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Marie A. Amos

Quiltmaker

  Fort Benning, Georgia, United States    

Georgia Quilt Project

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The maker lived most of their life in New Jersey and moved to Georgia through the military, Wishes for more time.

When was the quiltmaker born?

08/4/1963

Ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American; Black ancestry - was slave great grandparents

Educational background:

some college

Religious affiliation:

Christian

Occupation (if retired, former occupation):

Homemaker

Where was the quiltmaker born?

North Carolina (NC), United States

Where did the quiltmaker grow up?

Rural

Father's Name:

James Blue Jr.

Father's birthplace:

North Carolina

Mother's Name:

Janice Blue

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

North Carolina

Spouse's/Spouses' name(s):

Greg Amos

Spouse's/Spouses' occupation:

Military

Number of children:

Zakiya (F), Markecia (F)

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-taught

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt:

Pleasure

Other reasons the quiltmaker makes/made quilts.

The maker learned to quilt on her own, read books, c. 1989. The maker has made six other quilts, with friends in Georgia.

Estimate the number of quilts made by this maker:

5-20 quilts

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