I think by a few old stains, speaking to its one time function. To me, quite a heartening and