Fitted Collared Button-Up Blouse
Presenting a women's sewing pattern for a fitted button-up blouse, featuring a stand collar and elegant shaping seams for a refined silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a range of settings, offering both comfort and sophistication:
- Smart-Casual Outings: Ideal for daytime events, brunches, or relaxed social gatherings.
- Office & Professional Settings: Pairs well with tailored trousers or skirts for a polished work look.
- Everyday Elegance: A comfortable yet stylish choice for adding a touch of sophistication to daily wear.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice with elegant vertical shaping seams for a flattering, tailored fit.
Neckline & Collar: A chic stand (band) collar with a slight boat-neck opening, creating a sophisticated frame for the décolletage.
Closure: Full front button placket with seven buttons for a classic finish.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design, neatly finished with bound armholes for a clean and unrestricted shoulder line.
Back: Features vertical seams and waist darts to enhance the fitted silhouette, complemented by a center back seam.
Hem: Straight hemline, designed to hit at the hip.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise construction of a stand collar, button placket, and shaping seams for a tailored finish.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight blouse fabrics that offer good drape and hold shape:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 7 buttons
Fabric & Materials
Fabric recommendations: blouse fabrics made of natural or blended fibers. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interfacing, 7 buttons. 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 for the bottom of the garment – 2 cm. ATTENTION! FIRST, 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.
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
Sewing Instructions
WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!
- Fuse interfacing to the collar stand. Also fuse interfacing to the integrated front placket.
- Stitch the waist darts on the back pieces, press the dart depths towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and overcast.
- Stitch the princess seams on the front pieces, press allowances towards the center and overcast. Stitch the waist darts on the front pieces, press the dart depths towards the center.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overcast.
- Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Clip allowances at curves, turn the collar stand right side out and press.
- Overcast the vertical edge of the integrated front placket. Fold the collar stand with the neckline right sides together, wrap with the integrated front placket and stitch. Overcast allowances, turn the placket to the wrong side, press.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise right side out and press. Fold the binding with the armhole edge right side out and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overcast.
- Overcast the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- On the right front, overcast buttonholes, on the left front, sew on buttons.
