Blouse with Gathered Shoulders and Back Neck

Name: Blouse with Gathered Shoulders and Back Neck
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2578
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2578

A women's pull-on blouse with a V-neck, a centre front seam, gathers at the front shoulders and the centre back neckline, and full three-quarter sleeves gathered at the cap and into a bound hem with ties. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Blouse with Gathered Shoulders and Back Neck

When To Wear

In spring and summer with jeans, trousers or skirts.
Tucked into a skirt or worn loose for the office.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose fit, hip length.

Neckline: V-neck finished with interfaced facings on the front; the back neckline is gathered at the centre and bound with bias tape.

Front: Two front pieces joined by a centre front seam, with gathers along the shoulder seams. No closure.

Sleeves: Set-in three-quarter sleeves, gathered at the cap. The lower edge is gathered and bound with bias tape that continues into ties; a short slit at the hem is bound with a 5 cm bias strip.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Finishing: Hem double-turned (1 cm, then 1.5 cm) and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering, a faced V-neck joined to a bound back neckline, a bound sleeve slit and bound sleeve hems with ties.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front neckline facings)
Bias tape for the back neckline, sleeve slits and sleeve hems with ties (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance – 2.5 cm; allowance for back neckline edge and lower sleeve edge – 0 cm; other seams – 1 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 (do not 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 with fold
Front - 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Front neckline facing — 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Front neckline facing — 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the pieces.
Along the back neckline edge, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather, positioning it in the center of the piece. Bind the back neckline edge with bias tape.
Overlock the outer edge of the front neckline facings. Place the facing with the front and stitch the neckline edge. Start and end the stitch exactly at the marked seam line for joining with the back.
Along the front shoulder edge, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the shoulder seam, inserting the back between the front and the facing. Overlock the allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side.
Stitch the center front seam simultaneously with the center facing seam, laying out the pieces in a straight line. Press the allowances to the left side, overlock.
Stitch the side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press the allowances towards the back, overlock. Along the sleeve cap, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press and overlock the allowances.
Make a slit on the sleeve. Cut bias tape for binding the sleeve slit, with a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm and a width of 5 cm. Press the bias tape in half lengthwise, right side out. Lay out the sleeve along the slit line in a straight line, place the bias tape on the right side, aligning the edges, and stitch. The seam width along the slit length is 0.5 – 0.7 cm, decreasing to 0.2 cm at the bottom of the slit. Fold the bias tape to the wrong side, enclosing the seam, and topstitch into the attaching seam.
Along the lower sleeve edge, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Bind the lower sleeve edge with bias tape, simultaneously finishing the ties.
Fold the bottom of the garment inwards by 1 cm, then by 1.5 cm and topstitch.