The first thing I made from scratch this year was a blouse.  I was shopping with A13 for a birthday gift for one of her friends.  The shop where we were does not usually have much which appeals to me.  This time however I saw a bunch of blouses and tops in styles I really liked.  After studying them I came home and designed a similar one myself.  I had the perfect piece of white linen/cotton  fabric already and only had to buy buttons to finish it.