Here is my fourth version of Vogue 8379. This one is from silk jersey, like the butterfly dress I made last year and have just about worn out, but I do not like this one so much. I think this dress pattern is more successful in a print, which disguises the rather messy front waist and pleats, but the dress is comfortable, cool to wear, and I think I will get a lot of use from it, just like the other 2 dress versions I already have. It is rather shiny in comparison to the other silk jersey dress, and I forgot to make the ties longer.
I did not do a lot of sewing last week. It was my son's birthday party on Saturday, and I spent most of my hobby time during the week working on his cake, with a bit of help from my children. I was able to do this as the Mr Men and Little Miss figures are all made from sugar modelling paste, and can be safely left to dry in a container weeks before use, and are actually more stable when left to dry for 24 hours or more. I made the cake in 3 lamington tins on Thursday, and froze it for less crumbly cutting, shaping, assembly and icing on Saturday morning.
I used a cake from Debbie Brown's book "More Character Cakes" as the inspiration for this birthday cake, but added a lot more characters, because they were the appealing aspect of the cake for my son. The balloon candles were a great find at the local supermarket. The children all loved the party, and we put a Mr Men book in each of the party bags, which I hope is almost as much fun as too many lollies. (We did put a few lollies in as well)
I did not do a lot of sewing last week. It was my son's birthday party on Saturday, and I spent most of my hobby time during the week working on his cake, with a bit of help from my children. I was able to do this as the Mr Men and Little Miss figures are all made from sugar modelling paste, and can be safely left to dry in a container weeks before use, and are actually more stable when left to dry for 24 hours or more. I made the cake in 3 lamington tins on Thursday, and froze it for less crumbly cutting, shaping, assembly and icing on Saturday morning.
I used a cake from Debbie Brown's book "More Character Cakes" as the inspiration for this birthday cake, but added a lot more characters, because they were the appealing aspect of the cake for my son. The balloon candles were a great find at the local supermarket. The children all loved the party, and we put a Mr Men book in each of the party bags, which I hope is almost as much fun as too many lollies. (We did put a few lollies in as well)
