Revere Collar Blouse
Introducing a timeless women's sewing pattern for a chic blouse featuring an elegant revere collar, a classic button-front closure, and full-length sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for various occasions, offering comfort and style for:
- Work & Business Casual: Its polished look makes it suitable for office environments or professional meetings.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Ideal for luncheons, brunches, or relaxed evening events where a refined yet comfortable outfit is desired.
- Everyday Elegance: a comfortable yet stylish choice for daily wear when you want to look effortlessly put-together.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed, straight silhouette, gently skimming the body for comfortable wear.
Collar & Neckline: Elegant revere collar that transitions smoothly into the front placket, creating a flattering V-neckline.
Closure: Full-length button-front closure with six coordinating buttons for a classic finish.
Sleeves: Long sleeves featuring subtle gathers at the cuff line, finishing with narrow buttoned cuffs.
Back: Tailored back yoke construction, enhancing fit and providing a clean finish.
Hem: Straight hemline designed for a versatile and flattering finish, suitable for tucking in or wearing untucked.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing a revere collar, setting in sleeves, and creating button plackets and cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Achieve the perfect drape and comfort with lightweight blouse fabrics:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural fibers (e.g., cotton, linen, silk)
- Blouse fabrics made from blended fibers (e.g., rayon blends, cotton-poly blends)
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 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, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Back yoke – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
- At the upper edge of the back, create and secure pleats, with depths directed towards the center. Fold the back yokes right sides together and stitch the lower edge, inserting the back piece. Turn the yokes upwards and press. Then treat the yokes as one piece.
- Stitch the darts on the front pieces (if provided for the size). Press the depths upwards.
- Stitch the center seam of the integrated collar. Clip the shoulder seam allowance at the corner. Stitch the shoulder seams, simultaneously attaching the collar to the neckline. Clip and press the allowances.
- Stitch the center seam of the collar on the front facing pieces. Press the allowance open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the facing and front facing, simultaneously attaching the collar to the neckline. Serge the outer edge. Fold the upper and front facing right sides together and stitch along the front edge and collar. Clip the allowances, trim at corners, turn the front facings to the wrong side and press.
- Stitch the side seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back.
- Make a slit on the sleeve along the marked line. Cut a bias binding from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and with 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. Create and secure pleats on the sleeve. Depths are directed away from the closure.
- Stitch the sleeve seam. Serge the allowance and press towards the back. Set the sleeves into the armholes. Serge the allowance and press.
- Fold the cuff pieces in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked seam line for attaching the cuff. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Serge the lower edge of the garment. Press the allowances to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes on the right front and cuffs. Sew buttons on the left front and cuffs.
