Fitted Sleeveless Collared Blouse

Name: Fitted Sleeveless Collared Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2571
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2571

A women's fitted sleeveless blouse with a mock-wrap front, a small stand collar open at the V-neck and a concealed zip in the centre back seam. Armholes are finished with bias binding. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Fitted Sleeveless Collared Blouse

A women's fitted sleeveless blouse with a mock-wrap front, a small stand collar open at the V-neck and a concealed zip in the centre back seam. Armholes are finished with bias binding.

When To Wear

Summer days: sleeveless, in a light blouse fabric.
Office wear in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by bust darts and a curved front seam.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Collar: A small interfaced stand collar, folded in half with stitched corners, set into the neckline and finished with neck facings; the ends stand apart at the front V.

Front: An upper front piece crosses diagonally over the lower front in a curved seam that imitates a wrap; no front opening.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound with a 4 cm bias strip turned to the inside and topstitched.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Two pieces joined at centre back.

Finishing: Hem allowance 1.5 cm, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A concealed zip, a collar set together with neck facings, a curved seam on the front and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar, neck facings)
Concealed zip
Bias binding, 4 cm wide (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

Seam allowances: all seams 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 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side of the fabric.

From main fabric:

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

From fusible interfacing:

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

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neckline Facing, Back Neckline Facing and Collar.
Serge the center back edges of the Back pieces separately. Stitch the center back seam from the top to the zipper mark and from the zipper mark to the hem. Press the seam allowances open, insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the bust darts. Press them upwards.
Stitch the curved front seam (Upper Front to Front). Serge the seam allowance and press it upwards.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Fold the Collar in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the corners. Trim the seam allowances, turn right side out and press. Stitch the collar to the neckline.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing pieces. Press the seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the blouse right sides together and stitch along the neckline. Clip the seam allowances at the curves and into the corner. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias strip 4 cm wide and as long as the armhole plus 4 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the armhole, raw edges matching, and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch it to the blouse along the fold. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem edge of the blouse, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.