Collared Button-Front Blouse
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic woven blouse featuring a classic collar, partial button-front placket, delicate front gathers, and cuffed long sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a polished yet comfortable look, making it suitable for:
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Office Wear: Its smart design and collared neckline make it ideal for professional settings.
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Smart Casual Outings: Easily dressed up or down for lunches, gatherings, or everyday elegance.
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Layering: a sophisticated base layer under blazers, cardigans, or vests for added warmth and style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a comfortable, slightly fitted bodice transitioning to a relaxed lower body with a flattering drape.
Neckline & Collar: Classic shirt collar with a stand, offering a timeless and refined neckline.
Closure: Partial front placket with button closure, extending to the upper torso.
Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves finished with classic buttoned cuffs.
Front: Features subtle gathers at the lower front bodice, adding softness and shaping.
Back: Designed with a structured back yoke and a center back box pleat for ease of movement and a refined finish.
Hem: Curved shirt-tail hem, offering a stylish finish whether tucked in or worn loose.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with collar stands, placket construction, cuffs, and setting in sleeves.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose dense blouse fabrics that hold shape well yet offer a graceful drape:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 8 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance - 1.5 cm. Other allowances - 1.0 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).
- From main fabric:
- Back yoke - 1 piece on fold
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Placket - 2 pieces
- Collar - 2 pieces
- Collar stand - 2 pieces
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Cuff - 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Placket - 2 pieces
- Collar - 1 piece
- Collar stand - 1 piece
- Cuff - 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Cutting:
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- At the upper edge of the back, create and secure a box pleat. Attach the yoke to the back, press seam allowances upwards and overlock.
- Stitch bust darts, press depths upwards.
- Along the short horizontal edge of the front, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Press plackets lengthwise in half, right side out. On the right placket, overlock buttonholes. Attach plackets to the right side of the front along the long edge, stopping 1 cm from the bottom. Clip the front allowance at the corners, stopping 1 mm from the stitching line. Tuck the ends of the plackets inwards and stitch, securing the bottom edge. Overlock allowances.
- Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Place collar pieces right sides together, stitch along the ends and outer edge. Trim allowances at corners, turn collar right side out, straighten, press. Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer edge, inserting the collar. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Trim allowances, turn collar stand right side out and press.
- Attach the outer collar stand with the collar to the neckline, fold under the open edge of the inner collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Overlock sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the mark upwards, press allowances open. Stitch a securing line along the slit 0.1 cm from the edge. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Fold the cuff lengthwise in half, right side out, and stitch the side edges. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Overlock buttonholes and sew buttons on the collar stand and cuffs. Sew buttons on the left front.
