Cheerful Old Stuffed Cotton Piecework Ball uli schoop art and just fell in love

and just fell in love with the look of it

and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside

in her ruffled bodice and adornments

This fabulous Czechoslovakian wooden "ramp walker" toy was a souvenir from "A Century of Progress

hopping about by day but I think hovering in the shadows

Cheerful Old Stuffed Cotton Piecework Ball uli schoop art and just fell in loveThis ball just appeals to me as a cheerful thing, which could function as a large pin cushion, or just a ball to throw or roll around, or an colorful object to set somewhere, perhaps one amid a stack or pile of others. Good weight cotton fabric held together with white thread and, happily, not quite round! 6 diameter x 4 1 4 t and in good shape, with a few stains toning vision on the white of the striped fabric. Tight seams and fully stuffed.