Collared Button-Front Blouse

Name: Collared Button-Front Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2186
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2186

A women's pullover blouse with a partial button placket ending in gathers at the centre front, a shirt collar on a stand, a back yoke over a box pleat and long sleeves with buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Collared Button-Front Blouse

A women's pullover blouse with a partial button placket ending in gathers at the centre front, a shirt collar on a stand, a back yoke over a box pleat and long sleeves with buttoned cuffs.

When To Wear

Office wear with trousers or a skirt, or under a jacket or cardigan.
Everyday wear in spring and autumn, worn loose over jeans.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted with bust darts from the side seams.

Length: Hip length with a curved hem, overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Collar: Shirt collar set into a two-part collar stand, which closes with a button.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a slit at the lower sleeve seam, edge-stitched 0.1 cm, and a folded cuff closed with a button.

Front: One piece cut on the fold. The placket opening ends partway down the front, and the short horizontal edge below it is gathered. Two folded placket strips are sewn on, buttonholes on the right, buttons on the left.

Back: Back yoke cut on the fold; box pleat at the centre back below the yoke seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A partial placket with clipped corners and gathers, a shirt collar on a stand, a sleeve slit and cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (plackets, collar, collar stand, cuffs)
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, make 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.
Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the collar stand and cuffs. Sew buttons on the left front.