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Patchwork and Quilting Shop - The Cotton Patch

The Cotton Patch is a UK company specialising in patchwork and quilting fabrics, books, wadding, notions and haberdashery. We have been supplying patchworkers and quilters with fabrics, wadding, notions, books, software, haberdashery and accessories since 1990 and have the most comprehensive range of products in the UK with thousands of patchwork fabrics. The Cotton Patch Shop is based in Hall Green, Birmingham and our friendly and knowledgeable staff will be happy to help you if you need advice and guidance.

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Jubilee Bunting

New in stock are four colourful Kaffe Fassett Marquee panel which are perfect for making your own bunting. Each panel has 10 colour sections that can be cut to make 10, double-sided fabric flags. Join them together with ribbon and there you have it (almost) instant, colourful bunting! The Marquee panels come in four different colourways. Also new is a British flag panel (5497-4, Team GB) with 2 large and 8 small flags. It's a quality, 100% cotton fabric so it's easy to cut up and use with all our other patchwork fabrics.

You can find the Marquee Panels and Team GB Panel here

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Karavan by Valori Wells Quilt Kits, Cushion Kits, Fat Quarter Packs & Fabrics

We have two new Lap Quilt kits featuring Valori Wells Karavan fabrics and their signature marching elephants, shown above right. Each kit contains the fabrics, backing fabric and intructions to make a 44½" x 42½" quilt. We also have three fat quarter packs that all include instrutions on how to make the cushions covers shown above left. Or there are fifteen fabrics to purchase by the metre.

Valori Wells Karavan Fabrics

TrueCut range of Rotary Cutters and Rulers

TrueCut range of Rotary Cutters and Rulers

We are now stocking the new Truecut range of rotary cutters and rulers The TrueCut My Comfort range of rotary cutters comes in 3 sizes; 28mm, 45mm and 60mm and we have four rulers 6.5" x 24.5", 6.5" x 12.5", 12.5" square and 6.5" square. We also have two combination offers which give you some great savings on the individual priced products.

The My Comfort Cutters feature a unique guide which locks onto the patchwork rulers giving you a more accurate and safer rotary cutting experience. You can find all of the TrueCut products on the Truecut page along with a video showing them in action.

TrueCut range of Rotary Cutters

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Latest Moda Fabrics

Latest Moda Fabrics

We have three new Fabric ranges in stock, Hello Luscious, A Walk in the Woods and Rouenneries Deux, as well as a number of new Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and Strip Rolls.

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Handi Quilter Long-Arm Sewing Machines

Handi Quilter Long-Arm Sewing Machines

The Cotton Patch has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Handi Quilter ® products in the UK and can supply throughout Europe. Handi Quilter ® is a leading manufacturer of longarm quilting machine, computerised quilting systems, frames and quilting accessories based in the United States of America.

To make an appointment for a demonstration or for further details please call Geoff or Liz on 0121 702 2840 to arrange a date or to discuss your sewing machine or quilt frame requirements. Alternatively you can email mailorder@cottonpatch.co.uk.

The HQ18 Avanté TM 18" Quilting Machine conforms to all relevant European regulations and offers expanded quilting space, stitch regulation and a Precision-glide track with an 18" throat. This quality product is backed by the HQ warranty and support from both Handi Quilter ® and from The Cotton Patch in the UK. Designed by a Quilter, for Quilters, the HQ18 Avanté TM is a high-functioning longarm system designed to provide a professional frame for the home studio.

The HQ Sweet Sixteen. If you love to free-motion machine quilt but struggle to fit your project in a small throat space, you’re going to love the HQ Sweet Sixteen®. Sixteen inches of throat space gives you room to quilt even a king-size quilt. The smooth surface of the included table allows your project to glide under the needle.

Rouenneries Deux fabrics from Moda by French GeneralKaravan fabrics by Valori Wells for Free SpiritLark Amy Butler Fabrics
Rouenneries Deux Fabrics by French GeneralKaravan Fabrics by Valori WellsLark Fabrics by Amy Butler

Patchwork and Quilting Fabrics 

Patchwork and quilting cotton fabrics are the heart of our shop. Thousands of fabrics especially designed for patchwork and quilting by leading manufacturers such as Moda, Rowan, Hoffman, Fabric Freedom, Makower, Stof, Robert Kaufman, RJR and Free Spirit. You can buy our fabrics by the metre or purchase one of our pre-cut fabric packs. We have a large range of fabric packs to choose from including fat quarters, charm packs, layer cakes, jelly rolls, strip rolls and patchwork palettes. We have a comprehensive range of fabric designs with specialist areas such as Christmas fabrics, novelty fabrics, patchwork blenders, batiks fabrics, japanese fabrics and floral fabrics. You can find fabrics from leading patchwork fabric designers such as Kaffe Fassett and the Kaffe Fassett Collective, Amy Butler, Dan Bennett, Heather Bailey, Nancy Halvorsen, Nel Whatmore, Valori Wells Tanya Whelan and Tone Finnanger

Wadding, vilenes, haberdashery and notions

We also hold possibly the largest range of quilting wadding and battings in the UK. Made from natural fibres such as cotton, wool, silk and bamboo as well as polyester waddings and blends. Complementing our wadding ranges are a comprehensive selection of interfacings, stabilisers, fisubiles and glues from leading manufacturers such as Vilene, sulky HeatnBond ensuring that you can get all the supplies for your projects in one place. Our haberdashery and notions sections have hundreds of tools for patchwork and quilters, as well as general sewers, to make their life easier.

Rotary Cutters and books

Rotary cutters, patchwork rulers and rotary cutting mats are one of the main innovations in patchwork and quilting of the last twenty years and we have a superb range. We stock leading manufacturers such as Omni, Olfa, TrueCut and Clover ensuring that if you are looking for patchwork rotary cutting tools you need look no further. With a selection of over five hundred books on patchwork and quilting The Cotton Patch really is the one-stop shop for patchwork and quilting supplies.

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Rotary Cutting Mats
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Gifts for Patchworkers
A selection of gifts and presents to buy for patchworks

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