What a shame that so many people don’t appreciate the value of quilts & the antique woven blankets that took so much time to do all by hand. Thank you for preserving them & presenting this video for others to see
I admire enormously these quilts and blankets and the women who made them. I applaud, too, Ms Jones' recognition of their worth at a time when few others did. Without her collection, an important part of women's history would be lost. Thank you! (Diane J)
Thank you for this video. The hand work is exquisite. I find that today’s quilts that are quilted by a computerized machine look rather like cheap mattress pads. A friend of mine who recently passed away was teaching me how to do piece-quilting. She was extremely talented and knowledgeable about the history of quilting and the fabrics used in the past, etc. She had a long-arm quilting machine that was NOT computerized and her quilting was lovely. She hand guided the machine for the entire quilt and planned her design for each individual quilt. They were superb and did not look like mattress pads. I do miss her dearly. Her name was Dee Brandvig! She lived and I live in a small community in the White Mountains of Arizona at 7,000 ft elevation.
Lovely video. I feel the same way about not only quilts, but lace and embroidery work. It is heartbreaking the way no one seems to see that they are not only works of art, of great expertise, but tales of the past. Both my grandmother and mother were excellent in these "homely" arts. Each stitch so tiny and correct. People don't take the time to notice. When I look at them I feel the strength and troubles and life stories of those who came before. Women who lived through wars and intense hardship. I'm 66 now and none of my family wants these things, the three meter high crochet curtains, the tiny, perfect embroidered, hand made lace edged hankies, the tablecloths, pillows etc. I breaks my heart
You used to get your dog groomed at Glenda Johnson’s in the 1990s I remember you said you had two professional washing machines, I was staggered you could get a Welsh Quilt into a washing machine. Also about the quilters, many travelled to peoples homes and stayed for a few weeks at a time to quilt new quilts for the family, this from Mrs Nansi Evans of the Old Rectory, long gone alas.
Visited the shop and it's like getting into a different world. I got a Welsh blanket as a wedding present as my husband was born in Wales and it lasted about 42 years on our bed. The dog loved it after and when the dog died of old age my girlfriends dog inherited the blanket made into a big pillow.
What a lovely presentation! Now I want to visit the shop. I do wish, though, that we had seen more unfolded quilts - especially the hand-pieced ones. Oh that would have been a treat. That said, we were given a glimpse of a hand-quilted pieced quilt that had the most exquisite quilting stitch I've seen in a long while. A truly wonderful way to use my lunch hour.
I just saw this post and was so impressed. I agree completely that the old quilts that were not perfect are much more interesting. My grandmother was of German stock but grew up in the Midwest United States and made quilts for her household and her grandchildren. Her quilts were made with amazing creativity yet out of nothing but scraps and completely handsewn.
Loved this video. Does anyone know if they still there and please let me know exactly where it is. In 1969 i was in Wales and we bought a tapestry anorak which was lovely. I am from South Africa
I get what Wendy Shaw, meant about showing us the quilts. I was aching to see more of them opened out so we could see the whole quilt and not just the edges of them. This video was good as far as it went, but I just would have liked to have seen more of the quilts she had on hand.
wow. would love to visit one day. great grandfather was from England ...routledge. and mothers greats were from Scotland and Ireland. Beasley and Martin. I love my hand sewed quilts I have and learned from my great grandmother, have the meal sack quilts even. and my ancestors dresses. I am by any standard in the u. s. called old fashioned. I don't care. I still do it the old fashioned way. I am able to sew what I call blankets...they only take me a month. I still think quilts have more love in them. they take me 10 months to a year. more valuable to me. thanks for sharing
I remember spinning the cotton and wool with my great grandmother before we loomed them. lol. sometimes I helped pick the cotton. but I remember brushing the wool. and dyeing it in pans outside. we used the berries that grew on the trees in her yard in alabama. lol. very impressive collection.
Even though I do machine piecing and quilting I believe imperfections in all hand made items are part of their uniqueness and charm. Mostly meant to be used and loved.
I would like to make quilts, but don't possess a sewing machine, can't afford one, and wouldn't know how to use it if I could. So many people have said to me that it's almost impossible, so your response is very encouraging. Thank you! (Diane J)
@@johnjarvis8731 I was like you i thought it would be impossible, but I always wanted to make a quilt and so i did. Not having a sewing machine ended up being an advantage because I've ended up with two lovely quilts entirely made by hand, even the binding. I'm starting my 3rd quilt now which will be appliqued, Just go for it, you won't regret it. I love the quilts I made, they're not perfect but i made them with love :)
14:06 welsh quilting that's it for a closeup. Mainly shelves of folded quilts. She seems to prefer blankets though she did like the quilting I guess at 14:06. Kind of disappointing. But the history is interesting.
She can't love them that much if she didn't bother to show any - I really wanted to see them. And I'm pretty sure any of those women 150 years ago would have loved to have had a machine to make their quilts on instead of by hand. It wasn't an acceptance of imperfection, but instead the only it could be done. Also, most modern quilts made in the home aren't "perfect" anyway. To get "perfection" (note the quotes there) you need a $10,000 - $20,000 Longarm machine and lots and lots of practice or you can pay several hundred to have someone else do it. Not many have that kind of money. Sewing machine quilting is much more common, but time consuming and takes more patience than most people have, so they turn out "imperfect". They are still loved and treasured and it is a growing hobby.
I have been making quilts for years now. I hate sewing machined quilts. The only time I use one is to put the borders on before hand quilting. I actually have my own way of designing an quilting an I have as yet to see it replicated ...It is a growing hobby but not in the nature of art. The idea of buying a kit drives me batty........................
@@owatinay She DOES show them, just not all of them; I expect she did the best she could in the allotted time. Watch it, it's very interesting and the blankets and quilts are beautiful. She doesn't open them all out, but you can still see the beauty of them (Diane J)
@@johnjarvis8731 None of the quilts were shown. Only folded rows of quilts. "Alloted time" means nothing if the video doesn't deliver what it promises.
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What a shame that so many people don’t appreciate the value of quilts & the antique woven blankets that took so much time to do all by hand. Thank you for preserving them & presenting this video for others to see
I admire enormously these quilts and blankets and the women who made them. I applaud, too, Ms Jones' recognition of their worth at a time when few others did. Without her collection, an important part of women's history would be lost. Thank you! (Diane J)
Thank you for this video. The hand work is exquisite. I find that today’s quilts that are quilted by a computerized machine look rather like cheap mattress pads. A friend of mine who recently passed away was teaching me how to do piece-quilting. She was extremely talented and knowledgeable about the history of quilting and the fabrics used in the past, etc. She had a long-arm quilting machine that was NOT computerized and her quilting was lovely. She hand guided the machine for the entire quilt and planned her design for each individual quilt. They were superb and did not look like mattress pads. I do miss her dearly. Her name was Dee Brandvig! She lived and I live in a small community in the White Mountains of Arizona at 7,000 ft elevation.
Lovely video. I feel the same way about not only quilts, but lace and embroidery work. It is heartbreaking the way no one seems to see that they are not only works of art, of great expertise, but tales of the past. Both my grandmother and mother were excellent in these "homely" arts. Each stitch so tiny and correct. People don't take the time to notice. When I look at them I feel the strength and troubles and life stories of those who came before. Women who lived through wars and intense hardship. I'm 66 now and none of my family wants these things, the three meter high crochet curtains, the tiny, perfect embroidered, hand made lace edged hankies, the tablecloths, pillows etc. I breaks my heart
You used to get your dog groomed at Glenda Johnson’s in the 1990s I remember you said you had two professional washing machines, I was staggered you could get a Welsh Quilt into a washing machine. Also about the quilters, many travelled to peoples homes and stayed for a few weeks at a time to quilt new quilts for the family, this from Mrs Nansi Evans of the Old Rectory, long gone alas.
Visited the shop and it's like getting into a different world. I got a Welsh blanket as a wedding present as my husband was born in Wales and it lasted about 42 years on our bed. The dog loved it after and when the dog died of old age my girlfriends dog inherited the blanket made into a big pillow.
Thank you for sharing a Little bit of heaven ❤️💗
I hope you are well Ms. JEN.
Delighted to have watched this video.
Thankyou!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilts.
What a lovely presentation! Now I want to visit the shop. I do wish, though, that we had seen more unfolded quilts - especially the hand-pieced ones. Oh that would have been a treat. That said, we were given a glimpse of a hand-quilted pieced quilt that had the most exquisite quilting stitch I've seen in a long while. A truly wonderful way to use my lunch hour.
thank you, I see the Welsh in my great great grandmother s quilts now. never knew where it came from. now I know. BLESS YOU.
I just saw this post and was so impressed. I agree completely that the old quilts that were not perfect are much more interesting. My grandmother was of German stock but grew up in the Midwest United States and made quilts for her household and her grandchildren. Her quilts were made with amazing creativity yet out of nothing but scraps and completely handsewn.
Loved this video. Does anyone know if they still there and please let me know exactly where it is. In 1969 i was in Wales and we bought a tapestry anorak which was lovely. I am from South Africa
I get what Wendy Shaw, meant about showing us the quilts. I was aching to see more of them opened out so we could see the whole quilt and not just the edges of them. This video was good as far as it went, but I just would have liked to have seen more of the quilts she had on hand.
wow. would love to visit one day. great grandfather was from England ...routledge. and mothers greats were from Scotland and Ireland. Beasley and Martin. I love my hand sewed quilts I have and learned from my great grandmother, have the meal sack quilts even. and my ancestors dresses. I am by any standard in the u. s. called old fashioned. I don't care. I still do it the old fashioned way. I am able to sew what I call blankets...they only take me a month. I still think quilts have more love in them. they take me 10 months to a year. more valuable to me. thanks for sharing
Wow, I would love to wonder around her shop and look at all the pretty quilts!
I have visited the quilt museum at Lampeter 4 years in a row and enjoyed your exhibitions. I was very sorry to hear that this is the final year.
So beautiful ❤️
I remember spinning the cotton and wool with my great grandmother before we loomed them. lol. sometimes I helped pick the cotton. but I remember brushing the wool. and dyeing it in pans outside. we used the berries that grew on the trees in her yard in alabama. lol. very impressive collection.
Diana Wright What a lovely memory. You must have had a beautiful childhood. You lucky woman!
That is so interesting! There must be few women, now, who have such memories. Thanks for sharing (Diane J)
Even though I do machine piecing and quilting I believe imperfections in all hand made items are part of their uniqueness and charm. Mostly meant to be used and loved.
Thank you Jen for sharing....
Great video! Thank you!
awesome hugs hugs!!
Interesting video but why didn't she sow some quilts ?
Enchanting.
I do all my quilting by hand, no machine. Just as my Mother, Grand Mother and Great Grand.
I would like to make quilts, but don't possess a sewing machine, can't afford one, and wouldn't know how to use it if I could. So many people have said to me that it's almost impossible, so your response is very encouraging. Thank you! (Diane J)
@@johnjarvis8731 I was like you i thought it would be impossible, but I always wanted to make a quilt and so i did. Not having a sewing machine ended up being an advantage because I've ended up with two lovely quilts entirely made by hand, even the binding. I'm starting my 3rd quilt now which will be appliqued, Just go for it, you won't regret it. I love the quilts I made, they're not perfect but i made them with love :)
That's nice. I would never do that.
I quilt on a 1910 singer 66. But I do want to dip my toes in hand quilting.
Thank you for sharing the Welsh quilts. I found your video very educational.
it would have been really great if she had shown us a quilt of two instead of describing them to us.
wendy sha
Er, she DID show them to us!
14:06 welsh quilting that's it for a closeup. Mainly shelves of folded quilts. She seems to prefer blankets though she did like the quilting I guess at 14:06. Kind of disappointing. But the history is interesting.
She can't love them that much if she didn't bother to show any - I really wanted to see them. And I'm pretty sure any of those women 150 years ago would have loved to have had a machine to make their quilts on instead of by hand. It wasn't an acceptance of imperfection, but instead the only it could be done. Also, most modern quilts made in the home aren't "perfect" anyway. To get "perfection" (note the quotes there) you need a $10,000 - $20,000 Longarm machine and lots and lots of practice or you can pay several hundred to have someone else do it. Not many have that kind of money. Sewing machine quilting is much more common, but time consuming and takes more patience than most people have, so they turn out "imperfect". They are still loved and treasured and it is a growing hobby.
okay I was going to watch but if it doesn't show the quilts I won't bother. I want to see the quilts!
I have been making quilts for years now. I hate sewing machined quilts. The only time I use one is to put the borders on before hand quilting. I actually have my own way of designing an quilting an I have as yet to see it replicated ...It is a growing hobby but not in the nature of art. The idea of buying a kit drives me batty........................
@@owatinay She DOES show them, just not all of them; I expect she did the best she could in the allotted time. Watch it, it's very interesting and the blankets and quilts are beautiful. She doesn't open them all out, but you can still see the beauty of them (Diane J)
@@johnjarvis8731 None of the quilts were shown. Only folded rows of quilts. "Alloted time" means nothing if the video doesn't deliver what it promises.
Felt more like an advert for her blanket shop!
She's from Massachusetts, and moved to Wales, and has since acquired an entirely new accent than that of Massachusetts.
Disappointing, was expecting to see lovely Welsh Quilts,
What is the point? Guess we'll just have to take your word for it since we don't get to see anything. Disappointing
Why didn't she show us the welsh quilts? Very disappointing.
14:06 welsh quilting