The African Fabric Shop

Good-bye 2024

Well what a year that was...

Welcoming our daughter and becoming business owners all in the same month has definitely been our biggest challenge to date...but we survived and even managed to spend the tail end of 2024 visiting friends and family, both here and in The Gambia.

We celebrated our first Christmas as a family of 3 and spent time appreciating just how lucky we are to have the support network we do.

So a huge THANK YOU to all our family, friends and customers who have helped out, stepped up and placed orders over the past year!

Hello 2025

So what does this year have in store for The African fabric Shop?

Well watch this space...we will definitely be back on the road in the UK and will update you with all the events we will be attending throughout the year.

We are also planning our first family trip to Ghana. A first for all of us, as Jenny was scheduled to go out in 2020... but you know COVID and life had other plans.

There might be some other big developments, but we can't say too much just yet.

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Featured in Contemporary Quilt Magazine

The African Fabric Shop founder Magie Relph has been a long time member of The Quilters Guild here in the UK and in December her story (and ours) was lucky enough to be featured in Contemporary Quilt Magazine.

Accidents Will Happen: Fabrics, Quilts and Africa. By Magie Relph and Bob Irwin is just a snap-shot of how The African Fabric Shop came to fruition. How Magie and Bob turned their passion for Africa and textiles into a full time job and how they plan to spend their (semi) retirement.

You can now read the full article HERE.

If you are interested in contemporary quilting and would like to become a member of The Quilters Guild then you can join via the website www.quiltersguild.org.uk. Open to all ages and skill levels the guild is a great community that offers workshops, exhibitions and competition opportunities accross the UK.