Any good quilting /fabric shops in the SE or London?

[74Jamie]

Hi MIl is visiting soon and she wants to go shopping good places i cvan send tell her about?

[foxinsocks]

there is a quilting shop in east molesey called creative quilting

\link{http://www.creativequilting.co.uk/\creative quilting}

I have no idea about these things but when my mum has come from abroad in the past, she spends hours in there (she is an avid quilter) so I think it must be quite good!

[74Jamie]

bumping for the day mnetters thaks

[bran]

Which side of London are you on? There's one in Kew and one in Hampton Court. There's also one on the Central Line in Essex. I'll see if I can find links for you.

[Miaou]

There used to be a lovely one in Dorking (surrey) when I lived down there, but that's going back 10 years or so and I can't remember what it's called!

[Miaou]

oooh just googled it - it's called The Quilt Room and it's still there

[Marina]

I can rather sadly vouch for the fact that there is nothing like this in SE London :(
John Lewis and Liberty both have fabric departments that will have a good range of suitable cottons by the metre - and you can combine visits to them with sightseeing.

[bran]

\link{http://www.stitchintimeuk.com/stitchintime.nsf/index.html\Kew}, I haven't been to this one
The Hampton Court one is foxinsocks link (I only remember getting the train to the Hampton Court stop, but it's actually East Molesey)
\link{http://www.mapletextiles.com/\Penge}, I haven't been here either
\link{http://www.sunflowerfabrics.com/\Sunflower} Fabrics in Bedford, I've ordered online from them
\link{http://www.justbetweenfriends.cwc.net/\Essex}, my friend has been to this one and found the range of fabrics quite traditional and flowery
\link{http://www.quiltersguild.org.uk/contents/links/shop-links.htm\Quilters} Guild shop links

Liberty is also a great place for fabrics, and I know a few fab online and postal places if your MIL is interested.

[74Jamie]

great thanks everyone for the list, will show MIL and it'll give us a break from each other when she visits as i have no interest in this stuff.