Pleated Blouse Ruffled Collar and Cuffs

Name: Pleated Blouse Ruffled Collar and Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2621
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2621

A women's straight-cut, hip-length blouse with pleats at the front neckline, a gathered ruffle collar and long sleeves drawn in with elastic above a frilled hem. A short back slit closes with one button and a rouleau loop. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Blouse Ruffled Collar and Cuffs

When To Wear

At the office, tucked into skirts or worn loose over trousers.
Under a cardigan or jacket in spring and autumn, with the ruffle collar showing at the neck.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose fit, hip length.

Collar: A single-layer strip with hemmed edges, gathered along its lower edge and stitched into the neckline, forming a small standing ruffle; secured with a stitch 0.5 cm from the seam.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with pleats laid at the neckline and released below.

Sleeves: Long, set-in, with a slightly gathered cap. Elastic sewn in a ring to the inside of the sleeve near the hem, so the lower edge forms a frill.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with a short centre back slit bound with bias strip; a rouleau loop on the left side and a button on the right.

Finishing: Hems of the blouse and sleeves turned under twice (1 cm and 1 cm) and topstitched; the collar edges hemmed or bound with bias tape.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Four pieces, simple pleats and gathers; the bound slit and rouleau loop need some care.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic, 0.3–0.7 cm wide
1 button

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 for the bottom of the garment and sleeve – 2 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 parts). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece with fold
- Front - 1 piece with fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar — 1 piece with fold

Sewing Instructions

Lay the front pleats and secure them along the neckline edge.
Make a slit on the back. Cut a bias binding for finishing the back slit, equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm and 5 cm wide. Press the binding lengthwise in the middle with the right side out. Lay the back along the slit line in a straight line, place the binding on the right side, aligning the edges, and stitch. The seam allowance along the slit length is 0.5 – 0.7 cm, decreasing to 0.2 cm at the bottom of the slit. Fold the binding to the wrong side, wrapping around the seam, and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Stitch the shoulder and side edges of the back and front, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the loop. Fold the strip lengthwise in the middle with the right side in and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim the allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip out and straighten the loop. Adjust the loop length. Sew the loop to the left side of the back.
Overlock the upper edge of the collar, fold inwards and topstitch. Alternatively, the edge can be finished with bias binding, for which the allowance needs to be trimmed. Overlock the middle edges, fold inwards and topstitch. Along the lower edge, make a stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Attach the collar to the neckline. Overlock the allowances and press towards the main garment. Make a securing stitch on the right side 0.5 cm from the seam.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the allowances and press towards the back. Along the sleeve cap, make a stitch with loosened upper thread and gather slightly. Set the sleeve into the armhole. Overlock the allowances and press towards the main garment.
Fold the bottom of the garment and sleeve inwards by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.
Sew the button to the right side of the back.
Adjust the length of the elastic tape. Stitch the tape into a ring. Attach the elastic tape to the sleeve, stretching slightly.