The Sophie Allport roller collection at Terrys Fabrics is a made-to-measure roller blind offered in 14 prints, starting from £20.20. Sophie Allport is a licensed designer brand known for its hand-drawn countryside motifs, and Terrys Fabrics presents the prints here on its own roller blind: a single flat panel of fabric on a tube that draws up and down with no tilt. The collection leans on illustrated animals and nature - bees, hares, sheep, foxes, whales and dragonflies - across a soft, mostly neutral palette.

Who it suits

A roller is the simplest blind style, and that makes this collection an easy fit for almost any room where you want pattern without fuss. The flat panel sits close to the glass, takes up little space when raised, and operates with one straightforward action. Because the prints here are playful and illustrative, they suit children's rooms, nurseries, kitchens and snug living spaces where a decorative fabric earns its place.

The fabric is a standard light-filtering cloth rather than a blackout, so it softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it. That keeps a room bright and private during the day while letting the print read clearly against the light. If you need a dark bedroom or a true blackout for shift sleep, a roller in this collection will not deliver it - a dedicated blackout fabric would be the better tool.

The colours

14 colours available

The collection is built around soft, liveable tones rather than bold colour. Creams and linens dominate, with several prints set on pale neutral grounds - Bees Soft Linen, Hare Linen, Woof Linen and Sheep Sand among them. Around those sit a handful of gentle accents: blues in Bees Sky, Hearts Blush and Dragonfly Grey Blue, greens in Sheep Sage and Foxes Forest Green, greys in Hearts Grey and Sheep Pebble, a single pink and a warm yellow in Sheep Ochre. Each name pairs a Sophie Allport motif with its colourway, so the choice is as much about which illustration you want as the shade behind it. Because these are distinct prints rather than colourways of one cloth, it is worth viewing the patterns at size - a motif that charms on a swatch can feel busier across a full window. Colour and scale on a screen rarely match the blind in the room, so request a sample before committing.

Price by your dimensions

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The collection sits in a mid range for designer-licensed roller blinds, with one standard fitting and no dearer no-drill or motorised option listed. Price moves with the size of the blind rather than the print you pick, so the choice across the collection is about the design rather than the budget.

How it compares

Against a plain roller in a solid colour, this collection trades a little cost for a recognisable designer print and a softer, more characterful look. Against a roman blind in the same Sophie Allport designs, the roller is simpler, sits flatter to the glass and copes better with damp or steamy rooms, where a roman's soft folds are less suited. Against a venetian, the roller gives you the print across the whole window but loses the tilt control that lets a slat blind angle daylight - so the decision comes down to whether you want pattern or precise light direction.

A note on care

A roller blind is among the lowest-maintenance styles to live with. This is a standard fabric, so keep it dust-free with a regular light vacuum on a low setting or a gentle wipe with a dry cloth. Spot-clean small marks with a barely damp cloth and let the fabric dry fully before rolling it back up, and avoid soaking the cloth, which can mark a printed fabric. Raise and lower the blind smoothly rather than tugging to keep the tube and mechanism running cleanly.

The same Sophie Allport designs, at several retailers

Sophie Allport roller blinds are sold by more than one UK retailer, so the same designs turn up under each shop's own range. They differ in construction, colourway and fitting, so it pays to compare on more than price:

  • Terrys Fabrics this page from £20.20
  • Blinds Direct from £20.38
  • Blinds By Post from £21.28
  • Shade & Story from £41.00

Designs carried by more than one of these retailers include Bee, Chicken, Dinosaur, Dragonfly, Foxes, Hare, Hearts, Sheep, Whale Stripe and Woof.

Our full Sophie Allport blinds guide - every pattern and price →

These are the same designs rather than guaranteed identical blinds - one retailer may weave a jacquard where another prints the pattern, and colourways and fittings vary. Check the specific design, colour and fitting at each retailer before buying.