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The Cooler Tankini

July 3, 2015 in New Patterns by Jessica Pierce

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***Easter egg has been found!  It was the caption on the collage of me. 🙂 ***

About a month ago, Bethany posted a modified version of the Agility tank and dress in the main PDF promotions group on Facebook.  The response was overwhelming and Melissa opened a separate group and started a sewalong.  (All of this happened organically and without me.)  I contacted the two people who started the ball rolling and we got the sewalong off the ground and added prizes for people who finished by the end of June.  We had over 300 people join the sewalong group!  I’m incredibly thankful to Melissa Ross for starting the group and Bethany Cooler for working diligently to share how she modified the original pattern.  Ruched swim shorts peek

I opted to re-draw the modifications as a free add-on for anyone who purchased the original Agility tank pattern.  The changes include dropping the underarm about 3″ on the sides and offering two options for the front.  You can either use the slimmer version (from the original Agility pattern) or a fuller version.  The construction is the same as the original tank.  I’ve included information with the add-on that covers different supplies that will come in handy for making a bathing suit.  If you’ve already purchased the Agility, just send me an email with your receipt and I’ll be happy to send you the modified pattern pieces.  If you’d like to take advantage of our current sale (25% off through July 5th with the code 4thofjuly), the modified pieces will be part of your download.

In the end, only a few people were able to finish their patterns on time for the prizes, but I’m incredibly thankful for the attention that 5 out of 4 Patterns received and the process helped spawn a new pattern, a ruched, reversible swim short!  It’s currently being tested right now. 🙂

Too legit...Too legit to quit...

 

Here are a few of the entries for the sewalong.  You can also join the sewalong Facebook group here to see the other entries.  One person even modified the Agility tankini so it was a halter.  I loved that idea!  We saw a few Adventure Skorts made into swim skorts as well.  If you did that, you could enter a picture into our Adventure Contest!!

tankini and adventure skort medium Halter tankini green tankini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are your plans this weekend?  Want to play a game?  I’ve hidden an “Easter egg” of sorts on this blog post.  Comment below with what you think it might be for your chance to win a free pattern! The winner will be chosen randomly from the correct responses.

 

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Comments

  1. Gaelle S. says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    I think you may be working on a bathing suit pattern for girls 🙂

    Reply
  2. Dana Goodman says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    A girl’s swim suit is coming? I’m not really sure what you mean by easter egg. But that one mom sure has a cute little girl with coordinating suit.

    Reply
  3. Rashiell Shirey says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Is the “Easter egg” the free pattern add on? 🙂 I just purchased the agility tank with the sale yesterday, I can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  4. Tammie says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    I think the Easter egg is a sneak peak at the new riches side shorts in testing

    Reply
  5. Heather Anne Caywood says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    The Easter egg is a song quote on the photo collage “too legit, to legit to quit” but now anyone can see the answer lol oh well

    Reply
    • Jessica Pierce says

      July 3, 2015 at 11:06 pm

      I’m going to give you a free pattern just for being first! Send me an email at jessica@5outof4.com with your choice. Thanks for playing!

      Reply
  6. hillary says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    Smiley face?

    Reply
  7. Cassie says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    An upcoming kids swimsuit pattern?

    Reply
  8. Mary Matthews says

    July 3, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    spawning a new pattern??? Only cute thing I can find!! IT all is so nice and flows well, lol

    Reply
  9. kathryn Smith says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Is the “easter egg” the creepy spider looking thing in the bottom right corner of the pic of you facing the camera? Other than that i can’t find anything :/ but i am loving the look of the modified tank and swim bottoms!!!

    Reply
  10. whitney says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    Too legit to quit?

    Reply
  11. Jill S says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    My guess is the easter egg is the little tidbit about the adventure skort 🙂

    Reply
  12. Rose says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    I love these swimsuits!

    Is the Easter Egg a sneak preview of a secret children’s swim pattern that is to come?

    Reply
  13. Michelle Gagnon says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    All of this happened organically and without me 🙂 I love your patterns by the way and really enjoyed the sew along. It was my first and not my last.

    Reply
  14. Amber says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    I think your egg is the line from MC Hammer’s “Too Legit.” ☺️ Love it! Sewing up one of these this week for my vacation.

    Reply
    • Jessica Pierce says

      July 3, 2015 at 11:07 pm

      Winner Winner! Email me and let me know which pattern you’d like to have. jessica@5outof4.com

      Reply
  15. Kyema says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Is it the pretty glitter over your beach picture with your blue agility tank? I love this pattern! I need to get it with the skirt 😉

    Reply
  16. Julie Bryant says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    Organically and without me… I love the pattern and the new swim shorts. I have 15 more pounds to loose then I can make a new suit. This will be the pattern I use.

    Reply
  17. Melissa Ross says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    “Easter Egg”: your daughter in her striped suit. She looks a like a cute little Easter egg. :). Love the Agility pattern and its versatility – truly 5+ patterns in one!

    Reply
  18. Julia Clarke says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    i think (well more like guess) that the “easter egg” is where u describe ur new pattern as spawn xx

    Reply
  19. Carolyn says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    This is a tough one. Like the others guessed: all of this happened organically and without me. Otherwise I will need a hint.

    Reply
  20. Amy says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    “Helped spawn#

    Reply
  21. Brooke says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    The new ruched swim shorts!

    Reply
  22. Sarah says

    July 3, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    (All of this happened organically and without me.) can’t wait to get more budget for more patterns and fabric…. so love the knot shirt!!!!! <3

    Reply
  23. Athyena says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:07 pm

    helped spawn a new pattern…my guess lol this is the next pattern I want

    Reply
  24. kathryn Smith says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    Do you want to play a game? (Said in a creepy voice) from the movie Saw. Yep my mind is a little creepy. Lol!

    Reply
    • Jessica Pierce says

      July 3, 2015 at 11:00 pm

      Kathryn, I’m going to give you a free pattern just because this answer is so awesome. Email me and I’ll send it to you! jessica@5outof4.com

      Reply
      • kathryn Smith says

        July 3, 2015 at 11:41 pm

        Oh my gosh!!! You are so awesome! Thank you!!!!

        Reply
  25. ag says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Organically and without me 😀 i love the wording when you chose the name for the cooler tankini and the last name of the person responsible for it 😉

    Reply
  26. Naomi says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    too legit to quit 🙂

    Reply
  27. Kerrie says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    Is it the title? I mean, it is a cooler tank than the others 🙂 but with the 4th coming up…..see where I was going with that? 🙂

    Reply
  28. Lisa Bright says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    Organically and without me. Love these ideas!

    Reply
  29. Dana Goodman says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Organically and without me. That’s my guess for the easter egg. Only thing I can think of after reading like 4 or 5 times.

    Reply
  30. Katie Layne Shewbart says

    July 3, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    “… helped spawn a new pattern”. I finally bought my swim material so I can make my own modified swim top. I’m so excited!

    Reply
  31. Amanda says

    July 3, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    “Organically and without me”
    I’m super excited about the swim shorts. I really have been waiting for a pattern like that all of my life, really! It’s perfect!

    Reply
  32. Kathleen says

    July 3, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    I do see “organically and without me”, but I don’t see an Easter Egg-LOL! But I am still going to comment and let you know that I LOVE THE SWIM SHORTS!!!

    Reply
  33. Leslie Gilbertson says

    July 3, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    25% off through July 5th with code 4thofjuly

    Reply
  34. Fransiska says

    July 3, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    (All of this happened organically and without me.)

    I love this modification, has been looking for something like this. 😉

    Reply
  35. Lisa says

    July 3, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    All this happened organically and without me, thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  36. Amy Bradlow says

    July 3, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    Is it the tiny picture at the end of the paragraph about the shorts?

    Reply
  37. kathryn Smith says

    July 3, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    The Cooler Tankini. Named after Bethany Cooler.

    Reply
  38. Roxanne says

    July 3, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    Easter Egg: Too legit…Too legit to quit…

    I was over here like “I’m not sewing myself a swimsuit this summer” but after seeing the Agility turned into a tankini I so want to make myself one!

    Reply
  39. kathryn Smith says

    July 3, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    The 4thofjuly code that ends on the 5th?

    Reply
  40. kathryn Smith says

    July 3, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Spawn! Gah! That comment kept coming back to me but i thought it was something simpler than that. Lol! And my guesses were even weirder. Lol!

    Reply
    • Jessica Pierce says

      July 3, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      Spawn isn’t correct, but I love that people are entertained by my word choice. haha I definitely didn’t major in English!

      Reply
      • kathryn Smith says

        July 3, 2015 at 6:05 pm

        Yeah i realized that after i re-read your fb comment that none of these are correct. Lol! Darn. I have no clue then 🙁

        Reply
  41. Erin says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    A girls swimsuit pattern?

    Reply
  42. Michelle Gagnon says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    Too legit…too legit to quit. (Yes I’m singing this while typing)

    Reply
  43. Amber Hunt says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    Too legit…Too legit to quit! Thank you for putting that in my head! I will not be able to get this out of my head. 😉

    Reply
  44. Jodi says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    Your little girl in her easter egg striped suit 🙂

    Reply
  45. Jana Crosby says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Is the bonus the mention of including info about supplies for making it into a swimsuit, in the free add-on?
    Good game. Should I keep guessing?! 🙂

    Reply
  46. Wendy poole says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    I love this! I think the Easter egg has something to do with the picture of the lady in the celestial print below the lady with the red and cheetah print tank. Maybe a one piece suit or add on?

    Reply
  47. Anna says

    July 3, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    Too legit! Too legit to quit!

    Reply
  48. Ula says

    July 3, 2015 at 7:33 pm

    When you click on the picture of you with the close up of the swim short the caption says Too Legit.. Too legit to quit

    Reply
  49. Dana Goodman says

    July 3, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    Your photo quote? The MC hammer song? Too legit to quit? (It doesn’t show up on mobile unless you click the photo.)

    Reply
  50. Narelle G. says

    July 3, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    The swim shorts? Another sewalong? The new modifications to the agility?

    Reply
  51. Tabitha says

    July 3, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    Too legit…too legit to quit…?

    Reply
  52. Kristen says

    July 3, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    “Too legit…too legit to quit…” Love it! Hammer time! I saw the original post a month ago and fell in love! Thanks for the coupon. I’m ordering mine today!

    Reply
  53. Jennifer says

    July 3, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    The halter version as party of the swimsuit?

    Reply
  54. Angela Lucas says

    July 3, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    I think you may be working on a halter add-on/pattern.

    Reply
  55. Alexandra l says

    July 3, 2015 at 9:28 pm

    A halter design

    Reply
  56. Robin Young says

    July 3, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    I think the Easter egg is the new reversible swim shorts in testing

    Reply
  57. Jessica Pierce says

    July 3, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    12 people guessed correctly. I get kind of bored giving every picture a descriptive/helpful name, so today I thought I’d do something that made me laugh. Thanks for playing along. I’ll use random.org to pick a winner and reply to their comment. I’ll also leave you with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiyYozeOoKs

    Reply

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