Double Nine Patch, c. 1867 (Block Format Quilts)
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Double Nine Patch, c. 1867Maker: Mary A. Griffith McConnell Mary A. Griffith organized tiny, one-half inch, hand-pieced scraps to create her quilt. Perhaps she made it in preparation for her marriage to James M. McConnell on October 9, 1867 in Schuler County, Illinois. The couple moved to Idaho, then Oregon and eventually homesteaded near Colfax, Washington. They raised 8 children, and Mary died in October 1901. |