Button-Front Long Sleeve Shirt

Name: Button-Front Long Sleeve Shirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2587
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2587

A women's long-sleeved shirt with dropped shoulders, a folded stand collar, cut-on button plackets and curved double-layer side panels. The front hem is straight; the back is longer, with a rounded hem. Cuffs gathered on elastic. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: shirting fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Button-Front Long Sleeve Shirt with Dropped Shoulders

When To Wear

Every day in spring and autumn with jeans or slim trousers, worn untucked.
Open over a top as a light layer.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose through the body, shaped by back darts, a front dart and the curved side panel seams.

Length: Hip length at the front, longer at the back.

Collar: Stand collar folded lengthwise, its ends enclosed by the cut-on plackets; the top can be worn open.

Sleeves: One-piece sleeves on a dropped shoulder line, sewn in flat before the side seams; sleeve and side seams stitched in one. Folded cuffs joined into a ring, with 3.5 cm elastic inside held by vertical stitches at the marks.

Front: Separate right and left fronts with cut-on, interfaced plackets; 5 buttons, buttonholes on the right placket. Each front has a dart pressed upwards.

Back: Cut on the fold, with darts; rounded hem longer than the front.

Finishing: Side panels cut double, the front sewn between the two layers along the curved seam and topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam. At the side seams the 3 cm front hem allowance wraps the back hem edge. Placket topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Cut-on plackets wrapping the collar ends, self-faced side panels, a front hem wrapping the back at the side seams, and elastic cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Shirting fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar, cuffs, plackets)
5 buttons
Elastic 3.5 cm wide

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 for the front bottom edge – 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:

Back – 1 piece on fold
Right Front – 1 piece
Left Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Side – 4 pieces
Collar – 1 piece
Cuff – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Collar – 1 piece
Cuff – 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.

Reinforce pieces with fusible interfacing. Reinforce the integrated placket.
Stitch darts on the back. Press dart allowances towards the center.
Place the Side pieces in pairs right sides together, insert the front between them and stitch the shaped seam. Clip allowances, turn pieces right side out. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
Stitch the dart on the front piece. Overlock the allowance and press upwards.
Stitch shoulder seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Attach sleeves. Press allowances towards the main piece, overlock.
Fold the collar in half lengthwise right sides together and stitch the short sides. Trim allowances at corners, turn the collar right side out and press.
Fold the allowance of the integrated placket to the wrong side and press. Insert the collar into the neckline, enclosing the collar with the integrated placket. Adjust pieces. Overlock the allowance. Topstitch along the placket to secure.
Overlock the bottom allowances of the back and front. Fold the back bottom allowance inwards and topstitch. Stitch side seams simultaneously with sleeve seams, enclosing the back bottom edge with the front allowance. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Topstitch along the front bottom edge to secure.
Stitch the cuff into a loop. Press allowance open. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise and press. Insert elastic tape into the cuff, adjust length and secure it with vertical stitches according to markings.
Attach the cuff to the sleeve. Overlock the allowance.
On the right placket, make buttonholes, on the left placket, sew on buttons.