Draped Blouse With Buttoned Shoulders

Name: Draped Blouse With Buttoned Shoulders
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4620
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4620

A women's knit top with short cut-on sleeves, a pleated draped panel laid over the front and fabric tabs with three buttons on each shoulder seam. The tabs are cut from a woven blouse fabric in a related colour. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit in natural or blended fibres for the top; a woven blouse fabric in a related colour, also natural or blended, for the shoulder tabs.

Tech. Description

Draped Blouse With Buttoned Shoulders

When To Wear

In spring and summer, tucked into or worn over a straight skirt or trousers.
At the office under an unbuttoned jacket: the shoulder buttons stay visible.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted with bust darts, straight hem at the hip.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with a separate draped panel on top. The panel has its own dart and pleats gathered at one shoulder, pointing towards the centre; its hemmed lower edge sweeps in a curve down to the opposite side seam.

Neckline: Round, finished with knit bias binding.

Sleeves: Short cut-on sleeves extending from the shoulder, hems turned and topstitched.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, plain.

Finishing: Shoulder tabs pressed under on all edges and topstitched over the shoulder seams, three buttons on each tab; hems topstitched with a twin needle.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing stretch knit with an elastic stitch or overlocker, laying pleats on a separate draped panel, binding the neckline before closing the second shoulder seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit in natural or blended fibres for the top; a woven blouse fabric in a related colour, also natural or blended, for the shoulder tabs.

Additional Supplies

Knit bias binding
6 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: hem allowance for the blouse and the draped front panel – 2.0 cm; neckline allowance for front and back — 0 cm; sleeve hem allowance – 1.5 cm; all other seams - 0.8 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).

From knit fabric:

Back – 1 piece on fold
Front – 1 piece on fold
Fly Piece (draped front panel) – 1 piece

From blouse fabric:

Shoulder Strap – 2 pieces

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.8 cm. Hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Markings on patterns are made on the right side!

Stitch the darts on the Front and on the Fly Piece (draped front panel), press the dart allowances upwards.
Serge the outer edge of the Fly Piece, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.
Fold and tack the pleats on the Fly Piece (folds directed towards the centre). Place the Fly Piece on the Front, tack them together along the raw edges and handle them as one piece from now on.
Stitch the right shoulder seam, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge. Bind the neckline edge with the knit bias binding. Stitch the left shoulder seam, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem allowances of the blouse and the sleeves, press them to the wrong side and topstitch.
Press the edges of each Shoulder Strap to the wrong side all round. Place the Shoulder Strap over the shoulder seam, tuck the short ends under and topstitch it in place. Sew the buttons onto the Shoulder Straps.