Short Sleeve Crossover Front Stand Collar Blouse
Introducing a chic women's blouse pattern featuring a distinctive crossover front, an elegant stand collar, and sophisticated short sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various occasions, making it suitable for:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or corporate events.
- Casual Elegance: Pairs beautifully with trousers or skirts for elevated everyday style.
- Evening & Social Gatherings: A refined choice for dinners, parties, or special events when made with luxurious fabrics.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the torso with a slightly eased hem for comfort and style.
Neckline & Collar: Features a stylish stand collar that transitions into a V-neck opening at the crossover front.
Closure: Distinctive crossover front closure, secured with six decorative buttons and finished with elegant piping along the overlapping edge.
Sleeves: Short, subtly shaped cap sleeves offering a comfortable and flattering arm line.
Back: Clean back design with a center back seam and shaping darts for a tailored fit.
Hem: Straight hem designed to be worn untucked or neatly tucked in.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires confident sewing skills, including dart construction, collar attachment, and working with piping and button closures.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose dense blouse fabrics that hold their shape well, from natural or blended fibers:
- Dense blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
- Finished piping
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- BACK PANEL - 2 QTY
- FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- SLEEVE – 2 QTY
- COLLAR STAND – 2 QTY
- FRONT FACING – 2 QTY
- Back neckline FACING – 1 QTY
- From FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- COLLAR STAND – 1 QTY
- FRONT FACING – 2 QTY
- Back neckline FACING – 1 QTY
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the inner collar stand, front facings, and back neckline facing.
- Mark and stitch the bust, waist, and shoulder darts on the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL. Press bust darts upwards, and waist and shoulder darts towards the center of the pieces.
- Stitch the center back seam. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the left side seam and serge.
- Attach the outer collar stand to the back neckline, clip SEAM ALLOWANCES, and press towards the collar stand.
- Stitch the side seams and shoulder seams simultaneously with the collar stand seams. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the BACK PANEL and serge.
- Attach the inner collar stand to the FACING neckline, press SEAM ALLOWANCES open. Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline FACING and front facing. Serge the outer edge.
- Cut a BIAS BINDING strip 2.5 cm wide and 20 cm long. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim SEAM ALLOWANCES close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out, and shape the rouleau loop. Cut loops. The length of one loop is approximately 4 cm.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the FRONT PANEL, right side down, pin, and stitch along the front edge and collar stand edge, inserting the finished piping and rouleau loops according to markings. Trim seams at corners. Turn the front edges and collar stand right side out, and shape the seams.
- Serge the bottom of the SLEEVE, press to the wrong side, and topstitch. Stitch and serge the SLEEVE seams. Set the SLEEVES into the armholes, press, and serge.
- Press the bottom of the garment to the wrong side by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.
- Topstitch the decorative closure. Sew on buttons. Serge the buttonhole on the inner FRONT PANEL. Sew on the corresponding button.
