Casgliadau Arlein

Black and white photograph of a wholecloth quilt made and designed by Irene Morgan (nee Davies). Date unknown. The photograph was taken by the Rural Industries Bureau, probably for promotional or marketing purposes. It was used as a plate in the book 'Traditional Quilting' by Mavis Fitzrandolph, published in 1954.

Irene Morgan, born in 1905, learned to quilt at Aberdare Technical College in 1928. The class was organized by the Rural Industries Bureau as part of a scheme to bring employment and to revive craft skills in the coalmining areas of south Wales. Quilting classes were set up in Aberdare, Porth, Merthyr Tydfil, Abertridwr, Splott in Cardiff, and Blaina.