Draped Flounce Blouse

Name: Draped Flounce Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2569
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2569

A women's sleeveless cropped top with one asymmetric flounce over the left shoulder, falling down the front and the back. Shaped with bust darts and closed with a zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics with good drape, of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

Draped Flounce Blouse

A women's sleeveless cropped top with one asymmetric flounce over the left shoulder, falling down the front and the back. Shaped with bust darts and closed with a zipper in the centre back seam.

When To Wear

In summer with high-waisted trousers, shorts or a midi skirt.
Under an open jacket for daytime events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, cropped above the waist line, with a straight hem.

Neckline: Round neck finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound with a folded bias strip 4 cm wide, turned to the inside and topstitched along the fold.

Front: One asymmetric front piece with bust darts, pressed upwards. The front flounce is stitched to the front along a marked vertical line and then turned over it.

Back: Two back pieces with a centre back seam; the back flounce is caught into the centre back seam of the left back.

Closure: Separating zipper in the centre back seam, inserted so that the slider sits at the bottom when closed.

Finishing: Front and back flounces joined at the shoulder; the outer edge is turned in and topstitched, or bound with bias binding instead. Hem allowance 3 cm, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Placing an asymmetric flounce on a marked line and catching it into the neckline and back seam, a zipper set slider-down, bias-bound armholes, a faced neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics with good drape, of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

Separating zipper (centre back)
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Bias binding for the armholes, or cut 4 cm wide bias strips from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 3 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).

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Front Flounce – 1 piece
Back Flounce – 1 piece
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
Armhole binding – 2 bias strips, 4 cm wide, armhole length + 4 cm (cut by measurement, if not using ready-made binding)

From fusible interfacing:

Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch the shoulder seam of the Front Flounce and Back Flounce. Overlock the allowance and press it towards the back. Overlock the outer edge of the flounce, fold it to the inside and topstitch. Alternatively, you can bind the flounce edge with bias binding; in this case, trim off the outer edge allowance.
Stitch the darts on the Front. Press the darts upwards.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Place the flounce on the Front, right sides together, aligning the vertical marking with the straight edge of the Front Flounce. Stitch the Front Flounce to the Front. Turn the flounce to the wrong side and tack the neckline and flounce allowances together. Tack the Back Flounce allowance to the center back allowance of the left Back. Overlock the center back edges separately. Insert the zipper; when closed, the zipper slider should be at the bottom.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings. Press the allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facings on the garment, right sides together, and stitch along the neckline. Clip the allowances, turn the facings to the wrong side and tack them to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Cut (if not ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the binding in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place it on the right side of the armhole, raw edges aligned, and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the garment. Press the seam.
Overlock the hem allowance, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.