Asymmetrical Overlap Blouse with Flared Layered Sleeves

Name: Asymmetrical Overlap Blouse with Flared Layered Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2714
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2714

A women's pullover blouse in two fabrics, with short two-layer raglan sleeves and a front made of two curved, overlapping halves, each of two layers. Bust darts; the neckline is finished with a bias band turned to the right side. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Overlap Blouse with Flared Layered Sleeves

When To Wear

In summer with trousers, shorts or a straight skirt.
For the office or a dinner, worn loose over a slim skirt.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, straight body.

Length: Hip length. The front hem follows the curved edges of the overlapping halves; the back hem is straight, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Neckline: Round. A 4 cm bias strip of fabric 1 is stitched to the wrong side and turned to the right side as a visible band; alternatively the neckline can be bound.

Sleeves: Short raglan sleeves cut as two layers, upper and lower, in contrasting fabrics; the hems are finished with a narrow rolled hem and fall in loose flutters.

Front: Each front half is an upper layer of fabric 1 laid over a lower layer of fabric 2. The right half overlaps the left along curved edges, both finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Finishing: Side and sleeve seams stitched in one line; the back side seam is longer than the front by the hem allowance.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Layering and aligning curved front pieces, narrow rolled hems on curved edges, raglan sleeves and a bias neckline band.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Additional Supplies

Second fabric in a contrasting or related colour

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: hem allowance at the back bottom – 2.0 cm, allowances at the outer edges of the front, lower edges of the sleeve, neckline edges of the back, front, and sleeve – 0 cm, other seams - 1.0 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.

From main fabric 1:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Upper front – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
From main fabric 2:
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch bust darts. Press seam allowances upwards.
Overlock the outer edges of the front pieces and the lower edges of the sleeves with a narrow rolled hem.
Place the upper left front piece wrong side onto the right side of the lower left front piece, secure them together. Place the upper right front piece wrong side onto the right side of the lower right front piece, secure them together. Place the right front piece over the left, aligning the center line, and secure along the edges. Continue to treat as one piece. Place the upper sleeve wrong side onto the right side of the lower sleeve, secure along the edges and continue to treat as one piece.
Attach sleeves to the back and front, press seam allowances towards the sleeve and overlock.
Stitch side seams and sleeve seams in one continuous line (the side seam of the back is longer than the side seam of the front by the width of the hem allowance), press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias binding from main fabric 1, 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the neckline edge on the wrong! side, leaving tails, and stitch. Fold the binding to the right! side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam. Alternatively, you can bind the neckline with bias binding. In this case, the seam allowances at the necklines of the back and front pieces and the upper edges of the sleeves should be trimmed to 0 cm.
Overlock the bottom edge of the back, press to the wrong side and topstitch.