Intriguing story! Like others, I wasn’t able to find anything even resembling the story.
But … it did lead to some very interesting reading with my coffee this morning. As with any creative process, the quilter leaves a part of her story in the quilt. (Historically more “her” than “him”.)
I’m sharing links below.
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...on-1234606821/
https://tucson.com/news/local/histor...44a046285.html
https://www.coastreporter.net/local-...ntings-3440292