Pleated V-Neck Button-Front Blouse

Name: Pleated V-Neck Button-Front Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2746
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2746

A women's long-sleeved blouse with a deep V-neck, pleats on the fronts at the neckline, a button front with facings and a back yoke. A stand collar runs around the back neck only, attached to the yoke. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated V-Neck Blouse

When To Wear

At the office with trousers, pencil skirts and suit jackets.
Worn loose over jeans or trousers for everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, hip length; the fullness at the front comes from the neckline pleats.

Neckline: Deep V-neck. Each front has pleats at the neckline edge near the shoulder, folded away from the centre.

Collar: Two-layer interfaced stand collar set into the yoke neckline; it ends at the marked line where the fronts begin, so the front V has no collar.

Front: Buttons down the centre front, buttonholes on the right front, buttons on the left. The front edges are finished with interfaced centre front facings, without a separate placket.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with an opening at the wrist, topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold, and interfaced buttoned cuffs.

Back: Back cut on the fold, joined to a yoke cut on the fold.

Finishing: Seams overlocked and pressed towards the back; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Front pleats, a back-only stand collar sewn with the fronts sandwiched at the shoulder seams, sleeve openings and cuffs, buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (stand collar, centre front facings, cuffs)
8 buttons

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: hem allowance – 2.0 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Yoke – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Form and secure the pleats on the front pieces. The pleats are pressed away from the center. Place the Center Front Facing and Front right sides together and stitch the edge of the front opening. Clip the allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, and press.
Stitch the outer Stand Collar to the Yoke neckline, clip the allowances, and press towards the stand. Press the lower edge allowance of the inner Stand Collar to the wrong side. Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked side edge line.
Stitch the shoulder seams, sandwiching the Front between the Yoke and the inner Stand Collar. Press the allowances towards the back and serge. Turn the stand collar right side out and stitch the inner Stand Collar in the ditch of the outer stand seam.
Attach the Yoke to the Back, press the allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the side seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press the allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press the allowances and serge.
Fold the cuff pieces in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked cuff attachment seam line. Turn the piece to the right side, press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, turn under the allowance of the inner side of the cuff and stitch it in the ditch of the cuff seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
On the right front, make buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Make buttonholes and sew on buttons on the cuffs.