Collared Puffed Sleeve Blouse

Name: Collared Puffed Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2855
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2855

This charming Minerva blouse pattern features a neat turn-down collar, a button-front closure, and subtly puffed short sleeves, creating a classic feminine silhouette. Fitted through the bodice with shaping darts, it offers a polished choice for work environments or an elevated everyday look. Its light design and short sleeves make it suitable for warmer weather gatherings. This pattern is drafted to your own measurements, with an option to choose a standard size.

Tech. Description

Collared Puffed Sleeve Blouse

Introducing a charming women's blouse pattern featuring a neat turn-down collar, a button-front closure, and subtly puffed short sleeves for a classic, feminine silhouette.

When To Wear

This versatile blouse is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various occasions, including:

Casual Chic: Paired with jeans or skirts for an elevated everyday look.
Office & Professional: a polished choice for work environments, offering comfort & style.
Spring & Summer Events: Its light design and short sleeves make it ideal for warmer weather gatherings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice with shaping darts for a tailored look.

Neckline & Collar: Features a small turn-down collar sewn directly into the neckline, without a separate stand.

Closure: Full-length front button closure with a cut-on (grown-on) placket, from the neckline to the hem, with 6 buttons.

Sleeves: Short, subtly puffed sleeves gathered at the sleeve cap for feminine volume; the underarm part of the armhole is finished with bias binding.

Back: Designed with a center back seam and vertical back darts to ensure a flattering, close fit.

Hem: Straight hemline, falling to hip length.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, collar attachment, finishing a cut-on placket, and setting in gathered sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose light to medium-weight blouse fabrics with good drape:

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, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom edge of the garment – 2 cm. For the bottom edge of the sleeve – 1.2 cm. Attention! First, 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the corresponding pieces. Also interface the inner cut-on placket of the Front.
Stitch the dart on the Back. Trim the dart depth to 1 cm and press towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowances and press to the left side.
Stitch the dart on the Front. Trim the dart depth to 1 cm with the overlocker, press towards the center.
Clip the Front neckline allowance at the center front mark. Stitch the upper corner of the cut-on placket at the neckline. Notch the allowance, turn the inner placket to the wrong side and press the fold. Fold under the raw edge of the inner placket and topstitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back, overlock.
Place the Collar pieces right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked collar attachment line. Notch the allowances at the corners, turn the Collar right side out, shape and press. Stitch the outer Collar to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the inner Collar and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Overlock the lower edge of the Sleeve, fold to the wrong side and topstitch. Along the upper edge of the sleeve cap, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Set the Sleeve into the armhole. Overlock the allowance.
Stitch the side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias strip 4 cm wide and as long as the lower part of the armhole + 4 cm. Fold the bias strip lengthwise in half, right side out, and press. Place the strip on the armhole edge from the right side and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the garment. Press the seam.
Overlock the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front and sew buttons on the left front.

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Collared Puffed Sleeve Blouse

When To Wear

Key Design Features

Level Of Difficulty

Fabric Recommendations

Additional Supplies

Cutter's Must

Sewing Instructions

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