Button Front Blouse with Bishop Sleeves & Tie Back

Name: Button Front Blouse with Bishop Sleeves & Tie Back
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4581
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4581

A women's collarless blouse with a round neckline and a buttoned front, long full sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs, and two ties set into the side seams that knot at the back waist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Button Front Blouse with Bishop Sleeves & Tie Back

A women's collarless blouse with a round neckline and a buttoned front, long full sleeves gathered into buttoned cuffs, and two ties set into the side seams that knot at the back waist.

When To Wear

Office and everyday wear, with trousers or a pencil skirt.
Spring and autumn, worn loose with the ties knotted at the back.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight body, drawn in at the back waist by the ties.

Length: Hip length, with a curved hem that is longer at the back.

Neckline: Round, without a collar, finished with front facings and a back neck facing.

Front: Two fronts with bust darts; buttonholes on the right front, buttons on the left, faced edges.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a box pleat at the sleeve cap. Fullness at the wrist is gathered into a cuff with an extension; the sleeve slit is bound with a bias strip of self fabric.

Back: One piece cut on the fold. Two ties, each folded, stitched and turned, are caught in the side seams and tied in a bow at centre back.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A bound sleeve slit, cuffs with an extension, set-in sleeves with a pleated cap, faced front edges and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, cuffs, back neck facing)
7 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the blouse bottom – 2 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:

Back — 1 piece on fold
Front - 2 pieces
Front facing — 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Cuff — 2 pieces
Belt – 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Front facing — 2 pieces
Cuff — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the front facings, cuffs, and back neckline facing.
Fold the belt in half lengthwise and stitch two long sides and one short side. Turn the belt right side out and press.
Stitch darts on the front, press allowances upwards.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, inserting the belt, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of the front facing and neckline facing. Press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the front facings onto the front and stitch along the front edges and neckline.
Make a slit on the sleeve along the marked line. Cut a bias strip from the main fabric 4 cm wide and a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise and press. Press outer allowances towards the center. Finish the sleeve slit with the bias strip.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Press allowance towards the back and serge. Create a box pleat at the sleeve cap.
Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short sides and the step. Begin stitching strictly at the marked line for attaching the cuff to the sleeve. At the mark, clip the 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.
Serge the hem allowance of the blouse bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the front placket and cuffs. Sew buttons onto the left front corresponding to the buttonholes. Sew buttons onto the cuffs.