Casgliadau Arlein

Colour photograph of a gold quilted eiderdown made by Irene Morgan (nee Davies). Date of photograph unknown, probably 1980s-90s.

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.