Every time I test a new pattern, I am amazed by what lovely creations my testers make.  I am very happy to be sharing with you today the tester photos from my Tanja Boyshort pattern.

Iris Bralette, Style D
​Tanja Boyshort, Style A

Iris Bralette: This bralette combines four different fabrics all in shades of light pink, and all from the same source: Spandex World.  The cradle is milliskin, the cups are matte glissenette, the back band is powernet, and the lining is a stretch mesh.

Tanja Boyshort: This is a super soft rayon/spandex print from Girl Charlee.  

Iris Bralette: Lace is from Cindy Lace Show on Etsy, pink piping elastic along the neckline and  underarm edge is from Sew Sassy, pink 1/2" strap elastic and plush picot elastic are from Tailor Made Shoppe.

Tanja Boyshort: 3/8" plain picot elastic is from saleandbargain on Ebay.

Iris Bralette: I wanted to play with having sheer cups (and back extension) with lace overlays.  The only difficult part is finding all the fabrics in matching colors.   I took a chance and ordered the fabrics from the same source, and luckily they match decently well.  The lace is more of a lavender than pink, but I think it still goes well with the other fabrics.

Tanja Boyshort: Along with the floating gusset, my other pet peeve about most boyshorts is that the leg openings are usually finished with a plain folded back hem.  I feel like this gets stretched out during the day and then too much of my bum cheek hangs out the back.  I prefer to feel secure, so I created an option for the boyshort that has an elastic finish on the leg.

Hello, sewing friends!  Yesterday I learned there was a problem with using PayPal on my website.  So if you tried to make a purchase and it didn't go through, I apologize.  It has been fixed now, and hopefully will keep working.

Just a reminder that through the month of April, 50% of the proceeds from the Tanja Boyshort will be donated to my local food pantry, the Harker Heights Food Care Center.  This is a difficult time we are living in, and I want to do my part and help those in need.

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