V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse with Ties

Name: V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse with Ties
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2360
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2360

A hip-length women's blouse with a V-neck, a buttoned front and elbow-length puff sleeves gathered at the cap and at the hem into cuffs that tie in a bow. Fronts and back are shaped with darts; the back has a centre seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse with Ties

When To Wear

In the office with a pencil skirt or tailored trousers.
In spring and summer with jeans or a midi skirt, worn untucked.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by vertical darts and waist darts on the fronts and waist darts on the back.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: V-neck without a collar, finished with the front facings and a back neck facing.

Closure: Centre front button fastening with buttonholes on the right front and separately cut, interfaced front facings.

Sleeves: Elbow-length set-in sleeves, gathered at the cap and at the hem. Each sleeve has a slit finished with a bias strip and a cuff with tie ends.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts.

Finishing: Hem allowance of 2 cm overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts on fronts and back, a faced V-neck and front opening, a bias-bound sleeve slit, gathered sleeves set into the armholes, cuffs with ties and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facing)
6 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

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

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch waist darts on back pieces, press dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and overlock.
Stitch vertical darts on front pieces, press allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch waist darts on front pieces, press dart allowances towards the center.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of front facings and back neckline facing, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place front facings with the garment right sides together and stitch the front edges and the back and front neckline edges. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners, turn front facings with facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure to the garment at shoulder seams.
Make a slit on the sleeve along the marked line. Cut a bias strip from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise and press. Press outer allowances towards the center. Finish the sleeve slit with the bias strip.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Along the bottom edge of the sleeve and along the sleeve cap, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Fold cuffs right sides together and stitch the short sides and the long side from the corner to the mark. Trim allowances at corners, clip at marks. Turn cuff to the right side, straighten, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the bottom of the sleeve. Turn the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Overlock the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
On the right front, make buttonholes, on the left front, sew on buttons.