Thank you everyone for the welcome!
hernibs, I'm a slow starter!!
Good to have found a sewing forum at last
Silver Rose, finding places to buy fabric is a bit of a challenge. Think it's because I'm in central Brittany which is very rural. A new fabric shop has opened just last month which looks really nice. It's about a twenty minute drive away and is a bit like John Lewis was thirty years ago!
I brought a big stash with me which I've collected over the years and buy from the Emmaus shop where Angel Strawbridges goes...haven't seen her yet
Mostly, if I'm really stuck I fall back on eBay.