Pleated Neckline Floating Front Blouse

Name: Pleated Neckline Floating Front Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4551
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4551

A women's double-layer blouse with cap sleeves: a darted inner front and back, and an upper layer whose two front panels overlap in curved edges. The right front panel is pleated at the neckline and falls in a loose cascade. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Neckline Floating Front Blouse

When To Wear

In summer with skirts and trousers.
For office wear under a jacket or on its own.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, semi-fitted, with darts on the inner front.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Round neckline; the two layers are stitched together at the neckline and turned, so the neckline needs no separate facing.

Front: Two layers. The upper layer is cut as a left and a right panel with free-hanging edges; pleats are laid on the right panel at the neckline, and the right panel overlaps the left. The inner front is one piece cut on the fold.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves set into the armhole, hemmed 2 cm; the lower armhole is bound with folded bias binding.

Back: Two back pieces cut on the fold, an outer and an inner layer, without a centre back seam.

Finishing: No closure, pulled on over the head. Edges of the front panels turned in 1.5 cm and topstitched; hems turned up and stitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Two layers joined at the neckline and handled as one at the armhole, pleating, curved free edges in fine fabric and a bias-bound armhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Bias binding, 4 cm wide (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance for the bottom and vertical edges of the flying panels – 1.5 cm; sleeve hem allowance — 2 cm; all other seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:

Back - 2 pieces on fold
Front - 1 piece on fold
Left upper front — 1 piece
Right upper front - 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch darts on front pieces, press seam allowances upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams of the lower front and back pieces. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch side and shoulder seams of the upper front and back pieces. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the back. Overlock, fold inwards, and topstitch the outer edges of the flying panels.
On the right flying front, lay and secure pleats. Place the right front over the left and secure along the neckline edge.
Place the lower right side up onto the right side of the upper and face the neckline. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the upper to the right side. Align armhole edges and continue to treat as one piece.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Set in sleeves. Overlock seam allowances.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide, with a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge on the right side and stitch, fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece.
Overlock the lower edge of the inner, press to the wrong side and topstitch.