This started out as two pieces. One is a blase' peachy colored gingham shirt I picked up at a yard sale for $1. The other piece is a brown turtle neck I've had around for ages but never wear because, well I'm just not good in turtle necks. The good thing with both of these is the color. When I put the peach shirt on I loved what it did for my complexion, and the brown sweater is a really nice chocolately color.First things first I cut the peach shirt in half. Probably a little more than half actually, I've got a good bit of peach gingham to do something with now. Next I cut the sweater off right under the arms. This turtle neck is more like a ribbed cotton, not a woven sweater so it was easy to cut.
The part that gave me trouble was the neck. At first I thought I was going to keep the collar as it was, but once I tried it on I just didn't like it at all. I decided to cut the collar off and re-vamp the neckline. Whew, this part stymied me and I had to put the whole thing down. I came back to it the next night and it all finally fell into place. I pinned under where the buttons and button holes had been to show the solid peach lining, then sewed everything down. Finally!
Now again I tried it on and it was just missing something still. I decided that the two shirts still looked like two shirts and not one. Inspiration struck and I took the neck off the turtle neck and fashioned in to two cuffs for the sleeves. This little bit of brown on the top of the shirt suddenly made the whole thing seem like one piece.
Finished product! This is really different than anything else in my closet, and I'm so curious to hear what reaction I get when I wear it tomorrow. I happen to love it! My boyfriend said I look like neapolitan ice cream, which is a description I will not only accept but now I want ice cream. . .
