During our 2013 Quilt Trip to England of Wales, Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, Wales, was of course an obligatory stop on our itinerary. Driving through the Welsh landscape is a visual treat already, but seeing this year's exhibition in the Welsh Quilt Centre's beautiful exhibition space was certainly one of THE highlights of the trip...
St Fagans is a wonderful open-air museum located in Cardiff in Wales. It was built on the grounds of St Fagans Castle, a late 16th-century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth, and opened to the public in 1948....
The 2013 quilt trip takes us to England and Wales - threading our path through the beautiful English and Welsh landscape to find the quilt treasures on display here. And not only the quilt treasures! Some places closely related to much-liked authors like Jane Austen, but also Elisabeth Gaskell and the Bronte-Sisters, are also part of our itinerary...
The Winterthur Museum is situated in the Brandyvine Valley in Delaware and belonged to Henry Francis du Pont, a famous collector mostly of Amercian decorative arts. At Winterthur, you can admire the finest in furniture, ceramics, metalwork, glass, paintings, and of course - textiles...
Since their first trip to Wales and the Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre, Jutta and Johann have been huge fans of Welsh quilts and their striking quilting patterns. The celtic heritage and the rich texture created by the overall designs make Welsh Quilts a feast for the eye....
This year, two of our favourite textile-related museums, the Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, Wales, and the American Museum in Britain in Bath, England, have joined forces to stage a memorable exhibition...
Welsh Quilts have been popular with quilters around the world for quite some time. This is certainly thanks to Jen Jones’ commitment to these beautiful hand-quilted masterpieces (read an interview with Jen Jones on her life and her involvement with Welsh Quilts at Quilt around the World). Jen Jones and her Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter are also the publishers of a reproduction of “Welsh Quilting Pattern & Design Handbook” by Marjorie Horton.
