Contrast Panel V-Neck Long Sleeve Blouse

Name: Contrast Panel V-Neck Long Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2539
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2539

A women's pull-on blouse with a V-neckline set into a wide contrast placket that runs from the neck to the hem, a contrast shirt collar on a stand, and long set-in sleeves with a bias-bound slit, pleats and contrast buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres, with a contrast fabric for the collar, stand, placket and cuffs.

Tech. Description

Contrast Panel V-Neck Long Sleeve Blouse

When To Wear

At the office with trousers or pencil skirts.
In autumn and spring under a jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, semi-fitted; bust darts on the fronts in some sizes; hip length.

Collar: Shirt collar with pointed ends on a separate stand, both in contrast fabric and interfaced.

Front: Two front pieces joined by a two-layer contrast placket faced around the V-neckline and clipped at the corner. No opening.

Sleeves: Long, set-in, one-piece. A slit at the wrist is finished with a bias binding cut 4 cm wide from the main fabric; pleats at the wrist are turned away from the opening. Contrast cuffs fasten with one button each.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams serged and pressed towards the back; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A collar on a stand, a faced V-placket with clipped corners, bound sleeve slits with pleats and cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres, with a contrast fabric for the collar, stand, placket and cuffs.

Additional Supplies

Contrast fabric
Fusible interfacing (cuffs, one placket, one collar and one stand piece)
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include 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). 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
From contrast fabric:
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Placket – 1 piece
- Collar – 1 piece
- Stand Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Cuffs, one Placket, one Collar and one Stand Collar piece.
Stitch the darts on the Front pieces (if included in your size). Press the darts upwards.
Place the upper collar on the lower collar, right sides together. Stitch the ends and outer edge of the collar. Trim seams. Turn the collar right side out, shape, and press. Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together, insert the prepared collar between them, align the notches, and stitch, at the same time stitching the ends of the stand. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked line where the stand joins the neckline. Turn the collar right side out and press.
Place the two Placket pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline between the marks, clipping the allowance at the corner. Clip allowances at the marks. Turn the placket right side out and press. Then treat as one piece. Attach the placket to the front pieces. Overlock allowances and press towards the front pieces.
Stitch shoulder and side seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
Attach the outer Stand Collar to the garment's neckline. Fold under the allowance of the inner Stand Collar and topstitch it into the seam.
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 the pleats on the sleeve. Pleat depths 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.
Fold each Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short ends. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked line of the cuff attachment seam. 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.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press allowances to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the cuffs. Sew buttons onto the cuffs.