Gathered High Neck Blouson Top
Introducing a sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a high-neck blouson top, featuring elegant front gathering and a comfortable banded hem.
When To Wear
This versatile top offers a blend of comfort and style, suitable for various occasions:
- Casual Chic: Perfect for stylish everyday wear when paired with shorts or jeans.
- Smart Casual: Easily dressed up with tailored trousers or a skirt for a polished yet relaxed look.
- Evening Elegance: The elegant drape and neckline make it suitable for special occasions when accessorized.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed blouson fit, gently gathered at the hem for a voluminous yet defined shape.
Neckline: High stand collar with soft gathers at the front neckline, creating a graceful drape.
Collar: Structured stand collar, designed to sit elegantly around the neck.
Closure: Back neck closure with a keyhole opening, secured by three buttons.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with clean finished armholes, offering a contemporary and comfortable feel.
Back: Keyhole opening at the upper back, finished with a neat button closure.
Hem: Banded hem that gathers the fabric, creating the signature blouson effect.
Length: Hip length, designed to be worn bloused over the waistband.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with bias binding application, gathering techniques, stand collar construction, and waistband attachment.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight fabrics with good drape for the best blouson effect:
- Light dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 3 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all allowances - 1 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece
- Front – 1 piece
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- From fusible interlining:
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse the upper collar stand and waistband with fusible interlining.
- Cut a bias binding for finishing the back slit. The length of the binding is double the slit length + 4 cm, width - 5 cm. Press the binding in half lengthwise, right side out. Mark the slit line on the back, cut it. Lay the back flat along the slit line, place the binding right side down, aligning the raw edges, and stitch. The seam allowance along the slit length is 0.5 – 0.7 cm, decreasing to 0.2 cm at the bottom of the slit. Fold the binding to the wrong side, enclosing the seam, and topstitch into the stitching line.
- Along the upper edge of the front, stitch with a loosely tensioned thread and gather.
- Stitch the right side seam. Press allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the raw edges of the left side seam. Stitch the left side seam from the armhole to the mark, press allowances open.
- Cut a bias binding from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and equal to the armhole length. Press the binding in half lengthwise, right side out, align with the armhole edge and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold.
- Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch the upper and side edges. Clip allowances. Turn the collar stand right side out and press, press the lower raw edges inwards. Stitch the upper edges of the back and front to the lower collar stand according to the markings. Topstitch the upper collar stand to the edge of the lower collar stand. Press the pieces.
- Fold the waistband piece in half lengthwise, right side in, and stitch the short sides. Trim allowances at corners, turn the waistband right side out. Along the lower edge of the garment, stitch with a loosely tensioned thread and gather. Stitch the outer of the waistband to the lower edge of the top. Press allowances towards the waistband. Press the raw edge of the inner waistband to the wrong side and topstitch into the stitching line of the upper waistband.
- Sew buttons on the collar stand and waistband.
