Peplum Blouse with Front Tucks

Name: Peplum Blouse with Front Tucks
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2534
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2534

A women's blouse with short cut-on sleeves, a horizontal seam at the waist and a lower part that flares slightly over the hips. On the upper front, pleats fan out upwards from the centre of the seam; the back has waist darts and an invisible zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Peplum Blouse with Front Tucks

When To Wear

In summer, with a pencil skirt or straight trousers.
For the office under a jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice, with a slightly flared lower part.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Round neck finished with interfaced facings, secured to the shoulder seams and the zip tape.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves cut in one with the bodice; armholes finished with a 4 cm folded bias strip turned to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Upper front cut on the fold, with pleats laid at the centre of its lower edge and pressed away from the centre. Lower front in one piece.

Back: Upper and lower back in two pieces each, with waist darts pressed towards the centre and a centre back seam.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats set into a seam, waist darts, an invisible zip, neckline facings and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Invisible zip
Bias binding 4 cm wide for the armholes (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seam allowances – 1 cm. Hem allowance – 1.5 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece on fold
- Lower Front – 1 piece
- Front Neck Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front Neck Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neck Facing and Back Neckline Facings.
On the back pieces, stitch the waist darts, press the darts towards the center. Attach the Lower Back to the Upper Back, press the allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark downwards, press the allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
On the Upper Front, form and secure the pleats, press the pleats away from the center. Attach the Lower Front to the Upper Front, press the allowances downwards and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press the allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip the allowances at curves, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Secure the facings to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
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 with the right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Clip the 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 the allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.