Blouse with a Flounced Collar
Introducing a charming women's blouse pattern featuring a fitted silhouette, a distinctive ruffled neckline, and a button-front placket.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various settings, ideal for:
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Workwear & Office: Its refined design offers a professional yet stylish option for the workplace.
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Casual Chic: Pair it with skirts or trousers for a sophisticated everyday look.
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Smart Social Gatherings: a comfortable and polished choice for brunches, dinners, or semi-formal events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice with vertical panel seams on both the front and back for tailored shaping.
Neckline & Ruffle: Features a graceful scooped neckline adorned with a wide, cascading ruffle that frames the face and extends down the center front.
Closure: a practical and stylish center front button placket provides easy wear and a polished finish.
Sleeves: Short, two-piece set-in sleeves with a subtle gathering at the shoulder, ending just above the elbow with a clean, bias-bound finish.
Back: Shaped with vertical panel seams from the shoulder to the hem, ensuring a flattering and tailored fit.
Hem: Designed for a clean, straight finish, double-folded for a neat appearance.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with constructing plackets, setting in two-piece sleeves, and working with bias tape for clean finishes.
Fabric Recommendations
Achieve the best drape and finish with light to medium-weight blouse fabrics:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
- Bias tape
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Back — 2 pieces
- 2. Back side - 2 pieces
- 3. Front center — 2 pieces
- 4. Front side — 2 pieces
- 5. Collar – 2 pieces
- 6. Upper sleeve — 2 pieces
- 7. Lower sleeve — 2 pieces
- 8. Placket — 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- 1. Placket – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the placket pieces with fusible interfacing.
- Place collar pieces right sides together and stitch the center seam. Finish the seam allowance with bias binding and press to the left side. Finish the outer contour with bias binding.
- Stitch the darts on the back. Press the dart depths towards the center back.
- Stitch the princess seams on the front and back. Overlock the seam allowances and press towards the center. Stitch the center seam of the back. Overlock the seam allowance and press to the left side.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press towards the back.
- Finish the lower sleeve edges with bias binding. Stitch the lower sleeve seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press towards the back. Place the upper sleeve onto the lower sleeve and align along the upper edge. Then treat as one piece.
- Set the sleeve into the armhole. Overlock the seam allowances.
- Place the collar onto the blouse neckline and stitch. Clip the seam allowance and press towards the blouse. Place bias binding over the seam allowance and topstitch, enclosing the seam allowance. Align the lower of the collar with the front edge and secure along the edge.
- Fold the placket and front right sides together and stitch. Turn the placket to the wrong side, stitch the corners, fold the seam allowance of the inner placket inwards and topstitch into the attaching seam.
- Double-fold the hem of the garment to the wrong side by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes and sew on buttons.
