Round Neck Flowy Sleeve Blouse

Name: Round Neck Flowy Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4644
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4644

A women's straight hip-length blouse for low-stretch knit or woven fabric with elastane, with a round neckline finished with bias binding, a back keyhole slit closed with a loop and one button, and open cape-like sleeves overlapped at the cap. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit fabrics from natural or blended fibres, or dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

Round Neck Flowy Sleeve Blouse

When To Wear

In summer with straight trousers, a pencil skirt or jeans.
For dinners and daytime events, worn over slim trousers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, shaped by bust darts on the front.

Length: Hip length; 2 cm hem folded and topstitched.

Neckline: Round, finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half, turned to the inside and topstitched along the fold.

Sleeves: Open sleeves with no underarm seam: the side and lower edges are finished with an American seam or a narrow rolled hem, and the back part is laid under the front at the cap before setting into the armhole. They fall in loose folds over the arm.

Front: One piece cut on the fold.

Closure: Keyhole slit at the back neck, bound with a bias strip, with a bias loop caught into the neckline binding and one button.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with the keyhole slit at the centre.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Three pattern pieces. Binding a slit and a neckline with bias strips and finishing the sleeve edges with a rolled hem need care.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit fabrics from natural or blended fibres, or dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres with added elastane. Knit pieces are sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch, or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Additional Supplies

1 button
Twin needle for the hem on knit fabric

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 – 2 cm; sleeve hem – 1.2 cm; other allowances - 1.0 cm. Attention! First, 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!

From main fabric:

Back – 1 piece on fold
Front – 1 piece on fold
Sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.8 cm. The 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

Stitch the darts on the Front, press the darts upwards.
Cut a slit in the Back along the marked line. Cut a bias strip from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and with a length equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise and press. Press the outer allowances towards the center. Finish the slit with the bias strip.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias strip 3 cm wide and 5 cm long. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim allowances and turn the piece right side out. Adjust the loop length.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias strip 4 cm wide and with a length equal to the neckline length + 5 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise right side out and press. Place the bias strip with the neckline edge right sides together and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the bias strip to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece, inserting the loop. Press the seam.
Finish the bottom and side edges of the sleeve with an “American” seam or serge with a narrow rolled hem (in this case, the sleeve hem allowance should be trimmed).
Fold and secure the sleeve at the cap (back of the sleeve under the front). Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching notches, press allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment. Press the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on the button.