Liberty Belle Quilt

This stunning quilt is crafted from the infamous English Liberty tana lawn fabrics, the most beautiful, luxurious and silky cotton you will find. It is made in the "brick path" design, a simple pattern to allow the gorgeous fabrics to shine.

It is backed with pure white tana lawn with a feature panel of patterned Liberty tana lawn fabrics and there is a HenHouse label. This quilt measures approximately 40" and 52", making it ideal as a throw, a children's cot quilt or play mat, even an eye catching wall hanging. Equally it could sit atop the foot of a bed (please get your tape measure out to visualise the size correctly should you wish).

This quilt has cosy cotton blend batting inside and has been simply quilted in parallel lines inside the bricks (this is a "mid loft" batting: not too thin, not too fluffy). This quilt can be machine washed at 30 degrees and line dried. Some minimal shrinking might occur with cottons on a first wash, which is a positive bonus to give that crinkled look vintage quilt collectors so covet! If you prefer to iron your quilt, use a cool-medium iron so as not to flatten the batting.

Liberty Belle is a unique and luxurious quilt, a taste of England at its very best and is available for sale at £140 including postage in the UK (add £5 for overseas postage please). Please read my postal conditions in the side bar and if you require insurance to the full value of the quilt, please request this at the time of ordering, which will be charged at cost.

SOLD, many thanks

Vintage Patchwork Hottie

Pretty and practical, this microwaveable hottie pad has been treated to a wonderful cover patchworked from stunning original vintage fabrics in little 2.5" squares, the fabrics dating mainly from the 1940s and '50s. It is backed with pure cotton quilt batting and has been machine quilted in a diagonal pattern.

The reverse of the hottie cover is made from a tiny pink and white gingham cotton with a HenHouse label. The cover has pink bias binding trim to the front edges and a loop with a pretty vintage button to close.

Instructions for heating the hottie pad in the microwave are printed on the hottie pouch itself and are VERY SIMPLE (typically, you place the pouch in the microwave and heat for approximately 2 minutes depending on the power/wattage of the microwave.) They are a much cleaner, easier and safer alternative to hot water bottles, dispensing with the need for boiling water and smelly, perishable rubber! They should last for years (I've had mine for over 10 years!) although replacements can be bought for approximately £6.00 so this is an item to last a lifetime!

A wonderful and completely unique gift - for you or someone special!

The cover complete with hottie pad is priced at £32 plus P&P:

P&P UK: £3.50

Rest of the World = £7.00

(The hottie pad is quite heavy.)

Ring of Posies Cushion

I was inspired by a beautiful piece of vintage embroidery (probably dating to the 1930s) to create these divine and completely unique circular cushions. A real labour of love but so worth the results!

I have taken a lot of time to piece together a myriad of beautiful floral cottons (over twenty different ones!) to create a gathered backdrop to the gorgeous embroidered centrepiece.

The reverse closes with a pretty gingham ribbon drawstring.

This gorgeous cushion comes complete with a very generous new feather filled 18" circular cushion pad. I have but two of these for sale so they can certainly be described as very special and unique.

Each ring of posies cushion is priced at £46 plus P&P. One sold, one available, many thanks.

P&P:

UK = £4

Rest of the World = £11

Feedsack Heart Cushions

Make your bed look this snuggly and gorgeous with some unique HenHouse cushions!

I was inspired to craft these beauties from my growing stash of absolutely gorgeous vintage feedsack fabrics. These pure cotton fabrics were popular in the 1930s and have the most lovely patterns and glowing colours. I have paired them with simple, fresh white cotton to show the feedsacks off to their best advantage. Each cushion is quilted with a pure cotton batting layer and has been hand quilted with Perle thread.

Each cushion comes complete with a new quality feather cushion pad. The reverse of each cushion is crafted from white cotton fabric with a feature fabric strip across the opening which closes with real mother of pearl buttons.

The large 18" square cushion is priced at £46 plus P&P. The rectangular 12" x 16" cushion is priced at £42 plus P&P.

P&P per cushion:

UK = £5 (square) or £4 (rectangular)

Rest of the World = £11 (square) or £9 (rectangular)

Jingle Dangle Christmas Quilt

All the family can get together and snuggle under this very special Christmas themed quilt. It is crafted in a traditional square block design with feature star-pieced blocks interspersed. The fabrics I have used are a gorgeous range of bright and fresh cottons in delicious colours. Christmas fabrics can be so old fashioned but not these ones, which perfectly blend Christmassy patterns with vibrant colours in a really fresh and eye-catching way.

This special quilt measures a generous 48" x 68". It makes a very large sofa throw and is large enough to fit across the foot of a king size bed (or covers the top of a single bed entirely). It is backed with gorgeously soft and tactile red cotton flanelette and it has the finest quality "Dream Puff" batting inside which has a high loft making it super cosy but is very light weight, even warmer than wool. It really does give a quilt a gorgeous snuggly feel.

This lovely quilt is also easy to care for and can be machine washed on a gentle 40 degree cycle then line dried. A COOL iron may be used (so as not to flatten that delicious batting in the middle).

The quilt had been quilted both "in the ditch" (outlining each block) and also in a diagonal star pattern through each and every block.

The finishing touches are some jolly red dotty binding, all 232" have been traditionally hand sewn for a truly professional finish, and of course, a signature HenHouse patch on the reverse.

QUILT NOW SOLD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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This is an heirloom piece to be brought out each and every Christmas, instilling warm memories in your family, to be passed onto the next generation...

Baby Cot Quilt

A wonderful gift for a new baby, is this traditionally handmade quilt largely made in beautiful Cath Kidston cottons bearing images of Stanley the dog, planes, trains, boats and cowboys, a true heirloom piece to be loved and treasured.

This quilt is made entirely from new cotton fabrics. The batting inside the quilt is the highest quality pure cotton without any glues and the quilt is backed with a snuggly blue flanelette and bound with bright red polka dots, keeping everything pure and natural for baby. The quilt is washable on a normal machine cycle and preferably line dried. Minimal shrinkage may normally be expected on first washing which will give that pretty crinkled look so desirable in vintage quilts.

The quilt measures approximately 40" x 48" to fit a standard sized baby cot.

This quilt is priced at £90 plus P&P of £6 in the UK, £12 overseas. Insured postage is available at extra cost, please enquire at time of ordering.

The original quilt has been sold and quilts are now available on a commissioned basis. Depending on commitments at the time, one can usually be despatched within one-two weeks of ordering.

I can also make baby girl quilts of the same design but using pretty pink and flowery fabrics.

Crochet Rolls

Take your crocheting experience to new levels! Every time you open up your dinky crochet roll, you'll feel cheery when you see the beautiful array of patchworked colours inside with all of your hooks tidily stashed away. This roll is crafted from quality 100% cottons (Kaffe Fassett, Amy Butler, Heather Bailey etc) and linen with batting sandwiched in between for strength. There are 12 pockets which should be plenty for the average range of crochet hooks. I have designed a little flap to close over the top to prevent your hooks from dropping out, too. The exterior is in a stunning cotton fabric, choose your fave, and has pretty but practical ribbons to securely close your roll up. Crochet is the ultimate portable craft and now you have no excuse for not taking your crochet with you everywhere you go! Would also make a wonderful gift.

Approximate size (with upper flap folded in): 8"H x 11"W (rounded to closest inch.)

£22 each plus P&P.

P&P

Mainland UK = £1.50

Europe =£2

Rest of the World £2.50

All crochet hook rolls have been sold, Many thanks. Look out for the next batch...