There are not many quilting shops in the uk, but the ones there are are doing pretty well. There are about 5 or 6 in Lancashire about an hour away and two very local. One is a quilting shop and sells this for that,which is expensive for most fabric, the other sells lots of other things, a section on fabrics wadding ect not very much very expensive boring fat quarters £2.50 and between £5-£12 per meter not much choice. The only thing I buy there is thread by the cone,which is what they used to sell,they had a large winding section but sadly that has gone they still sell threads. When ever I go there (not very often )] as I always fell as if I've been over charged for what I've bought. There is a lot of choice at very reasonable prices so I shop around as much as possible. Different shops different choice