Collared V-Neck Blouse with Decorative Buttons
A fitted women's blouse with a shirt collar on a stand above an open V-neck, decorative buttons down the closed front and a concealed zipper in the centre back seam. Long sleeves are gathered at the cap and into buttoned cuffs; the hem is rounded.
When To Wear
- At the office with trousers or a pencil skirt.
- Worn loose over slim trousers or leggings; the rounded hem is meant to be seen.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted, shaped with bust darts and vertical waist darts (tucks) on the fronts and back.
Length: Below the hip, with a rounded hem that is longer at centre front and centre back.
Collar: Shirt collar on a separate stand, set between the blouse and the facings.
Front: Faced front edges forming a V-neck below the collar; below the V the edges are stitched together, and the buttons along the front are sewn on for decoration only.
Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.
Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the cap and at the wrist into a cuff. A slit in the sleeve seam is reinforced 0.3 cm from the edge; each cuff closes with buttons and buttonholes.
Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.
Finishing: Side and shoulder seams pressed to the back and serged; hem allowance 1.5 cm, turned and topstitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Darts and tucks, a collar on a stand set between garment and facing, a concealed zipper, and gathered sleeves with cuffs and slits.
Fabric Recommendations
Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane; silk.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facing, collar, collar stand, cuffs)
- Concealed zipper
- 10 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 1.5 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) 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 - 2 pieces
- Front - 2 pieces
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- Collar - 2 pieces
- Collar stand - 2 pieces
- Cuff - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing - 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing - 1 piece
- Collar - 1 piece
- Collar stand - 1 piece
- Cuff - 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch the darts on the back pieces. Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the top to the first zipper mark and from the second zipper mark to the bottom. Press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
- Stitch the bust darts on the front piece. Press bust dart allowances upwards. Stitch the darts on the front piece.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the front facings and back neckline facing, press seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the front facing onto the garment right sides together and stitch the front edges. Clip seam allowances, turn facings to the wrong side, straighten, and press.
- Place collar pieces right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge. Trim seam allowances at corners. Turn collar right side out, straighten, and press. Place collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Turn the finished collar right side out and press. Stitch the collar into the neckline between the main garment and the front facing with the neckline facing. Clip seam allowances, trim at corners. Press seam allowances.
- Secure the front edges together along the seam of the front facing attachment. Stitch the front edges from mark to mark.
- Overlock the sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the top to the slit mark. Press seam allowance open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.3 cm from the edge. Along the sleeve cap, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes. Overlock and press seam allowance. Along the bottom of the sleeve, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather.
- Fold the cuff in half lengthwise right sides together and stitch the short sides. Turn the cuff right side out, straighten, and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press seam allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes and sew buttons onto the cuffs. Sew decorative buttons onto the front edge.
