Lapel Crossover Blouse with Cap Sleeves

Name: Lapel Crossover Blouse with Cap Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2300
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2300

A women's hip-length blouse with short cut-on cap sleeves and an asymmetric front: the right front laps over the left and folds back into a single cut-on lapel, showing the round neckline of the left front beneath. No fastenings. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres: silk, satin, sateen.

Tech. Description

Lapel Crossover Blouse

When To Wear

For the office, with trousers, a pencil skirt or under a jacket.
In summer, on its own with skirts and wide trousers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, close to the body, without darts.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced front and back facing.

Front: Separate right and left fronts. The right front is clipped at the shoulder mark; its lapel and centre edge are turned under and topstitched (or finished with bias binding or a narrow rolled hem). It is then topstitched onto the left front along a marked line that matches the centre edge of the left front.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves cut in one with the front and back; the edge from the shoulder to the armhole mark is turned under and topstitched, with a bar tack at the armhole.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Finishing: Hem turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric lapped front, a neckline facing stitched in two stages around the right shoulder seam, and narrow edge finishes on slippery fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres: silk, satin, sateen.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Bias binding, if used instead of a turned and topstitched edge on the lapel

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to facing pieces.
Stitch the left shoulder seam, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the Front Neckline Facing to the Back Neckline Facing at the left shoulder, press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge (start or end the stitch exactly at the marked line of the right shoulder seam). Clip allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and press.
Serge the allowance of the center edge of the Left Front. Clip the Right Front at the shoulder seam mark. Serge the allowance of the lapel and center edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch. (This section can be finished with bias binding or a narrow rolled hem. In this case, the allowance should be trimmed). Place the Right Front over the Left Front and topstitch along the marked line (the marked line of the Right Front matches the center edge of the Left Front).
Stitch the right shoulder seam, inserting the front between the back and the facing, press allowances towards the back and serge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, press.
Clip the side edges at the armhole mark. Serge the sleeve edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge. Place a bar tack at the armhole.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.