The Welsh Quilt Centre first opened its doors to the public in 2009. A long-cherished ambition of its founder, Jen Jones, she tells us, “I have been collecting Welsh quilts since the early 1970s and see no point in owning them if I can’t share them with others”.
A BURGEONING COLLECTION
A North American, Jen’s interest in Welsh quilts was prompted by a move to Wales following her marriage to a Welshman. She recalls, “When I arrived in Wales, it was a time when there was a trend for modernisation. Lots of little cottages were being done up and much of their contents were being carelessly hurled out. I quickly realised that quilts were generally considered to be ‘old bedding’ and surplus to requirement. I’m not a quilter, but I grew up surrounded by quilts and had a few tatty
