Blouse V-Neck Lapel Full Cuffed Sleeves

Name: Blouse V-Neck Lapel Full Cuffed Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2594
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2594

A women's pull-on blouse with a V-neck edged by two sewn-on lapels that meet at a pleat on the centre front, side bust darts, and long full sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Blouse V-Neck Lapel Full Cuffed Sleeves

A women's pull-on blouse with a V-neck edged by two sewn-on lapels that meet at a pleat on the centre front, side bust darts, and long full sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs.

When To Wear

For the office, tucked into a skirt or worn over trousers.
Under a cardigan or jacket in autumn and spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped with bust darts pressed upwards.

Length: Hip length, straight hem turned up twice (1 cm, then 1.5 cm) and topstitched.

Collar: Two interfaced lapels stitched to the front edges of the V-neck and turned to the wrong side; the back neckline is finished with an interfaced facing.

Front: Cut in one piece on the fold, with no opening; below the neck the centre front is folded into a pleat, aligned along the centre lines and secured with a line of stitching at the top.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a slit in the sleeve seam, topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold, gathered at the lower edge into a cuff.

Closure: One button and buttonhole on each cuff; the blouse goes on over the head.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Facing the lapels into the front and clipping at the pleat corners, setting the front between back and back facing at the shoulders, sleeve slits and cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (lapels, back neckline facing, cuffs)
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back - 1 piece with a fold
Front - 1 piece with a fold
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Lapel — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Cuff – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Lapel — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch bust darts, press depths upwards.
Overlock the outer edges of the lapels. Place lapels on the front, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge. Clip allowances, trim corners. Also, clip the front allowance at the corners of the pleat, overlock the front allowance. Turn lapels to the wrong side, straighten, press. Form the pleat, aligning center lines. Stitch a securing line along the top of the pleat.
Overlock the outer edge of the back neckline facing. Place the neckline facing on the back and stitch the neckline edge exactly to the marked shoulder seam line. Clip allowances, turn facing to the wrong side and press.
Stitch shoulder seams, inserting the front between the back and the facing, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock. Along the bottom edge of the sleeve, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather.
Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch side edges. Turn the piece to the right side, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of attaching the outer cuff.
Fold the bottom edge of the garment inwards by 1 cm, then by 1.5 cm and topstitch.
Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the cuffs.