Sleeveless Blouse with Wavy Flounce

Name: Sleeveless Blouse with Wavy Flounce
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4677
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4677

A sleeveless women's blouse with a round neckline and two double-layer flounces with wavy edges on the front, folded back at the top to frame the neckline. Darts for shape, a centre back seam and an invisible zipper at the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Blouse with Wavy Flounce

When To Wear

In summer with a straight skirt or trousers.
At the office under a jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by bust darts and waist darts.

Length: Hip length.

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

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with the same bias binding.

Front: One piece cut on the fold. Each flounce is cut double, stitched along the wavy outer edge and turned; its upper section is folded back along a marked line, and the flounce is caught into the shoulder, side, armhole and neckline seams.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and waist darts; invisible zipper at the top of the centre back seam.

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

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An invisible zipper in the centre back seam, faced double flounces with a curved edge, and bias-bound neckline and armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper
Bias binding, 4 cm wide (or 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches – they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Flounce – 4 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Front and Backs; press the bust darts upwards and the waist darts towards the centre. Overlock the centre back edges separately. Stitch the centre back seam from the zipper mark down to the hem. Press the seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening allowances as well. Insert the invisible zipper.
Place the Flounce pieces in pairs, right sides together, and stitch along the outer (wavy) edge. Turn each flounce right side out and press. Tack the raw edges of the two layers together. Place the flounces on the Front and fold back the upper section of each flounce along the marked line. Tack the flounce and Front allowances together along the shoulder, side, armhole and neckline edges.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias strip 4 cm wide and as long as the neckline + 5 cm. Fold it in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the neckline, raw edges matching, and stitch. Clip the seam allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch it to the blouse close to the folded edge. Press the seam. Finish the armholes in the same way.
Overlock the lower edge of the blouse. Fold the allowance to the inside and topstitch.