grandma lefever's pin cushion

I've been working on my reversible bag project, 

and I was just caught by the beauty of this little pin cushion.

I'm pretty sure my grandmother crocheted it herself.

I discovered it in one of the drawers of the sewing machine

table she gave me when I got married. The sewing machine

was hers as well -- it's a 1950s beige Singer. I just love it.

I love that it's almost entirely made of metal. I love that it's 

built into the table and that the table has little retro brass knobs

and feet. I only wish that I had seen my grandma use it.

She lost her eyesight when I was three to macular degeneration

of the retina, and all of her handiwork became a thing of the past.