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Am I blue? Another Simplicity 2599 top

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Nah, I'm not blue. I'm actually loving this color blue.  Although the photograph doesn't show off it's true blue beauty. It's another Simplicity 2599 pullover top.  The last version was my " everything's coming up roses " top sewn in January. This time around, I eliminated the center back neck slit as well as the neck facing.  Although I must admit I mindlessly cut out, interfaced and sewed the neck facing to the top before I realized what an awful idea that was.  Especially with the top edge of that upper ruffle sewn into the seam.  Yikes! I topped and exclaimed loudly " wait a minute...that looks like crap! " Immediately followed by " Oh silly...why didn't you finish the neck edge with a bias binding like the armholes? " And yes, I really do talk out loud to myself whilst sewing by myself.  Don't you? I carefully unstitched the facing, removed it from the neck edge and tossed it.  Fortunately I had enough fabri