Simplicity 2365 Button-down Tunic

I got the fabric for this a few days after I bought the pattern and even though I knew I had less fabric than the pattern required, I was going to make it work. Oh yeah; it was the end of the bolt AND it's plaid. I decided I wanted The style and sleeve length of view 'C' with the shorter over all length.

After some fussing around with my pattern pieces, I was able to me everything fit and I prepared it to sew. I had buttons in my stash which matched the greens, the blue and I even had some really cool vintage ones that were turquoise and white. I could not decide which ones to use, so I asked my boyfriend what he thought...he's pretty good at helping me make aesthetic decisions like this. He agreed that they all matched, but thought they all stood out too much and suggested that I use light yellow buttons. This meant I would have to make a trip to the store to buy buttons and matching thread before I could proceed. It was worth it though, as his suggestion turned out to be a perfect fit.

I wore it to work today and I had my boyfriend snap a few pictures when I got home. I did not like any of them! I must be camera shy because the only way I can ever get a picture that I'd dare post on here is when I take it myself. It was this or the dress form!

The thing I liked most about this design is the sleeves. They are pretty cute and were easy to make. I adjusted the buttons on the front for a custom fit. Unless I use this pattern to make some sort of dress, I don't see myself making this again. I have a pattern similar to this, McCall's 8470, which I would like to work on soon. I also might go down a size up top. Because of the bagginess, I thought I could get away with an allover size 16, but I'm spotting slight gaposis on the chest. I can probably fix that at some point...I still love it and will wear it again and again :o)