Wrap Blouse with Pleated Shoulders

Name: Wrap Blouse with Pleated Shoulders
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2298
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2298

A women's hip-length blouse with a mock-wrap front, a shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, pleats at the front shoulder seams and long sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs by two pleats. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Wrap Blouse with Pleated Shoulders

A women's hip-length blouse with a mock-wrap front, a shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, pleats at the front shoulder seams and long sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs by two pleats.

When To Wear

At the office with trousers or a pencil skirt: the wrap front closes without buttons.
In spring and autumn on its own, or under a cardigan or jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted blouse with a straight hip-length hem.

Collar: Shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, joined by a centre back collar seam and pressed along a marked roll line; the cut-on facing is caught into the side seams.

Front: Mock wrap: the right front laps over the left and both are stitched together into the side seams, so the blouse is pulled on over the head with no fastening, forming a deep V-neckline.

Shoulders: Pleats at the front shoulder seams, folded towards the neckline.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a slit topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold and two pleats at the lower edge, finished with interfaced cuffs closed by buttons.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem turned twice by 1 cm and topstitched; seams overlocked.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A cut-on shawl collar with a back collar seam, a mock-wrap front assembled into the side seams, sleeve slits and cuffs with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs)
4 buttons

Cutter's Must

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

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to two of the Cuff pieces.
Fold and baste the pleats at the shoulder edges of the Fronts (pleats folded towards the neckline).
Place the Fronts right sides together and stitch the center back seam of the collar; press the seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge of the cut-on facing.
Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Clip the shoulder seam allowance on the Front and stitch the outer (upper) collar to the back neckline; press the seam allowances towards the collar.
Press the collar along the marked fold line. Stitch the inner collar edge in the ditch of the collar seam. Baste the lower edge of the cut-on facing to the side edge. Lap the right Front over the left and baste them together along the lower and side edges.
Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set sleeves into armholes, press seam allowances and overlock.
Place two Cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the short ends, starting and ending exactly at the marked cuff seam line. Turn right side out and press. Fold two pleats at the lower edge of the sleeve. Stitch the outer cuff to the sleeve, turn under the seam allowance of the inner cuff and stitch it in the ditch of the cuff seam.
Press the bottom edge of the garment to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the cuffs and sew on the buttons.