Fitted Blouse with Rounded Collar and Puffed Tulip Sleeves
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for an elegantly fitted blouse featuring a charming rounded Peter Pan collar, softly puffed short sleeves, and a clean front placket.
When To Wear
This versatile fitted blouse offers a polished yet feminine look, perfect for:
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Professional Attire: Its tailored fit and classic collar make it suitable for office wear or business meetings.
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Smart Casual Events: a refined choice for social gatherings, lunches, or cultural outings when a polished look is desired.
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Everyday Elegance: Elevate your daily wardrobe with this comfortable yet stylish piece, easily paired with skirts or trousers.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Elegantly fitted through the bodice with shaping achieved by front and back vertical panel seams and back darts.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic rounded Peter Pan collar set onto a separate collar stand for a neat finish.
Closure: Center front concealed button placket for a streamlined and polished finish.
Sleeves: Short, gently puffed sleeves created by gathering at the shoulder, ending with a clean hem.
Back: Shaped with vertical panel seams and a center back seam, contributing to the fitted silhouette.
Hem: a straight blouse hem designed to fall at the hip.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise collar & stand construction, shaping seams, puffed sleeve setting, and careful button placket application.
Fabric Recommendations
Select light to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape and structure to achieve the intended silhouette:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers (e.g., cotton, linen, rayon, blends)
Additional Supplies
- 6 buttons
- Fusible interfacing
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Center front - 2 pieces
- 2. Side front - 2 pieces
- 3. Center back — 2 pieces
- 4. Side back — 2 pieces
- 5. Front sleeve – 2 pieces
- 6. Back sleeve — 2 pieces
- 7. Collar — 2 pieces
- 8. Collar Stand — 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- 1. Collar — 1 piece
- 2. Collar Stand - 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the plackets, upper collar, and inner collar stand.
- Place the upper collar and lower collar right sides together. Stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim seam allowances. Turn the collar right side out, shape, and press. Place the collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the prepared collar between them, align the notches, and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Turn the prepared collar right side out and press.
- Stitch the darts on the back. Press the dart fullness towards the center. Stitch the panel seams of the back. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the center. Stitch the center seam of the back. Overlock the seam allowance and press to the left side.
- Form pleats at the neckline of the front and stitch from the upper edge for 4 cm. Stitch the panel seams of the front. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the center.
- Right front: Press the front inwards to the wrong side along the "front edge" and "concealed placket front edge" lines. Topstitch along the inner edge of the placket at a distance of 3 cm from the front edge. Fold the inner of the placket towards the front edge. Press. On the right front, make buttonholes. Left front: Fold the fastening placket inwards first by 1 cm, then by another 3 cm, and topstitch along the inner edge of the placket.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams, overlock seam allowances, and press towards the back.
- Attach the upper collar stand with the collar to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the lower collar stand, and topstitch into the seam of the upper collar stand attachment.
- Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press towards the back. Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve, fold inwards, and topstitch. Overlap the back of the sleeve onto the front. Attach the sleeves, forming arbitrary pleats. Overlock seam allowances.
- Overlock the hem allowance of the blouse, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
- Sew buttons onto the left front corresponding to the buttonholes.
