Beyond Fabrics

I don't really like going down to London but since Cambridge is a little dry on the quilt shop side of things I thought trying to find some patterns and fabric while in London for a play would be a good idea.

It wasn't.

Firstly, there are barely any shops in London for quilting and only two out of those few received good reviews. Secondly, those two are at opposite ends of London so only one was a possibility in one day.

The one I chose was Beyond Fabrics which claims to be in the City of London but is actually in the East End and due to current works the closest tube stop is in Zone 2 and is quite a walk away. We ended up getting a bus closer to the area it is in from Bethnal Green. And to be honest the area is really dodgy and a little scary. However, once you get to the street that the store is on you feel like you are in a different world. It's very cute and very retro and there are lots of surrounding stores that are worth the visit.

The Beyond Fabrics store is quite nice. The staff were very helpful and although the fabric stock wasn't as large as I had hoped they had some wonderful designs in there. I ended up just buying a book (Fat Quarter Fun) but do intend to buy some fabric online.

If you are in London it's certainly worth the visit. Brick Lane is close by as well so adding Beyond Fabrics to your East End trip is easy!