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Wholecloth quilt made in 1951 by Emiah Jones (1888-1961) of Cross Hands for a quilting competition held at the Welsh Folk Museum in conjunction with the Festival of Britain. The quilt was awarded third prize.

Top cover of light green cotton poplin with a backing of stone coloured poplin. Quilting pattern consisting of central diamond and four part diamonds, each containing a circle with petalled flower and corner motifs of curving petals, with a background of small trellis. Sides of central diamond and rectangle are outlined with triangles of shell pattern with quadruple outline. The central diamond is delineated by bands of extremely closely worked spirals. There is a very complex wide border of broad zigzag and triangles filled with quarter fans, spirals and trellis, with cross wave patterns. An outer border of four leaf motif in each corner. This quilt is noted for its tiny close running stitches.