Welcome to HOMETOWN. come right on in!

We're a specialist quilt store, just round the corner from the ancient cathedral and castle in historic Rochester.

We stock more than 1900 cotton and linen fabrics from Dashwood, Dear Stella, Figo, Liberty, Makower, Moda, Poppie Cotton, Ruby Star Society, Sevenberry and Stof.

Plus wadding, threads, quilting accessories, kits, haberdashery, books and an eclectic range of home accessories and cards. We're definitely the most colourful shop in Rochester!

Hometown was founded by Marion Haslam in in 2008. We moved to a larger shop in 2013 and doubled in size. The store is a light, bright, inspirational space, welcoming stitchers old and new.

We also sell online, keeping quiltmakers all over the UK happy.

Inspiration is everywhere...

Here at Hometown, we believe inspiration can strike at any point - whether it's in the shop, out and about on days off, even on the walk to work. You can see what inspires Marion on a daily basis on our Instagram page - simply click the link at the bottom of any page.

Good to know! As we’re busy in the shop, we prioritise quick updates on Facebook and Instagram rather than emails to our mailing list.  So come and be social with us and keep tabs on special offers and events which can be quite spontaneous!

Lifelong Learning

At HOMETOWN we hold fun and friendly workshops throughout the year. From bite sized classes on lampshade making to complete courses on quiltmaking, applique and dressmaking. Our classes welcome beginners and experienced stitchers alike.

All classes are shown on our Shop page, where you can also book online. For quilt eye candy of some of our previous workshops, head to the Workshop Gallery page.

See a course which is full or has already taken place? Just leave us your name and email and we’ll be in touch when we schedule new dates… Doing this really helps us to prioritise which workshops to repeat.

All of our classes are held in our spacious workshop at the shop. (Sorry, due to stairs the workshop area is not accessible to wheelchair users).