Yoked Collared Button-Front Blouse
Introducing a chic women's blouse pattern featuring a stand collar, distinctive front and back yokes, and a classic button-front closure.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a variety of settings, offering both style and comfort:
- Business Casual & Office Wear: A polished yet comfortable option for professional environments.
- Everyday & Smart Casual: Easily dressed up or down for weekend outings or relaxed social gatherings.
- Layering Piece: An ideal base layer for pairing with blazers, cardigans, or jackets in transitional weather.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A comfortable, semi-fitted silhouette that gracefully skims the body.
Neckline & Collar: Features a sophisticated V-neck opening leading to a neat stand collar.
Front: Designed with a distinct front yoke from which shaping seams extend down the bodice, creating a flattering contour.
Back: Includes a tailored back yoke and a central back seam for an improved fit.
Closure: A functional button-front placket featuring five buttons.
Sleeves: Cap sleeves, formed by the extended shoulder line from the yokes, are neatly finished with bias binding.
Hem: A gently curved hemline, suitable for wearing tucked in or untucked, with subtle side vents.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precise yoke construction, clean application of the stand collar and button placket, and accurate bias binding for the armholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape for a graceful finish:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 5 buttons
Fabric & Materials
Fabric recommendations: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interfacing; 5 buttons. 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 – 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).
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Back Yoke - 2 pieces
- Front - 2 pieces
- Front Yoke - 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Placket – 4 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Placket — 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!
- Fuse interfacing to the plackets and collar.
- Stitch the center back seam. Finish the allowance and press to the left side. Attach the back yokes to the back. Finish the allowances and press towards the yokes.
- Stitch the darts on the front. Press the dart folds upwards. Attach the front yokes to the front. Finish the allowances and press towards the yokes.
- Stitch the shoulder seams. Finish the allowances and press towards the back.
- Place the collar pieces right sides together and stitch the outer edge and corner. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line.
- Place the plackets right sides together and stitch the edges and upper corners. Clip the allowances, turn right side out, and press. Stitch the collar and placket along the lapel line. Press allowances open.
- Attach the outer plackets and collar to the front and back. Fold the allowances of the inner pieces inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam. Press the plackets and collar.
- Finish the side seams separately. Stitch the side seams from the armhole to the slit mark. Press allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.5 cm from the edge.
- Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and equal to the armhole length + 6 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge on the right side, extending the tails, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Finish the bottom edge of the garment, fold inwards, and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes and sew buttons onto the plackets.
