Group of Three Pennsylvania Cut Cardboard Quilting Stencils wire and wood egg carrier and one that I think

and one that I think would be terrific in a farmhouse style kitchen with worn butcher block countertops

so strikingly graphic

I think perhaps because I imagine Bertha was quite a good granddaughter

The thin black stained frame is a simple one

I had never found one of these old spinning toys until on a recent trip to Pennsylvania--where I found a pair

Group of Three Pennsylvania Cut Cardboard Quilting Stencils wire and wood egg carrier and one that I thinkThese are three hand cut cardboard quilting templates, used as patterns primarily for cutting fabric for piecing. (There are some gorgeous early examples of these cut of tin, which I covet but which have become very very precious.) I can't resist them when I come across them, and am inclined just to pin them directly to the wall; joyful things. I'd guess these date to the 1930s 40s or so. Found in Lancaster County PA, of course. Round: 6 1 2" d;