Pleated Front Blouse
A sophisticated women's blouse pattern featuring elegant front pleats at the neckline and voluminous elbow-length sleeves with elasticated cuffs.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for various settings, offering comfort and refined style for:
- Casual Chic Outings: Pair with jeans or skirts for an elevated everyday look.
- Office & Business Casual: Suitable for a professional yet relaxed work environment.
- Daytime Events: An excellent choice for brunches, luncheons, or semi-casual gatherings.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed and straight-cut, offering a comfortable, loose fit through the body.
Neckline: A graceful round neckline accentuated by soft, gathered pleats at the center front.
Closure: A small keyhole opening at the center back, secured with a button and loop closure.
Sleeves: Elbow-length, featuring gentle gathers at the shoulder to create subtle volume, finished with an elasticated cuff.
Back: Clean and unadorned, save for the keyhole closure.
Hem: Straight hemline, falling to approximately hip length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves techniques such as creating pleats, working with bias binding for the back slit and neckline, forming a button loop, and creating an elasticated casing for the cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
This design is best suited for light to medium-weight fabrics with a good drape, such as:
- Silk fabrics from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- 1 button
- Elastic tape, 0.5-0.8 cm wide
Fabric & Materials
Fabric recommendations: silk fabrics made of natural or blended fibers. YOU ALSO NEED: 1 button, elastic tape 0.5-0.8 cm wide.
CUTTER'S MUST
IF THE PATTERNS HAVE A DOUBLE CONTOUR, SEAM ALLOWANCES ARE INCLUDED. IF THE CONTOUR IS SINGLE, THE PATTERNS ARE WITHOUT SEAM ALLOWANCES. SEAM ALLOWANCES: hem allowance at the bottom edge of the garment and sleeve hem — 2 cm; other allowances - 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.
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front — 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve — 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!
- Stitch shoulder darts, press depths towards the center. Lay and secure pleats on the front neckline (depths directed towards the center).
- Make a slit on the back along the marked line. Cut a bias binding from the main fabric 4 cm wide and a length equal to double the slit length + 4 cm. Fold the binding in half lengthwise and press. Press outer allowances towards the center. Finish the slit with bias binding.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the blouse, press allowances towards the back and overcast.
- 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 binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise right side out and press. Place the binding with the neckline edge right side up and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece, inserting the loop. Press the seam.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, overcast the allowance and press towards the back. Along the upper edge of the sleeve, stitch with a loosely tensioned thread and gather. Overcast the lower edge of the sleeve. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch, forming a casing. Thread elastic tape through the casing and secure the ends.
- Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overcast.
- Overcast the bottom edges of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Sew on the button.
