V-Neck Blouse with Tiered Ruffle Sleeves

Name: V-Neck Blouse with Tiered Ruffle Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2223
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2223

A women's hip-length blouse in woven fabric with a shallow V-neckline, a stitched box pleat down the centre front and short set-in sleeves finished with two layered ruffles. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Blouse with Tiered Ruffle Sleeves

A women's hip-length blouse in woven fabric with a shallow V-neckline, a stitched box pleat down the centre front and short set-in sleeves finished with two layered ruffles.

When To Wear

In spring and summer with trousers, jeans or a straight skirt.
At the office under an open jacket, where the ruffles show below the jacket sleeves.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose through the body, with front darts where the size requires them.

Length: To the hip, with a straight hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Neckline: Shallow V-neck finished with interfaced front and back facings, secured to the shoulder seams and the centre back seam.

Front: One piece cut on the fold. The centre front is folded right sides out and stitched along the marked line, and the fold is pressed open into a box pleat that runs from the neckline to the hem. No closure.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves, each with two ruffles sewn into rings: the shorter ruffle is laid over the longer one, the two are joined along the upper edge and attached to the sleeve together. Ruffle hems are turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Back: Cut in two pieces with a centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked and pressed towards the back.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. A pressed box pleat, a faced V-neckline, set-in sleeves and straight ruffles joined in rings; no closure.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment – 2 cm; hem allowance for the bottom of the ruffles – 1.2 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Flounce 1 – 2 pieces
- Flounce 2 – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing.
Stitch the darts on the Front, if your size has them. Press the dart intakes upwards.
Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press it to the left.
Fold the Front along the center line, wrong sides together, and stitch along the pleat line (marked with an arrow). Spread the box pleat evenly to both sides and press.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing and press the seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the blouse and the facing right sides together and stitch the neckline. Clip the seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Tack the facing to the shoulder seams and the center back seam.
Stitch the sleeve seams, press them towards the back and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press the seam allowances and overlock. Stitch Flounce 1 and Flounce 2 into rings, overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back. Lay Flounce 2, right side up, on Flounce 1 and baste them together along the upper edge. Stitch the flounces to the lower edge of the sleeve, overlock the seam allowance and press. Overlock the lower edges of the flounces, turn them to the inside and topstitch.
Overlock the lower edge of the blouse, turn it to the inside and topstitch.