V-Neck Wrap Blouse Buttoned Cuffs

Name: V-Neck Wrap Blouse Buttoned Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2413
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2413

A women's hip-length blouse with an overlapping V-neck front fastened with one button and an inner button, and long set-in sleeves with bound slits, pleats and deep buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine blouse fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, for example silk.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Wrap Blouse Buttoned Cuffs

A women's hip-length blouse with an overlapping V-neck front fastened with one button and an inner button, and long set-in sleeves with bound slits, pleats and deep buttoned cuffs.

When To Wear

At the office, with trousers or a pencil skirt.
Under a jacket in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, with darts on the fronts pressed upwards.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the overlapping fronts, faced in one with the front edges.

Sleeves: Long, set-in, one-piece; a slit at the hem is bound with bias binding cut from the main fabric, and pleats folded away from the opening are set into the cuff.

Closure: Right front overlaps the left and fastens with one button; the left front fastens inside with an inner button. Each cuff has a button and buttonhole.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with a back neckline facing.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; 2.5 cm hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A bias-bound sleeve slit, pleats set into a two-layer cuff, front and neck edges faced in one operation.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine blouse fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, for example silk.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs, front facings, back neckline facing)
3 buttons
1 inner button

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
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 4 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on the front pieces. Press dart allowances upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the Center Front Facings to the Back Neckline Facing at the shoulders. Press the allowances towards the back. Overlock the outer edge. Place the garment and the facings right sides together and stitch along the front edges and neckline. Clip allowances, trim corners, turn the facings to the wrong side and press.
Make a slit on the sleeve along the marked line. Cut a bias binding from the main fabric 4 cm wide and a length equal to twice the slit length +4 cm. Fold the binding in half lengthwise and press. Press the outer allowances towards the center. Finish the sleeve slit with bias binding. Form and secure pleats on the sleeve. Pleats are directed away from the closure.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock allowance and press towards the back. Set sleeves into armholes. Overlock allowance and press.
Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side and bottom edges. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked seam line for attaching the cuff. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press allowances to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front and on the cuffs and sew on the buttons. Make a buttonhole on the left front and sew on the inner button.