Keyhole Neck Blouse with Cutout Sleeves

Name: Keyhole Neck Blouse with Cutout Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2505
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2505

A hip-length women's blouse with a teardrop keyhole at the front neck, front panel seams pressed into topstitched pleats, and long two-part sleeves whose upper seam opens into cutouts held by buttons. The sleeves are gathered into buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Keyhole Neck Blouse with Cutout Sleeves

When To Wear

At the office with a pencil skirt or tailored trousers.
Spring and summer evenings, tucked in or worn loose.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, with a centre front panel cut on the fold and two side fronts.

Length: To the hip.

Neckline: Round neck with a faced slit at the centre front; the edges are joined again at the neckline, leaving a teardrop keyhole.

Front: Panel seams pressed towards the centre to form a pleat on each side, held by a line of topstitching.

Sleeves: Long, cut as a front and a back sleeve; the seam over the arm is left open, its edges bound with bias tape, and the two parts overlap and are joined with two buttons on each sleeve, leaving three cutouts. Gathered at the wrist into a cuff with an extension, a buttonhole and a button; a short slit in the underarm seam above the cuff.

Back: Centre back seam with a slit at the neck, closed with a rouleau loop and one button.

Finishing: Neckline faced with interfaced front and back facings; hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced keyhole slit, bias-bound sleeve openings, a rouleau loop and gathered sleeves set into cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, cuffs)
7 buttons
Bias tape (approximate length marked on the front pattern piece)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back - 2 pieces
Center front - 1 piece on fold
Side front - 2 pieces
Front sleeve - 2 pieces
Back sleeve - 2 pieces
Cuff - 2 pieces
Front neckline facing - 1 piece
Back neckline facing - 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Front neckline facing - 1 piece
Back neckline facing - 1 piece
Cuff - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the slit mark to the bottom. Press seams open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit.
Stitch the front panel seam. Serge the allowance. Press the pleat, directing the allowance towards the center front. Stitch a topstitching/reinforcing line along the pleat.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the loop. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and straighten the loop. Adjust the loop length. Attach the loop to the left side of the back.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings. Press allowances open. Place facing on neckline and align edges. Make a slit on the front from the neckline to the upper mark. Finish the neckline and slit. Along the slit, the allowance is 0.2 cm. Clip allowances. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the center front edges from the neckline to the upper mark.
Serge the inner sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark. Press allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge. Bind the sleeve relief edges with bias tape. Place the right sleeve over the left, aligning marks at the cap and bottom. Secure the pieces. Along the bottom edge of the sleeve, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Fold the cuff right sides together and stitch the short sides and the extension. Trim allowances, turn right side out and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve. Fold the allowance of the inner cuff inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Serge buttonholes on the cuffs and sew on buttons. Sew on buttons, securing the front and back parts of the sleeve. Sew a button to the back neckline.