When Jen Jones first arrived in Wales in 1971, she found a land where the Welsh woollen mills no longer produced vast quantities of their remarkable narrow loom blankets for the world's markets. Driven out of business by the soulless and ubiquitous duvet, those industrious craftswomen, the Welsh quilters, had also stopped making their practical and original quilts.

Imbued with her native New England respect for the heritage of quilt making, Jen Jones knew she couldn't re-start these industries but she could, and did, rekindle national and international appreciation of these artefacts.

Since her creation of the shop over thirty years ago, Jen has gone on to support and manage the foundation of the Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, which offers visitors a unique opportunity to see some of the world's finest quilts, each year set into a different context. She also speaks passionately on the subject all over the world.

Jen Jones has built up a superb reputation for the quality of quilts, blankets and other products they supply.

Its success is largely down to the hard-work of everyone involved in the business, and to their unrivalled knowledge of quilts, textiles and the quilting industry in Wales.

This is reflected in the way that every item is checked, cleaned, stored and lovingly restored before it is made ready for sale. 

The emphasis is on giving you, our customer, as much information as we can to make sure your purchase is informed and that you will be delighted by the products you purchase and by the service you receive.

We welcome individuals and groups to Pontbrendu to see all we have to offer.

Over the years, Jen has made many presentations on Welsh quilts, blankets and textiles. She has written for and has featured in numerous books and magazines and is frequently asked to talk about Welsh quilts, on quilting and interior design programmes on television.

Jen wants to make this colourful and artistic aspect of Welsh culture accessible to everybody. Antiques TV finds out the history of these highly collectable items. We have included a short video made by Jen for Antiques TV, which recounts the history and takes you on a tour of the shop here in Pontbrendu.