Do you ever get this, you make it, generally takes a bit to do, looks good finished but when you try it on you don't think it suits you and stuff it away.
Then sometime later you pull it out, try it on and realise you like it. I've had this a few times, or think the fabric feels stiff so wash it a few times or in one case, some denim with a sort of sheen on it, was making me itch, I finished up take the collar off and replacing with cotton fabric, and thereafter have worn quite a lot in summer. Or sometimes in my case a few pounds off my weight makes the difference.