The Cotton Patch

In the outback of Australia, without internet connection or ‘phone, I found myself in need of some hobby apart from endlessly strumming a guitar and writing songs. At the local Post Office in Bungandore, NSW I spied some cross stitch kits. I looked at my girlfriend she looked at me, we shrugged and bought a couple of kits to while away hours.
I found myself in Hall Green last Saturday and thinking back to my antipodean days of cross-​stitch I spied this shop from over the road and popped in to see if they have anything similar to keep my daughter entertained during this eternal rain-​world that Birmingham has recently become.
I found that they didn’t stock cross-​stich kits, as the shop is a patchwork and quilting supplies shop.
And I though that the Indian stores of Digbeth had the monopoly on fabrics in all colours, patterns, and designs. A glance around this shop told me different. They have an inspirational range of fabrics by eleven home designers, as well as patterns as strange as pebbles, and treescapes. Polka-​dot patterns add to the range, and some psychedelic retro designs extend it. At around £2.70 a ¼ metre for most fabrics, the cost is fantastic value for the quality of the cloth.
Beginners or curious craft hands can buy starter quilt kits in a huge variety of patterns to see if quilting is their bag.