Ruffled V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

Name: Ruffled V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2896
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2896

A women's semi-fitted, hip-length blouse with a V-neck framed by a flounce, short puff sleeves shirred with elastic thread above the hem, and an invisible zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin blouse fabrics with good drape, made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Ruffled V-Neck Puff Sleeve Blouse

A women's semi-fitted, hip-length blouse with a V-neck framed by a flounce, short puff sleeves shirred with elastic thread above the hem, and an invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

When To Wear

In spring and summer, tucked into a skirt or worn loose over trousers.
For office days and daytime events with a skirt or tailored trousers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped with bust darts and waist darts on the fronts and back.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: V-neck at the front, round at the back. A flounce, cut as two front pieces and one back piece joined at the shoulders, runs around the back neckline and down both sides of the V to the centre front point. The neckline is finished with front and back facings.

Sleeves: Short set-in puff sleeves, gathered at the cap. A line of elastic-thread shirring above the hem forms a small frill at the sleeve edge.

Front: Centre front seam from the point of the V to the hem.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zipper.

Finishing: Flounce edge and sleeve hems turned and topstitched, or finished with a narrow rolled hem; garment hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts, an invisible zipper, a flounce caught between the garment and the neckline facing at a V point, a gathered sleeve cap and elastic-thread shirring.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin blouse fabrics with good drape, made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back neckline facings)
Invisible zipper
Elastic thread

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front Flounce – 2 pieces
- Back Flounce – 1 piece
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing.
Stitch the darts on the back and front pieces. Press waist dart depths towards the center, bust darts upwards.
Finish the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the neckline to the first mark and from the second mark to the hem; press the seam open. Insert the invisible zipper between the marks.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and finish.
Stitch the shoulder seams joining the Front Flounces and Back Flounce, press the allowances open and finish. Finish the outer edge of the flounce, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Alternatively, the outer edge can be finished with a narrow rolled hem (the allowance for this finish should be trimmed beforehand). Clip the inner allowance of the Front Flounces at the mark, place the flounce wrong side down on the right side of the garment and baste along the neckline and center front edges.
Stitch the center front seam, press allowances open and finish.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and finish.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing, press the allowances open. Finish the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch around the neckline. Clip allowances at curves and at the front corner, turn facing to the wrong side, smooth out, press. Secure to the garment at shoulder and center seams.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances and finish. Run a gathering stitch along the sleeve cap with loosened upper thread and gather. Finish the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. (The sleeve hem can also be finished with a narrow rolled hem. The allowance for the lower edge finish should be trimmed beforehand.) Shirr along the marked line using elastic thread.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and finish.
Finish the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.