Monday, 29 July 2013

CAKE: make, meet & eat

So this month I have been Sewing Cake with the WSBN.  The Challenge was to sew any Cake Pattern during the month of July and then come together on Sunday 28 July and eat Cake (high tea party).

I started by whipping up a Tiramisu Dress, blogged here.  While I was at it I thought I would learn how to make Tiramisu desert - wow what a mistake, it is soooo morish! Here is my first attempt - it doesn't look that appealing because someone (husband/kids!?) ate all the chocolate in the house.  This version is topped with berry sauce rather than grated chocolate.


First mission accomplished!  Next Cake Pattern - the Hummingbird, just because.  Okay, okay 'because' The Fabric Store had a 40% sale and who can't resist a sale - oh that would be me!!!

I haven't blogged about my Hummingbird yet, but I will get to that soon.  My Hummingbird top and skirt were the chosen items to wear along to High Tea - my first meet up with the WSBN.  What a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon :-)   Thanks to the lovely host Sandra of FlossieFT I've got the following photos to share ....

We did group photos, first was those of us who made Hummingbirds.  There was another group of all those that made the Tiramisu Dress and another who made the Pavlova top and skirt.

This is all of us - I wasn't brave enough to take off my jacket (because it's still mid winter here in NZ - not that you would know from this photo).

Can you see that .... I know it's hard to spot amongst all those yummy things on the table, but the Tiramisu hiding in the background - doesn't that look so much better than the first one!  

Anyway, my first meeting with the WSBN was truely enjoyable - thank you ladies, I look forward to the next outing.  I feel like I've officially been initiated!

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  1. Anonymous30 July 2013 at 07:34

    Oh, looks like you gals had a great time!! I went to your Tiramisu post and it is just lovely, well done! Thanks for stopping by my Eat Cake and Sew blogpost as well: http://gjeometry.com/2013/07/28/eat-my-cake-and-sew-it-too/ It was fun to virtually join in your meet-up.

    See you around the blogosphere.

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    1. Sandra30 July 2013 at 23:11

      Thanks Catja! I love that the world is made smaller by the simplicity of sewing and blogging - what a wonderful world!

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  2. Anonymous30 July 2013 at 11:17

    I'm so glad you had a great time and I excited that you are looking forward to our next meet :) It's so nice to feel like we all already know a little bit about each other through our blogs. Your humming bird top and skirt looked fabulous and your Tiramisu was delicious!

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    1. Sandra30 July 2013 at 23:01

      Thanks Mel for inviting me along to join the group - definitely reading blogs makes the meet-up feel like an outing with old friends :)

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  3. Nikki30 July 2013 at 18:01

    Well and truly initiated! Glad you came along, looking forward to seeing you again. I love the stripe for your Hummingbird top. As for the Tiramisu... Yum!

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    1. Sandra30 July 2013 at 23:03

      Thank Nikki - now need to decided what to wear/make for next Saturday!

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  4. Anonymous30 July 2013 at 19:42

    It war lovely to meet you, and I was super impressed by your tiramisu, Hummingbird, and Minoru!

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    1. Sandra30 July 2013 at 23:07

      Thanks Joy, I really love the Minoru pattern and always find myself dreaming of different ways to make it. Can't wait to see yours soon :)

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  5. Sarah31 July 2013 at 21:03

    cake and cakes looks amazing!!! :) Thanks for your comment on my Lola, I used ribbing for my trims, I am sure you could use the same sweatshirting, though cut on the bias for the neck. Look forward to seeing your Lola, its truly a comfy dress. I need to make more hasta pronto!

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