Stand Collar Blouse with Pocket

Name: Stand Collar Blouse with Pocket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2302
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2302

A women's button-front blouse with a stand collar, a cut-on front button band, long sleeves cut in one with the body and gathered into buttoned cuffs by two pleats, and a patch pocket on the left chest. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Stand Collar Blouse with Pocket

When To Wear

With trousers or jeans for work and everyday wear, worn loose over the waistband.
Under a cardigan or open jacket in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, straight body to the hip, with a slightly curved hem.

Collar: Two-piece stand collar, interfaced, closed with a button at the front.

Front: Cut-on button band pressed to the wrong side along the marked line and topstitched along the fold. Buttonholes on the right front, buttons on the left.

Sleeves: Long sleeves cut in one with the front and back, with no armhole seam; the side seam runs into the sleeve seam and stops at a mark, leaving a slit at the wrist. Two pleats at the sleeve hem, one-button cuffs.

Pockets: One patch pocket on the left front, with a 2 cm turned-down top edge.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no seams or darts.

Finishing: Hem allowance 2 cm; all other seams 1 cm.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Stand collar set with the inner layer topstitched into the seam, cuffs with sleeve pleats and slits, and buttonholes on the front, collar and cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar stand, cuffs)
9 buttons

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front - 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar Stand – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar Stand – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Finish the top allowance of the pocket, press it to the wrong side, and topstitch. Press the side and bottom allowances of the pocket to the wrong side. Place the pocket on the front according to the markings and topstitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and finish. Stitch the side seams up to the mark on the sleeve, press allowances open and finish. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.1 cm from the edge.
Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour (start and end stitching exactly at the marked seam line for attachment). Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the collar stand right side out and press.
Press the integrated front placket to the wrong side along the marked line. Fold the allowance of the inner edge inwards and topstitch it to the front along the fold. Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline, fold the raw edge of the inner collar stand inwards and topstitch it into the attachment seam.
Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side seams. Turn the piece right side out, press. Create two pleats along the bottom edge of the sleeve. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch it into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
Finish the bottom edge of the garment, press the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
On the right front, make buttonholes; sew buttons on the left front. Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the cuffs and collar stand.