Pleated V-Neck Blouse

Name: Pleated V-Neck Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2654
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2654

A women's long-sleeved blouse with a crossover V-neck: the right front overlaps the left and is topstitched closed, so there is no front opening. Pleats at the front shoulders, set-in sleeves with a bias-bound slit, a pleat and a buttoned cuff. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

Pleated V-Neck Blouse

When To Wear

For the office, tucked into a skirt or trousers or worn over them.
Under a jacket in the cooler months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, hip length.

Neckline: V-neck finished with interfaced centre front facings and a back neckline facing, stitched as one edge from the centre back to the hem.

Front: Two fronts with pleats laid at the shoulder seams. The right front lies over the left and is topstitched along the edge from a vertical mark to the hem; the topstitching continues around the neckline and down the left front.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves. A slit at the wrist bound with a bias strip of the main fabric, a pleat turned away from the opening, and an interfaced cuff with one button and buttonhole.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced crossover front, shoulder pleats, a bias-bound sleeve slit and cuffs with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs, front facings, back neckline facing)
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 1.2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't 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 on fold
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Cuffs, Center Front Facings and Back Neckline Facing.
Form and secure the pleats at the shoulder edges of the Front pieces. Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back, serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Center Front Facings and Back Neckline Facing, clip and press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facings onto the right side of the garment and stitch the right front edge from the center back to the hem. Stitch the left front edge from the center back to the mark, clip allowances at the mark. Clip allowances at curves, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Serge the allowances of the left front edge from the mark to the hem.
Overlap the right front over the left and topstitch along the right front edge from the vertical mark to the hem. Topstitch from the vertical mark of the right front edge, along the neckline, and along the left front edge.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back, serge.
Cut the sleeve slit along the marked line. Cut a bias binding from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the binding in half lengthwise and press. Press the outer allowances towards the center. Finish the sleeve slit with bias binding. Create and secure a pleat on the sleeve. The depth is directed away from the closure.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and serge.
Fold each Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short ends. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked cuff attachment seam line. Turn the piece right side out, 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 the outer cuff attachment.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press towards the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the cuffs.