Sleeveless V-Neck Blouse with Front Placket

Name: Sleeveless V-Neck Blouse with Front Placket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4633
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4633

A women's sleeveless hip-length blouse with a deep V-neck edged by a wide double-layer placket band that runs from the hem up the fronts and around the back neck. Bust darts, a centre back seam and bias-bound armholes. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres, shirting fabrics.

Tech. Description

Shaped Blouse with Front Placket

When To Wear

In summer on its own, with trousers or a straight skirt.
Under a jacket for the office; the placket band shows in the jacket opening.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Gently shaped by bust darts, straight below the bust.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Deep V-neck at the front, rounded at the back, edged all round by the placket band.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and turned to the inside, topstitched along the fold.

Front: Two fronts joined at centre front from the hem up to a mark below the V; no fastening. The placket is made of two interfaced layers, each with a centre back seam, stitched along the front edges and neckline, turned to the right side and left free; it is tacked to the fronts in two or three places with blind stitches.

Back: Centre back seam, pressed to the left.

Finishing: Shoulder and side seams pressed towards the back and overlocked; hem overlocked, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, straight seams, a two-layer placket band and bias-bound armholes; no sleeves, collar or fastenings.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres, shirting fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (placket)
Bias binding, if not cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances; if the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Placket – 4 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Placket – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Interface the plackets with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the darts on the front. Press the dart allowances upwards. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowance and press it to the left side.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the blouse, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Place the Placket pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch their centre back seams, giving two full-length plackets. Press the allowances open. Place the two plackets right sides together and stitch along the outer edge. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Place the placket on the wrong side of the fronts and stitch along the front edge and neckline. Turn the placket to the right side, overlock the seam and press the placket. Fold the front pieces wrong sides together and stitch into the placket attachment seam from the bottom to the mark.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide, with a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch, then fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Attach the free-hanging placket to the front in two or three places with blind stitches.