Oversized Long Sleeve Button Front Shirt

Name: Oversized Long Sleeve Button Front Shirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2304
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2304

An oversized women's shirt with sleeves cut in one with the body, a shirt collar on a stand, a sewn-on button placket and a single patch pocket on the left chest. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Oversized Long Sleeve Button Front Shirt

An oversized women's shirt with sleeves cut in one with the body, a shirt collar on a stand, a sewn-on button placket and a single patch pocket on the left chest.

When To Wear

Over jeans or slim trousers for everyday wear, buttoned or open over a T-shirt.
With straight trousers or a skirt at the office in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Oversized and loose through the body, with no darts.

Length: Below the hip, with a slightly curved hem.

Collar: Pointed shirt collar on a separate stand, collar edge topstitched 0.1 cm.

Sleeves: Long sleeves cut in one with the front and back (no separate sleeve piece), with a slit at the lower edge reinforced with stitching 0.1 cm from the edge. Two pleats at the sleeve hem are taken into the cuff.

Front: A separate placket folded in half and stitched to each front, topstitched 0.1 cm along the opening edge. Buttons on the placket, collar stand and cuffs, nine in total.

Pockets: One patch pocket on the left chest, top edge turned and topstitched.

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

Finishing: Shoulder seams pressed to the back and serged; side seams pressed open and serged.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A two-piece collar with stand, sewn-on plackets, pleats into cuffs and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front plackets, cuffs, collar stand, collar)
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
- Front placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Front placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Serge 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.
Press the front placket lengthwise in the middle, right side out. Stitch the inner side of the placket to the front, press allowances towards the placket. Turn the edge of the outer placket inward and topstitch into the seam of the inner placket. Stitch a decorative line 0.1 cm along the edge of the front opening.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch side seams up to the mark on the sleeve, press allowances open and serge. Stitch a reinforcing line 0.1 cm from the edge along the slit.
Fold collar pieces right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge. Trim allowances at corners. Turn the collar right side out, shape, and press. Stitch a decorative line 0.1 cm from the edge. Fold collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the stand. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Turn the finished collar right side out and press. Stitch the outer stand to the neckline, turn under the raw edge of the inner stand and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Fold the cuff lengthwise in the middle, right side in, and stitch the side seams. Turn the piece right side out, press. Make two pleats at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Stitch the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, turn under the allowance of the inner side of the cuff and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
On the right front, make buttonholes, sew buttons on the left front. Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the collar stand and cuffs.