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Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

Hometown

Visit Kent's most colourful quilt shop! 1800+ fabrics, FQs, wadding, haberdashery, books, workshops and gift vouchers.

Online ordering now possible on our website! Specialist patchwork and quilting shop in the historic cathedral city of Rochester. We sell fabulous fabrics for quilters and textile makers and we also teach regular workshops in quiltmaking and other textile crafts. Ask for a Loyalty Card when you shop with us - a full Loyalty Card means you can choose a free metre of fabric - hurrah! Note that we are

also open one Sunday a month. It’s usually the third Sunday (Farmers’ Market), but can vary in Festival months). Check our FB posts for the latest updates or call us to check…

18/06/2026

Summer workshops are GO! New topics, old favourites, hand stitched, machine sewn! Find all the details on our website - just head to the Shop page. Put the kettle on and settle down for a browse.

I know other venues that just write a one-liner and limited what-to-bring list. That’s not us… I take great care (and a lot of time) writing accurate descriptions and providing several images and full materials lists, so you know what each workshop is about and what you’ll make. I think that’s important.

You can book online today and instore/by phone from Friday. We hope to see you at a class this summer. I’m looking forward to a double dose of teaching today - my bags are packed and full of stitchy inspiration- tara for now… 🧵

17/06/2026

Morning folks! This offer ends 11pm tonight for all classes that are bookable today (excludes Summer School which opens for booking on Thursday)

15/06/2026

Love fabric? Love a bargain? Of course we do! Well it’s a good week to look at these collections online. Stocks of these lovely prints are limited so I’m having a website spring clean to make some space.

These savings are only online - but of course, if you’re local, simply choose ‘pick-up instore’ when you check out - couldn’t be easier…

14/06/2026

Maisie Mouse is bursting with excitement as the Summer School workshops will soon appear on our website! One final workshop to photograph and list … so check our website on Monday for all classes.

Same as last year all the classes will be visible, but not bookable until Thursday. This gives you time to check dates, phone a friend, book time off work and get your ducks in a row. Plus if you have any questions, give us a call on Tuesday or Wednesday. Online booking opens on Thursday and instore/phone booking on Friday.

The Summer School will be from 1-16 August - hurrah!

13/06/2026

To misquote Julia Roberts, “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a stack of fat quarters, saying that I love you.”

Join us at hometown for this ongoing love-in! Shown here are the Flutter and Boho Flowers collections.🧡🩵💛💚 We’re open today as usual 10-5.

11/06/2026

This is what contentment looks like. Escape the hurly burley of life and enjoy a workshop at Hometown this June/July.

Courses booking now include:
* Luscious Lampshades - no sewing involved and you’ll go home with a professional-looking lampshade, ready to hang.
* Kawandi - always popular and only one place left!
* Open Wide Pouch - get to grips with zips. These zipped bags are perfect gifts, so solve all your present-making questions for this year.
* Patchwork Weekender - learn to quilt over 2 Sundays - just one space left!
* Fabric Bucket Hat - summer will return, so get prepped for sunny days.
* Half Yard Heaven - join our once a month sewing course - great for learning new skills.

And if you’ve read this far, as a reward when you book 2 courses from the above selection, we’ll reward you with a £5 gift card for each course. Or, book with a friend on the same course and you’ll each receive a £5 gift card. This offer is on until 17 June.

Find all details of these workshops on our website - link in bio.

09/06/2026

When there’s a week until the planned launch of the Hometown Summer School programme and there’s a spare time slot for teaching, does Marion plan on sewing a new quilt?

05/06/2026

Planning your weekend? Don’t forget that Hometown is open both Saturday (10-5) and Sunday (11-3), so you can pay us a flying visit and see how many new prints you can spot in store!

Shown here is the gorgeous new Clare Youngs collection called Flying South. The fabrics show the wealth of patterns and textures that Clare uses daily in her art and paper collages.

03/06/2026

Today I’m not being a tea lady or accountant, but I am being RUTHLESS (thought that deserved some capitals!)

Our recent Pint Pot promotion was, to be honest, not a success, so it’s up to me to finish off all the fabrics that I’d hoped would have left the building during May. So, say so long to this lovely print. Half an hour ago we had meterage on the bolt. Now it’s history, with just 2 fat quarters left for the box.

That’s the third bolt of fabric I’ve cleared this morning. I’m a woman on a mission to make some room for all the new fabric deliveries that are waiting for shelf space. 📦📦📦 Now, which fabric is next? 👀

01/06/2026

Anyone who runs their own business wears many hats. I’m no exception. Today WFH, I’ve been chief accountant, paying invoices; stock controller, ordering stuff and more stuff; events planner, fine tuning the summer school programme; webmistress, updating the website; stylist, turning my living room into a photo booth; oh and laundress, washing staff aprons. But what I really excel at is tea lady. The number of cuppas I’ve drunk today will hopefully hydrate me in the shop tomorrow as I always forget to drink…

What’s the quilt I hear you say? Well, thanks for asking… it’s called Dark Side of the Moon, finished as if by magic, yesterday evening when there was an extra full moon in May, known as the blue moon. It’s another sample for Summer School (1-16 August). More details coming soon. But first, more tea, I think… toodlepip!

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62 High Street
Rochester
ME11JY

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://www.hometownrochester.co.uk/

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