Stand Collar Pleated Blouse with Button Detail

Name: Stand Collar Pleated Blouse with Button Detail
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2320
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2320

A hip-length women's blouse with a stand collar, soft pleats laid into the front neckline on one side, and three decorative buttons on the collar stand above the pleats. Long sleeves are gathered into buttoned cuffs, and the back has a keyhole opening fastened with a button and loop. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Stand Collar Pleated Blouse with Button Detail

When To Wear

At the office with straight trousers or a pencil skirt, worn tucked in or loose.
Under a jacket or cardigan in autumn and spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, semi-fitted body shaped by bust darts; finishes at hip level.

Collar: Stand collar cut in two layers, interfaced, with three decorative buttons placed above the front pleats.

Front: Cut in one piece, with pleats at the neckline turned towards the centre.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the wrist into interfaced cuffs with two buttons each; a slit in the sleeve seam is topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold.

Back: Centre back seam with a keyhole slit at the neck, topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge and closed with one button and a bias-cut loop set into the collar stand.

Finishing: Straight hem pressed under twice by 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Neckline pleats, a stand collar with an inserted bias loop, a back slit, gathered sleeves with seam slits and buttoned cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar stand, cuffs)
8 buttons

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: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the bust dart, press the dart allowance upwards. Fold and secure the pleats at the front neckline (pleat depths directed towards the center).
Finish the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the bottom edge, press seam allowances open. Topstitch along the edge of the slit at 0.2 cm.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and finish edges.
Cut a bias strip 3 cm wide and 7 cm long. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and stitch at 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim allowances and turn the piece right side out. Adjust the loop length.
Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer edge and ends, inserting the loop, starting and ending the stitching precisely at the collar stand attachment line. Clip allowances at curves, trim corners, turn the collar stand right side out, shape, and press. Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline, turn under the raw edge of the inner collar stand, and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Along the lower edge of the sleeve, stitch with a loosened thread and gather. Finish sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press allowances open. Topstitch the slit at 0.1 cm from the fold. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and finish edges.
Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side edges. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked cuff attachment seam line. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer cuff to the sleeve, turn under the allowance of the inner cuff, and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
Press the bottom hem of the garment to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
Sew a button on the collar stand. Make buttonholes on the cuffs, sew on buttons. Sew decorative buttons on the collar stand above the pleats.