Welsh Quilts

In 2005 when Peter and I were attending the European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace, France, we had the great pleasure of hearing a talk on Welsh Quilts given by Jen Jones.  Her enthusiasm and passion for the subject truly inspired us to learn more about these historic quilts and we began this journey with her books.  In her publications Jen Jones talks about stories behind some of the quilts she has bought, sold and collected for more than 30 years.  Her private collection of over 200 quilts represents more than 100 years of Welsh quilting.
Our visit to the UK last September took us briefly to Wales and a visit to  The Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre in The Old Town Hall in Lampeter a fabulous building which has been recently restored.  We viewed her inaugural exhibition which focused on Welsh flannel geometric patchworks.
We then travelled about 5 miles to Jen Jones' shop in her 1735 listed cottage at Llanybydder where there was a wide selection of vintage quilts for sale.  Many were wholecloth quilts on sateen printed cottons with heavy woollen batting and intricate quilting designs - very very tempting.
We would like to visit this area again and see how the new gallery grows.
Till next time
Frances

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Sue said…
Glad you got to The Welsh Quilt Museum.
I will be going again later on this year and will post photos on my blog. Thanks for following mine. I am now following You. LOL Sue
March 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM
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