V-Neck Gathered Waist Balloon Sleeve Blouse

Name: V-Neck Gathered Waist Balloon Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2576
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2576

A women's long-sleeve blouse with a deep V-neck and a six-button front. The upper front is gathered at the shoulders and into a seam under the bust, above a lower section shaped with princess seams; the full sleeves are gathered into elastic at the wrist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Gathered Waist V-Neck Blouse

When To Wear

For the office with straight trousers or a pencil skirt.
In spring and autumn with jeans or a midi skirt, worn untucked so the shaped lower section shows.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Soft gathered volume above the bust seam, close fit below it; ends at the high hip.

Neckline: Deep V-neck, finished with front facings joined to a back neckline facing.

Closure: Centre front button closure with 6 buttons, buttonholes on the right front.

Front: Upper front gathered along its lower edge and along the shoulder; lower front in two parts (centre front and side front) joined by princess seams.

Sleeves: Long, full, one-piece set-in sleeves with a single underarm seam; the hem is turned into a casing for 1 cm elastic, which gathers the fullness at the wrist.

Back: Upper back cut on the fold, gathered at the shoulders; lower back in a centre back piece cut on the fold and two side backs, joined by princess seams.

Finishing: Shoulder seams stabilised with tape cut to the shoulder length; hem turned twice by 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Even gathers set into a seam and a taped shoulder seam, princess seams, a faced V-neck and button front, set-in sleeves with elastic casings, buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neckline facing)
Elastic, 1 cm wide (sleeve hems)
Nylon or cotton tape (shoulder seams)
6 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment – 2 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom of the sleeve – 1.5 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:

Upper Back – 1 piece on fold
Center Back – 1 piece on fold
Side Back – 2 pieces
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

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

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Center Front Facings and Back Neckline Facing.
Stitch the back princess seams (Center Back to Side Backs), press the allowances towards the center and overlock. Attach the Upper Back to the assembled lower back, press the allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch the front princess seams (Center Fronts to Side Fronts), press the allowances towards the center and overlock. Along the lower edge of each Upper Front, sew a line of stitching with loosened upper thread tension and gather. Stitch the Upper Fronts to the assembled lower fronts, press the allowances upwards and overlock.
Cut the tape to the shoulder length (indicated on the back pattern piece) + 2 cm for allowances. Along the shoulder edges of the back and fronts, sew a line of stitching with loosened upper thread tension and gather. Stitch the shoulder seams, inserting the tape, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Center Front Facings and Back Neckline Facing, press the allowances open. Overlock the outer edge.
Place the facings on the garment right sides together and stitch along the back neckline and the front edges. Clip the allowances at the curves, turn the facings to the wrong side, smooth out, and press.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press the allowances towards the back and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press the allowances and overlock.
Overlock the lower sleeve edge, press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch, forming a casing. Insert the elastic tape into the casing and secure.
Press the hem allowance of the garment to the wrong side by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front. Sew the buttons onto the left front.