Pleated High Neck Long Sleeve Blouse

Name: Pleated High Neck Long Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4666
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4666

A women's fitted blouse with long set-in sleeves, a stand collar and a front cut on the fold with pleats laid into the neckline and a faced keyhole opening. Princess seams at the front; a centre back seam with a slit fastened by two buttons and loops. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated High Neck Long Sleeve Blouse

When To Wear

At the office, tucked into a pencil skirt or worn over trousers.
In autumn and winter under a jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by princess seams between the front and the side pieces.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Collar: Stand collar, cut in one piece and folded; the inner stand is topstitched into the seam of the outer stand.

Front: Pleats at the neckline on both sides of a keyhole opening at the centre front. The keyhole is finished with an interfaced facing.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the cap. At the wrist a fold is stitched 0.1 cm from its edge, forming an opening closed with two buttons and fabric loops.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; at the top a slit, edge-stitched at 0.2 cm, fastened at the collar with two buttons and fabric loops.

Finishing: Button loops made from a bias strip 3 cm wide; hem and sleeve hems turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced keyhole, neckline pleats, princess seams, a stand collar with inserted loops, gathered sleeve caps and buttoned sleeve openings.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facing)
6 buttons

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: hem allowance, sleeve hem allowance – 2 cm, other seams 1 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 – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Side – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the facing piece.
Overlock the outer edge of the facing. Place the Facing on the Front, right sides together, and stitch around the keyhole opening. Cut the opening vertically down the middle. Clip the facing seam allowance, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the facing to the neckline.
Stitch the Side pieces to the Front (princess seams), press seam allowances towards the center and overlock. Form and secure the pleats at the neckline.
Overlock the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the bottom. Press seam allowances open, pressing the slit. Stitch 0.2 cm along the slit.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias strip 3 cm wide and 25 cm long. Fold the strip in half lengthwise and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim seam allowances, turn the piece right side out. Cut it into button loops.
Fold the Collar (stand) right sides together and stitch the short ends, inserting the button loops at the back opening. Trim seam allowances, turn right side out and press. Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline. Fold under the seam allowance of the inner collar stand and topstitch into the seam of the outer collar stand attachment.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch along the sleeve cap with a loosened thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press seam allowances and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and the sleeve hem. Press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Fold the sleeve along the marked pleat line and stitch 0.1 cm from the fold, inserting button loops on one side.
Sew buttons onto the collar and sleeves.