Long-Sleeve Floating Front Blouse
Introducing a stylish blouse featuring an artfully draped flying front panel that creates a soft cowl-like neckline and fluid silhouette.
When To Wear
This stylish blouse offers versatility for various occasions, making it an excellent choice for:
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Office Chic: Elevate your professional wardrobe with its refined drape and comfortable fit.
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Smart Casual Gatherings: Perfect for brunches, dinner dates, or social events, offering effortless sophistication.
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Transitional Seasons: The long sleeves and versatile fabric recommendations make it suitable for layering or wearing on its own during cooler weather.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed yet elegant fit, with a unique draped front creating soft volume.
Neckline & Collar: a small stand collar at the back transitions into a distinctive draped "flying front" panel that softly cascades across the front, creating a cowl-like effect.
Closure: a concealed button-up placket provides a clean, uninterrupted front design.
Sleeves: Long sleeves finished with wide cuffs, featuring subtle gathering for a gentle puff effect.
Hem: The main body features a straight hem.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise pleating of the draped front, collar construction, and setting cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
For the best drape and comfort, select blouse fabrics with a soft hand and fluid movement:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
- Examples: Viscose, Silk, Rayon, Challis, Crepe, Georgette
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 2 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance – 2.0 cm; other seams 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! When creating patterns, you can choose a model with or without sleeves. Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff - 2 pieces
- Collar – 4 pieces
- Flying front – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch bust darts, press seam allowances upwards.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the outer edge of the flying + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the outer edge, right sides together, and stitch. Clip seam allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece, press the seam.
- Form and secure pleats on the flying: three pleats from the shoulder seam are directed towards the armhole, the rest are directed towards the neckline. Overlock the lower edge of the flying.
- Place the flying front onto the main front and secure along the side and shoulder edges. Then treat as one piece.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Fold collar pieces in pairs and stitch the center edges. Press seam allowances open. Fold collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour, leaving the section between the marks unstitched. Clip the front neckline allowance in the center at the mark. Attach the upper collar to the neckline. Fold under the seam allowance of the lower collar and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- For the sleeveless model:
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the armhole edge, right sides together, and stitch. Clip seam allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece, press the seam.
- For the sleeved model:
- Make a slit on the sleeve along the marked line. Cut a bias binding from the main fabric 4 cm wide and a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the binding in half lengthwise and press. Press outer seam allowances towards the center. Finish the sleeve slit with bias binding.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances and overlock. Along the lower edge of the sleeve, stitch with a loosely tensioned thread and gather.
- Set sleeves into armholes, press seam allowances and overlock.
- Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right side in, and stitch the short sides and the step. Start stitching strictly at the marked line for attaching the cuff to the sleeve. At the mark, clip seam allowances, turn the cuff right side out and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the bottom of the sleeve. Fold under the inner side of the cuff and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Make buttonholes on the cuffs. Sew on buttons.
- For all models:
- Fold the bottom edge of the garment twice inwards by 1 cm and topstitch.
