Gathered Button-Front Blouse with Yokes

Name: Gathered Button-Front Blouse with Yokes
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2109
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2109

A women's short-sleeved blouse with a V-neck, front and back yokes, gathers under the front yokes and a button front. A double placket band runs up the front edges and around the neckline, joined at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Gathered Button-Front Blouse with Yokes

When To Wear

In summer, with skirts or trousers, tucked in or worn loose.
At work under a jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, with fullness gathered into the front yoke seams.

Length: To the hip, with a straight hem.

Neckline: V-neck at the front, round at the back, edged by the placket band.

Sleeves: Short, one-piece set-in sleeves.

Front: Two fronts gathered along the upper edge and stitched to separate front yokes; seam allowances pressed up toward the yokes.

Closure: Buttons and buttonholes on a placket band made of four pieces (outer and inner band, each with a centre back seam), interfaced and stitched to the front edges and neckline.

Back: Cut in one piece on the fold, with a straight back yoke across the shoulders.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hems of the body and sleeves overlocked, turned in and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering to a yoke, a faced placket band that turns at the V and continues around the neckline, set-in sleeves and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (two placket pieces)
6 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve – 2 cm; other seams – 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back Yoke – 1 piece
- Back – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Front – 2 pieces
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Placket – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Placket – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to two of the Placket pieces.
Along the upper edge of each Front, sew a line of long stitches with loosened upper thread tension and pull up the gathers. Stitch the Front Yoke to the Front. Overlock the seam allowances and press them upwards.
Stitch the Back Yoke to the Back. Overlock the seam allowance and press it upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the center back seam of the Placket pieces (outer and inner placket separately). Press seam allowances open. Place the outer and inner plackets right sides together and stitch along the front edges and the neckline edge. Clip the seam allowances, turn right side out, and press.
Stitch the placket to the front edges and to the neckline of the fronts and back. Clip the neckline seam allowances, overlock, and press towards the garment.
Stitch the sleeve seam, overlock seam allowances, and press towards the back. Set sleeves into armholes, press seam allowances and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, fold inwards, and topstitch.
Make buttonholes and sew the buttons onto the placket.