Sleeveless Collared Blouse
Introducing a chic sleeveless blouse pattern featuring a classic collar, button-front placket, shaping princess seams on the front, and a distinctive segmented back panel.
When To Wear
This versatile sleeveless blouse is perfect for a variety of settings, making it an excellent choice for:
- Casual Outings: Pair with shorts or skirts for a stylish yet relaxed everyday look.
- Smart Casual Office Wear: Its polished collar and tailored fit make it suitable for a comfortable office ensemble.
- Warm Weather & Resort Wear: Ideal for vacations or sunny days, especially when sewn in breathable fabrics.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a semi-fitted silhouette with shaping achieved through front princess seams and a paneled back construction.
Collar: Features a classic shirt collar with a separate collar stand, providing a crisp neckline.
Closure: a full button-front placket with six functional buttons.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with clean-finished armholes.
Back: a distinctive segmented back panel created by two horizontal seams, which can be topstitched for added detail.
Hem: a gently curved shirttail hemline, offering a soft finish.
Length: Standard blouse length designed to hit around the hip.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves standard sewing techniques such as collar and stand construction, button placket application, and the accurate assembly of shaping seams.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight woven fabrics with a soft drape, such as:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 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 – 1.2 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:
- Upper back – 1 piece
- Middle back – 1 piece
- Lower back – 1 piece
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Central front – 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Interface pieces with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch the upper and middle back parts, press seam allowances upwards, serge. Topstitch 0.5 cm along the seam. Attach the lower back to the middle, press seam allowances upwards, serge. Topstitch 0.5 cm along the seam.
- Stitch the front princess seam, press seam allowances towards the center, serge. Topstitch 0.5 cm along the seam.
- Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back, serge.
- Fold collar pieces right sides together, stitch the ends and outer edge. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn collar right side out, shape and press. Fold collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Turn the finished collar right side out and press.
- Press the placket piece in half lengthwise, right side out. Attach the inner side of the placket to the front, aligning the placket with the wrong side of the front, press seam allowances towards the placket. Fold the raw edge of the outer placket inwards and topstitch into the seam of the inner placket attachment.
- Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the inner collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Align the binding with the armhole edge on the right side and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
- Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- On the right front and collar stand, make buttonholes, on the left – sew on buttons.
