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Keyhole Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

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This charming women's blouse pattern features voluminous puff sleeves, a classic keyhole neckline, and a neatly shaped bodice. Drafted to your own measurements (or a standard size), this intermediate pattern is a versatile choice for office settings, smart casual gatherings, or for adding sophisticated charm to everyday outfits. Choose dense blouse fabrics with both structure and drape to best showcase the design details.

Tech. Description

Keyhole Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

Introducing a charming women's blouse pattern featuring voluminous puff sleeves, a classic keyhole neckline, and a neatly shaped bodice.

When To Wear

This blouse is a versatile choice, perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various occasions:

  • Office & Professional Settings: Its refined silhouette and elegant details make it suitable for work environments.
  • Smart Casual Gatherings: a stylish choice for lunches, brunches, or relaxed social events.
  • Daytime Chic: Elevates everyday outfits with a touch of sophisticated charm.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted bodice shaped with front bust darts and a straight hem, creating a classic look, complemented by voluminous sleeves.

Neckline: a refined round neckline featuring a central keyhole opening at the front, finished with a facing.

Closure: a short back neck slit closed with a button and rouleau loop.

Sleeves: Eye-catching two-piece puff sleeves (upper and lower sleeve), gathered at the sleeve cap and finished at the hem with an elastic casing, ending around the elbow.

Hem: a clean, straight hemline that allows for easy tucking or wearing untucked.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, sleeve insertion, gathering, and neat finishing of necklines and button loops.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose fabrics that offer both structure and drape to best showcase the design details:

  • Dense blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

  • Fusible interfacing
  • 1 button
  • Elastic tape

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom edge of the garment and sleeve – 2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

  • From main fabric:
    • Back – 1 piece on fold
    • Front – 1 piece on fold
    • Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces
    • Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces
    • Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
    • Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
  • From fusible interfacing:
    • Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
    • Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

  1. Fuse interfacing to the back and front neckline facings.
  2. Stitch the darts on the front. Press the dart folds upwards.
  3. Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press the allowances towards the back, serge.
  4. Stitch the upper sleeve to the lower sleeve. Serge the allowance and press downwards. Stitch the sleeve seam. Serge the allowance and press towards the back. Run a gathering stitch (loosened upper thread) along the sleeve cap and gather. Set the sleeve into the armhole, press the allowance and serge. Serge the lower edge of the sleeve. Fold the allowance to the inside and topstitch, forming a casing. Thread elastic tape through the casing, adjust the length and secure the ends.
  5. Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the button loop. Fold the strip lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim the allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and straighten the rouleau. Adjust the loop length.
  6. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front neckline facings. Press the allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment, right sides together, and baste along the neckline. Cut the slit through the back and back neckline facing. Stitch around the neckline and the back slit, tapering to nothing at the slit point and inserting the loop. Clip the allowances and the corner at the back. On the front neckline, stitch around the keyhole opening, tapering the allowance to 0.2 cm at the top. Clip the allowances. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Join the front corners with blind stitches.
  7. Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
  8. Sew the button onto the back neckline.

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