Draped Front Asymmetrical Hem Blouse

Name: Draped Front Asymmetrical Hem Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2847
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2847

A women's blouse with cut-on cap sleeves and a draped panel across the front: a double-layer decorative piece starts at the right shoulder seam and is gathered into a shaped seam on the front. The hem is asymmetrical, and the back closes with a concealed zipper. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Draped Front Asymmetrical Hem Blouse

When To Wear

In summer with a pencil skirt or straight trousers for work.
For dinners and evening events with a skirt or tailored trousers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose body.

Length: Hip length, with a sloping, asymmetrical hem.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold.

Sleeves: Cap sleeves cut in one with the bodice; armholes finished with bias binding in the same way as the neckline.

Front: One-piece front, cut open between marked lines to form a shaped seam that tapers to nothing. The decorative piece, made of two layers stitched along the upper and lower edges and turned, is gathered along its shaped edge and caught in this seam; its other end is basted into the right shoulder seam.

Back: Separate left and right back pieces joined by a centre back seam, with a concealed zipper at the top.

Finishing: Shoulder and side seams overlocked and pressed toward the back; 2 cm hem, overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A slashed seam that tapers to nothing with a gathered drape set into it, a concealed zipper and bias-bound curved edges.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed (invisible) zipper
Bias tape for the neckline and armholes, or 4 cm bias strips cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

Seam allowances: all seams – 1 cm; hem allowance – 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! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Left Back – 1 piece
- Right Back – 1 piece
- Front – 1 piece
- Decorative Piece – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Insert the concealed zipper.
Place the two Decorative Pieces right sides together and stitch the upper and lower edges. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Along the shaped edge of the piece, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Baste the piece to the right shoulder edge of the front. Cut the front between the marked lines. Stitch the shaped seam of the front, tapering to nothing and catching the gathered edge of the decorative piece in the seam. Serge the contoured edge.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the neckline edge, right side facing, and stitch. Clip the allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the armhole edge, right side facing, and stitch. Clip the allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.