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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Happy Tank Pattern Review

After my Woodstock Tee success I couldn’t wait to try the Happy Tank, also by Hey June Handmade.

It did not make me happy.

The strap attachments are difficult and don’t look great. I can’t imagine a way to make them straight or finished looking with the bulk of four braided straps being attached to a small section, either. It’s crazy easy to twist the straps, too, and I actually redid one side only to twist it up again.

(It’s a free pattern, so complaining this much makes me a jerk.)

I didn’t hem it and asked Ellie to put it on for some pics and then I would toss it.

Ellie, however, LOVED it.

So I hemmed it, she wears it, and she’s just not supposed to tell people I made it. 😛