Boy with Hat and Tiny Horse, Best c. 1940s Folk Art Feather Stuffed Red Wool Pillow with Appliqué and Embroidery schomberg ontario Image measures 3 1/16" x

Image measures 3 1/16" x 3 1/16"

or maybe Mary with her little lamb

from Dingley Press of Freeport Maine

orange and blue paint to my eye is just perfect

works perfectly

Boy with Hat and Tiny Horse, Best c. 1940s Folk Art Feather Stuffed Red Wool Pillow with Appliqué and Embroidery schomberg ontario Image measures 3 1/16" xA total charmer, many times better in person. I know this came from a Midwestern farm community, and would very much bet the feathers that fill it were plucked by the person who made it, or at least a member of their family. Light weight red wool ground with cotton and wool appliqu, plus wonderfully embroidered hat and fingers and toes! I especially love the tiny white horse on red ground stitched on like a patch at his feet, suggesting our boy here