Ruffled Yoke Blouse with Shirred Cuffs

Name: Ruffled Yoke Blouse with Shirred Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2768
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2768

A women's button-front blouse with a V-shaped front yoke and a curved back yoke, a gathered flounce set into the yoke seams all round, a band collar and full long sleeves gathered into cuffs shirred with elastic thread. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Ruffled Yoke Blouse with Shirred Cuffs

When To Wear

With jeans or straight trousers, tucked in or worn loose.
With a midi skirt for daytime events in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose body shaped by bust darts.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Collar: Fused band collar (stand) on a neckline that follows the yoke.

Front: Separate buttoned placket, interfaced, with buttonholes on the right front and buttons on the left; seven buttons in all.

Back: One piece cut on the fold below a one-piece back yoke.

Sleeves: Long, full set-in sleeves, gathered at the lower edge into a closed cuff. The cuff is folded in half and stitched along marked lines with elastic thread, so it slips over the hand without an opening.

Finishing: Flounces joined at the shoulders and gathered on the upper edge; their lower edge is hemmed or finished with a narrow rolled hem. The blouse hem is turned 1 cm twice and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A gathered flounce sandwiched into a yoke seam, a separate front placket, a band collar and shirring with elastic thread.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (placket, collar stand)
Elastic thread
7 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 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). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back yoke - 1 piece
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Back flounce - 1 piece on fold
- Front yoke - 2 pieces
- Front - 2 pieces
- Front flounce - 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Placket — 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch bust darts, press allowances upwards.
Stitch shoulder seams of yokes, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch shoulder seams of main pieces, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of flounces, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the lower edge of the flounce, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Alternatively, the lower edge can be finished with a narrow rolled hem. Before doing so, trim the seam allowance. Along the upper edge of the flounce, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather.
Attach the yoke to the main piece, inserting the flounce between the pieces. Press allowances upwards and overlock.
Attach the outer placket to the front, press allowances towards the placket. Fold the placket to the right side along the edge line and stitch the upper corner. Clip allowances at the mark, turn the placket to the right side, straighten, and press. Fold the allowance of the inner placket inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Attach the upper collar stand to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the lower collar stand, and topstitch into the attachment seam of the upper collar stand.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Along the lower edge, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Stitch cuff piece into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the cuff lengthwise in half, wrong sides together, and press. Stitch along the marked lines using elastic thread. Attach the cuff to the sleeve, stretching it slightly.
Fold the bottom hem inwards by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.
On the right front, make buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons.