Wrap Blouse

Name: Wrap Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2094
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2094

A sleeveless, fully lined women's wrap top with a notched collar and lapels. The left front crosses over the right on a diagonal and fastens at the right side with three buttons in rouleau loops; draped pleats on the front run towards the buttons. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight wovens that hold a lapel and take pleats: crepe, light wool and wool blends, gabardine, linen blends.

Tech. Description

Wrap Blouse

When To Wear

With trousers or a pencil skirt for the office.
In warm weather on its own, or under a jacket in cooler months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by back darts and front pleats.

Length: To the high hip.

Collar: Notched collar with separately cut lapels (four lapel pieces), joined at the gorge seam; collar and lapels interfaced.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with the lining.

Front: Asymmetric wrap. Pleats on the right front are laid with the depth facing down; the left front has one pleat stitched down for 8–10 cm.

Closure: Three outer buttons with rouleau loops sewn to the right front, and an inner button with a buttonhole on the left front.

Back: Centre back seam and two darts.

Lining: Full lining of back and fronts, sewn to the facings; front edges, neckline and hem are bagged out and the garment is turned through an opening in the left side seam of the lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A notched collar with separate lapels, a bagged lining with armholes stitched through the side seam, pleats and rouleau loops.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight wovens that hold a lapel and take pleats: crepe, light wool and wool blends, gabardine, linen blends.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (lapels, collar, front facings, back neck facing)
4 buttons (3 outer, 1 inner)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Right front – 1 piece
- Left front – 1 piece
- Lapel – 4 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Back lining – 2 pieces
- Front lining – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Lapel – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on back pieces, press dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press seam allowances open.
Fold and secure pleats on the right front pieces (pleat depths directed downwards). Fold and stitch a pleat for 8-10 cm on the left front piece (pleat depth directed downwards).
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances open.
Place the upper collar on the undercollar, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge and the collar stand notch. Trim seams at corners, turn right side out, shape and press the collar. Place lapels in pairs, right sides together, and stitch the lapel notch and the outer edge of the lapel. At the lapel notch, clip the seam allowance, turn the lapel right side out, shape and press. Stitch the gorge seam: upper collar to upper lapel, undercollar to front facingel. Press seams open. Secure seam allowances together close to the stitching line. Attach the collar with lapel to the neckline.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 15 cm long for the loop fasteners. Fold the strip lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and shape the rouleau. Cut into three parts. Adjust the length of the loops. Stitch the loops onto the right front piece (folds directed away from the edge).
Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facings. Stitch darts and seams on lining pieces, leaving an opening for turning in the left side seam. Attach the lining to the inner edges of the front facings and the back neckline facing.
Place the front facing with the back neckline facing onto the right side of the garment, right side down, pin and stitch the front edge, front neckline, back neckline, and hem. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the garment right side out, shape, and press.
Stitch the armhole in 2 steps through the opening in the side seam: back armhole from shoulder seam to side seam, and front armhole from shoulder seam to side seam. Close the technical opening.
On the left front piece, make a buttonhole, sew on the inner button. Sew on the outer buttons.