Puffed Sleeve Button Front Blouse

Name: Puffed Sleeve Button Front Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2556
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2556

A women's blouse with a shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, a four-button front, bust darts and elbow-length puffed sleeves gathered into folded cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Puffed Sleeve Button Front Blouse

A women's blouse with a shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, a four-button front, bust darts and elbow-length puffed sleeves gathered into folded cuffs.

When To Wear

At the office, with straight skirts or trousers.
In spring and summer, worn loose over jeans or tucked into a skirt.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by darts on the fronts; hip length.

Collar: Shawl collar cut in one with the fronts, joined by a centre back collar seam and set into the back neckline; the facing has its own collar part.

Front: Single-breasted, four buttons; interfaced front facings stitched along the front edges, neckline and lower corners.

Sleeves: Set-in, elbow length, gathered at the lower edge into a cuff folded in half lengthwise and interfaced.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with an interfaced back neck facing.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, pressed under 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A cut-on shawl collar with the shoulder seam clipped to set the collar into the back neckline, facings stitched with the collar, gathered sleeves with cuffs, buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs, front facings, back neck facing)
4 buttons

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 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 (don't 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
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

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on front pieces, press allowances upwards.
Stitch the collar seam, folding front pieces right sides together, press allowances open. Stitch and press open shoulder seams, overlock allowances. Clip the shoulder seam allowance on the front piece and stitch the collar into the back neckline, press allowances towards the collar.
Stitch, clip at the corner, and press open the shoulder edges of the back neckline facing and front facing. Stitch the collar edge, press allowances open. Stitch the collar into the facing neckline, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge of the front facings and back neckline facing.
Place the front facings and back neckline facing with the front piece right sides together and stitch the front edge, neckline, and bottom corner. Trim allowances at corners, clip curves. Turn the front edges to the right side, straighten seams, press. Secure the collar attachment allowances together.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Along the lower edge of the sleeve, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides out, and 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 lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front. Sew buttons on the left front.