Band Collar Eyelet Blouse with Pintucks

Name: Band Collar Eyelet Blouse with Pintucks
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2352
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2352

A women's long-sleeved blouse with a stand collar, a button-through front placket, scalloped eyelet insets across the front yoke and upper sleeves, and vertical pintucks on the lower front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres for the main parts; scalloped eyelet (broderie anglaise) for the front and sleeve insets.

Tech. Description

Band Collar Eyelet Blouse with Pintucks

A women's long-sleeved blouse with a stand collar, a button-through front placket, scalloped eyelet insets across the front yoke and upper sleeves, and vertical pintucks on the lower front.

When To Wear

In spring and summer with a skirt or trousers.
At work, tucked in or worn over trousers, buttoned up to the collar.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped with bust darts.

Length: Hip length, with a straight hem.

Collar: Two-piece stand collar with one buttonhole, the inner stand topstitched into the neckline seam.

Front: Front yoke joined to a scalloped eyelet inset; the scalloped edge of the inset is laid over the lower front and topstitched along marked lines. Pintucks run vertically on the lower front on each side of the placket, pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Separate interfaced placket folded in half on each front; buttonholes on the right placket and the collar, buttons on the left.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the cap and at the wrist. Each sleeve has an upper part, a scalloped eyelet inset and a lower part, assembled like the front. Sleeve opening finished as a slit topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold; interfaced buttoned cuffs.

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

Finishing: Hem turned 1 cm and 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Even pintucks, scalloped eyelet insets laid on and topstitched, a stand collar, a front placket, sleeve slits and cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres for the main parts; scalloped eyelet (broderie anglaise) for the front and sleeve insets. When cutting the insets, place the lower edge a little away from the scallop edge so it can be topstitched easily.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (placket, stand collar, cuffs)
11 buttons

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From contrast fabric (scalloped eyelet):
- Front Inset – 2 pieces
- Sleeve Inset – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Attention! When cutting the Front Inset and Sleeve Inset, position the bottom edge of these pieces at some distance from the edge of the scallops for ease of topstitching.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the bust darts, press the dart intakes upwards.
Stitch the pintucks on the Lower Front, folding the piece wrong sides together. Press the pintucks towards the center.
Stitch the Front Yoke to the Front Inset, press allowances upwards and serge. Serge the upper edge of the Lower Front. Lay the Front Inset onto the Lower Front, aligning the marked stitching lines and topstitch.
Press the Placket in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Attach the outer side of the Placket to the front, press allowances towards the Placket. Fold under the edge of the inner side of the Placket and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Place the two Stand Collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked attachment seam line. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the finished collar right side out and press.
Attach the outer Stand Collar to the neckline, press allowances towards the collar. Fold under the open edge of the inner Stand Collar and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Stitch the Upper Sleeve to the Sleeve Inset, press allowances upwards and serge. Serge the upper edge of the Lower Sleeve. Lay the Sleeve Inset onto the Lower Sleeve, aligning the marked stitching lines and topstitch.
Serge sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Along the sleeve cap, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge. Along the lower sleeve edge, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather.
Fold the Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold under the allowance of the inner cuff and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
Fold the bottom hem of the garment inwards by 1 cm, then by 1.5 cm and topstitch.
On the right Placket and the Stand Collar, make buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Make buttonholes and sew on buttons on the cuffs.