Favourite Fabric Combinations

Here at Poppy and Honesty we love mixing up our prints to create wonderful bedding combinations. There is no magic formula but I often follow the 60, 30, 10 rule of thumb. 60% refers to the dominant fabric (your favourite print), 30% is a contrasting fabric with a similar colour pallet and the remaining 10% is for an accent cushion as a bold statement. The scales might be represented as 60% (sheets and valance), 30% (duvet set) and 10% pillowcase, however it is entirely up to you how you create your dreamy bedding set. Here are just some of our favourite combinations.

Cosy Cocoon

Valance/ Bedskirt - Rose Gingham. Duvet Cover, Fitted Sheet and Pillowcases Liberty Fabric ‘Wiltshire Bud’. Quilt in ‘Mitsi’. Bolster in Bougie and Cushion in Rose Gingham

Green Dream

Duvet Cover, Fitted Sheet, Pillowcases and Quilt - Liberty Fabric ‘Theresa’. Ruffle PIllowcase, cushion and bolster - Granny Smith Linen.

Mr Blue Sky

Duvet Cover, Fitted Sheet and Pillowcases - Liberty Fabric ‘Annabella’. Cushion and Quilt ‘Poppy and Daisy Blue’. Cushion in Big Top Red (out of stock)

Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide

Don’t worry if you are just getting round to your Christmas shopping, we have lots of beautiful gifts for UK Christmas Delivery. All of these items will ship via Royal Mail 24 so there’s no need to panic prime and fund Bezos’ next space holiday.

Handmade pouches. £20 each. Available here

The Pouch

Call it what you want—a purse, a makeup bag, a passport holder—it’s super handy. They are made inside and out with beautiful Liberty fabrics. For a perfect present, stuff one with cinema tickets, photos, or some nice chocolates.

Velvet Hot Water Bottle Cover in Bon Bon

Velvet Hot Water Bottle Covers

These plush covers seriously level up your hot water bottle game. I am obsessed with mine and literally won't travel without it. Available in two cosy velvets : Bougie and Bon Bon.

Tablecloth in Granny Smith. Napkins in Rose Gingham

Tablecloth and Napkins

You can never have enough table linen during the festive season because people get excited and spill stuff—think mulled wine and gravy stains! Fear not, our linen is easy to wash, and I never bother ironing it because the creases just seem to fall out. Easy peasy. You can mix and match napkins or go for a totally coordinated look.

Pillowcases handmade from Capel. Feather Fields and Millie Francesca

Pretty Pillowcases

Our pillowcases are handmade using Liberty of London Tana Lawn Cotton. It feels smooth as silk but without all the fussy laundry demands. We have loads of prints available, and you can buy them as a pair or on their own.

Our blooming lovely fabrics.

Ahhhh Chelsea Flower Show, that time of year when we all become budding horticulturalists and develop a crush on Monty Don. Some of us might even go to the garden centre, only to buy plants that will wither and die as they are completely inappropriate. Anyway the flowers that you can always rely on are those that feature on our beautiful Liberty fabrics. From trailing roses to leaf and berry patterns, these timeless designs will continue to charm for generations. Here are some of our favourites.

Poppy and Daisy

‘Poppy and Daisy’ is one of our Liberty stallwarts that we carry in both pink and blue colour schemes. The print features a fine lined drawing of poppies in bud and full bloom accompanied by daisies. The meadowy design dates back to 1910 and would have originally been developed using a wood block printing method.

Ruffle Cushion made from Liberty Fabric ‘Pink’

Thorpe

This dense floral design was inspired by Australian painter John Thorpe (1968) who was well known for his paintings of fruit, flowers and landscapes. The pattern of meadow flowers would have been originally drawn by pencil and then coloured. We particularly like this version of ‘Thorpe’ with it’s vibrant colour pallet of reds, blues, pinks and greens.

Cushion in Liberty Fabric ‘Thorpe’. Bolster in Green Stripe. Pillowcases in Thorpe and Annabella Greens.

Duvet Cover in Thorpe. Fitted Sheet in Annabella Greens.

Wiltshire

‘Wiltshire’ is one of the most recognizable Liberty fabrics from their Classics Collection. Featuring a leaf and berry print, it contrasts beautifully with their floral designs. Like many Liberty fabrics ‘Wiltshire’ was created in the 1930’s by the unknown designer with the initials D.S. Poppy and Honesty carry bedding made from this lovely print in an earthy pallet of mustard, green and rust.


Quilt made from Liberty Fabric ‘Wiltshire’

Felicite

This delicate print was also created for Liberty in the 1930’s by the mysterious designer DS and bought back to life by the Liberty design team in 2001. With it’s delicate design of trailing roses accompanied by leaves and daisies, Felicite encapsulates the perfect British summer. We love this particular version with it’s soft pallet of peach, lemon and green. Pair with our candy stripe linen ‘Seaside Stripe’ for a gorgeous vintage -inspired aesthetic.

Duvet Covers made from Liberty Fabric ‘Felicite’ and ‘Seaside Stripe’

Annabella

The textile design studio ‘The Silver Studio’ created ‘Annabella’ for Liberty of London in the 1930’s. As one of the most prolific design studios of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Silver studio influenced the Art Nouveau movement and their work can still be found in many European homes. The designs are original works on paper by Silver Studio designers in a variety of media including pencil, gouaches and pastels.

‘Annabella’ was developed from a tiny swatch created by the ‘Silver Studio’. Set against an off white background it features clusters of flowers in delicate pastel colours. At Poppy and Honesty, we make bedding, quilts and cushion in two versions of Annabella : spring green and blues.

Reversible Quilt made from Liberty Fabrics ‘Annabella Blue’ and ‘Poppy and Daisy- Blue’

We hope you are enjoying this time of year when everything is coming into bloom. So many of our products with their splendid floral patterns evoke a sense of British summertime, why not add a piece to your home and carry the season throughout the year?

Enjoy the sunshine

Sophie x