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Author: Zoe Williams
Zoe Williams
Zoe launched the craft website Gathered.how as editor in 2019. A keen crafter, quilter and sewist, she has worked with the UK’s best-selling craft magazines – from Today’s Quilter to Love Patchwork & Quilting, Simply Sewing and The World of Cross Stitching. With over a decade of craft publishing experience under her belt, she loves crafting with her kids and curling up on the sofa with a spot of hand patchwork. Zoe has previously written for radiotimes.com, Simply Knitting and The World of Cross Stitching and was previously Deputy Editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine. She has guest-lectured at Bath Spa University. She’s a keen quilter with 5 projects in progress at any one time and another 12 or so planned. Specialist skills include hand modelling for YouTube craft tutorials and fabric foraging (she has an inbuilt radar for local haberdasheries and community craft gatherings).
We’ve seen wriggle dresses, pussy bow blouses, marvellous maxis and kids fancy dress… if you’re itching to stitch the garments you’ve seen on screen during the Great British Sewing Bee season 5, read on…
Stop what you’re doing! 13th June is a day of national celebration of the humble sewing machine – here’s how you can join in the fun…
If you’re looking for the perfect beginners sewing pattern, then a quick coin purse is a great project! In our how to make a coin purse tutorial we’ll show you how to make this cute purse in sewing box-inspired fabric by illustrator, Silkie Lloyd. And if that then gets you wanting to take your sewing to the next level, you’ll also find a free coin purse sewing pattern which uses both patchwork and embroidery techniques! You’ll need • The materials inside your fabric zip purse free gift in Mollie Makes 88 (only available to readers who bought the magazine in…
We’re adding to our everyday wardrobe with issue 47’s The Alexa Dress, an easy-wear ruffle-hem jersey style in sizes UK 6-20. Read on for our free sewing pattern to inset sleeves into the Alexa Dress Pattern.
The collar trend is looking set to run and run this year. Here’s a round up of some of our favourite ideas for DIYÂ collar style this summer…
We’re swishing into event season with The Sophia Dress, a statement occasion frock in sizes 6-20 (US 4-18/EUR 34-48). Download our bonus pattern piece to convert the side panels into solid sections below…
Looking for quick sewing projects? We’ve included the all the templates you need to make some of our favourite quick-stitch makes in our Fast Fat Quarter Collection. Read on to download all the collection’s templates…