Drawstring Waist Collared Blouse
Introducing a chic women's blouse pattern featuring a classic collared neckline, a front button placket, and a distinctive drawstring waist for a customizable, flattering silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for various occasions, offering both comfort and elegance:
- Casual Outings: Ideal for relaxed daytime wear, from errands to garden parties.
- Smart-Casual Events: Easily dressed up for brunch, luncheons, or informal gatherings.
- Warm Weather Style: Its 3/4 sleeves and recommended fabrics make it perfect for spring and summer.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed-fit bodice gathered at the waist by an adjustable drawstring, creating a subtle peplum-like flair below.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic pointed shirt collar, opening into a soft V-neckline.
Closure: a clean, full front button placket with five button closures for adjustable styling.
Sleeves: Comfortable three-quarter length set-in sleeves, finishing above the wrist.
Waist: An integrated drawstring casing allows for personalized cinching with a tie closure, defining the waist.
Back: a clean back design with a visible drawstring casing detail.
Hem: a straight hemline that finishes just below the hip.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, collar setting, sleeve insertion, and creating buttonholes and a drawstring casing.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight blouse fabrics with good drape and breathability:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural fibers (e.g., cotton, linen, silk blends)
- Blouse fabrics made from blended fibers (e.g., cotton-viscose, poly-cotton blends)
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (for collar and placket)
- 5 buttons
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 hem – 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 pieces).
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece with fold
- Front - 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar — 2 pieces
- Casing – 1 piece with fold
- From fusible interfacing:
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces. Also fuse the integrated placket of the front.
- Stitch bust darts, press seam allowances upwards.
- Press the integrated placket of the front to the wrong side along the edge line. Fold the longitudinal seam allowance of the integrated placket inwards and topstitch the placket to the front.
- Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Place the upper collar on the lower collar right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked line of the attaching seam. Trim seams, turn the collar right side out, straighten and press. Attach the lower collar to the neckline, fold under the open edge of the upper collar and topstitch into the attaching seam.
- Serge the seam allowances of the short sides of the casing, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Press the seam allowances of the long sides of the casing to the wrong side. Place the casing according to markings on the right side of the garment and topstitch.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, press seam allowances and serge.
- Fold the bottom of the garment and sleeves inwards by 1 cm, then another 1 cm and topstitch.
- On the right front, make buttonholes, on the left – sew on buttons.
- Cut a bias strip for the tie from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and a length equal to waist circumference + 50 cm. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and press. Press the outer seam allowances towards the center, topstitch along the edge. Thread the tie through the casing.
