Gathered Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

Name: Gathered Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2794
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2794

A women's hip-length blouse with raglan puff sleeves, a round neckline gathered at the front and a bound keyhole slit at the back neck closed with one button and a rouleau loop. Decorative braid is topstitched over the raglan seams. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Gathered Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

When To Wear

In spring and summer, tucked into or worn over skirts and trousers.
With jeans or a straight skirt for everyday and office wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose body; front and back each cut in one piece on the fold, with no darts.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Round, gathered along the front neckline edge; finished with a self-fabric bias strip turned to the right side and topstitched, or bound with bias binding.

Sleeves: Elbow-length raglan puff sleeves, shirred with elastic thread along marked lines above the hem so that the lower edge forms a small frill. The hem is turned and topstitched or finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Back: Keyhole slit at the centre back neck, bound with a bias strip, fastened with one button and a rouleau loop.

Finishing: Decorative braid topstitched over the raglan seams on the front and back; side seams and underarm sleeve seams sewn in one continuous seam; hem turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Binding a slit with a bias strip, making a rouleau loop, gathering, bias neckline finish and shirring with elastic thread.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic thread (shirring elastic)
Decorative braid (approximate length is marked on the front pattern piece)
1 button

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Bias strips for the back slit binding, button loop and neckline – cut by measurement (see steps)

Sewing Instructions

Run a gathering stitch (loosened upper thread) along the neckline edge of the Front and draw up the gathers.
Cut a bias strip for binding the back slit: twice the slit length + 4 cm long and 5 cm wide. Press it in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Mark the slit line on the Back and cut it. Spread the slit open into a straight line, place the binding on the right side with raw edges aligned, and stitch. The seam width is 0.5–0.7 cm along the slit, tapering to 0.2 cm at the bottom point. Fold the binding to the wrong side around the seam allowance and stitch in the ditch of the first seam.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the button loop. Fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim the allowances close to the stitching and turn the rouleau right side out. Adjust the loop length and sew it to the left edge of the back slit.
Stitch the Sleeves to the Back and Front along the raglan seams, press the allowances towards the sleeve and overlock. Topstitch the decorative braid over the seams.
Stitch the side seams and underarm sleeve seams in one continuous seam, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias strip from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and the neckline length + 4 cm long. Fold it in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the strip against the neckline on the wrong side of the garment, raw edges aligned and ends extending, and stitch. Clip the allowances, trim the ends and tuck them in, then fold the strip to the right side and topstitch along its fold onto the garment. Press. Alternatively, the neckline can be bound with bias binding; in this case trim the seam allowance off the Back and Front necklines and the upper edges of the sleeves (to 0 cm).
Overlock the lower edge of the blouse, press it to the wrong side and topstitch. Overlock the lower edge of each sleeve, press it to the wrong side and topstitch. Alternatively, finish the sleeve hems with a narrow rolled hem; in this case trim off the hem allowance first.
Sew the button to the right side of the back slit.
Shirr the sleeves with elastic thread along the marked lines.