Long Sleeve Fitted Front Keyhole Blouse

Name: Long Sleeve Fitted Front Keyhole Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2545
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2545

A women's fitted hip-length blouse with princess seams front and back, shoulder yoke strips and an overlapping front: the bias-bound edge of the right front curves over the left and leaves a keyhole opening at the neck, closed with one button and a rouleau loop. Long set-in sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Long Sleeve Fitted Front Keyhole Blouse

When To Wear

To the office with trousers or a skirt, tucked in or worn loose.
For everyday wear in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by princess seams on the front and back.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with bias binding, with a keyhole opening at the centre front.

Front: Two centre front pieces. The right front, its curved edge bound with bias tape, is laid over the left and caught into the princess seams.

Closure: One button on the left front and a rouleau loop sewn to the right front neckline.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece set-in sleeves.

Back: Centre back cut in one piece on the fold, with side backs joined by princess seams; no centre back seam.

Finishing: Shoulder yoke strips joined to the front and back with allowances pressed onto the strips. Hem and sleeve hems turned up 2 cm and topstitched. The neckline and front opening have no seam allowance, as they are bound.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Binding curved edges with bias tape, joining overlapped fronts in the princess seams, setting shoulder yoke strips and making a rouleau loop.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Bias binding (the approximate length is marked on the front pattern piece)
1 button

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, then the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, then the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 2 cm. Allowances for the neckline and front opening – 0 cm. Other allowances - 1.0 cm. Attention! First of all, 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.

From main fabric:

Center back – 1 piece on fold
Side back – 2 pieces
Center front – 2 pieces
Side front – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Shoulder tab – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Stitch the back princess seams. Press allowances towards the center and overlock.
Bind the front neckline with bias binding. Lay the right front on the left front, right sides up, and secure along the princess seams. Stitch the front princess seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the center.
Attach shoulder tabs to the front. Overlock allowances and press onto the shoulder tabs. Attach shoulder tabs to the back. Overlock allowances and press onto the shoulder tabs.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for a rouleau loop. Fold the strip lengthwise in half, 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 rouleau. Adjust the loop length. Sew the loop to the right front neckline.
Bind the neckline with bias binding.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the button to the left side of the front.