Long Sleeve Blouse with Notched Yoke
Introducing a versatile long sleeve blouse pattern featuring a unique notched V-neckline and distinct front and back yokes, offering a blend of comfort and modern style.
When To Wear
This comfortable yet chic blouse is perfect for various casual and smart-casual occasions, making it a wardrobe staple for:
- Everyday Casual: Effortlessly stylish for daily wear, from errands to relaxed get-togethers.
- Smart Casual Outings: Pair with trousers or skirts for a polished look suitable for lunch dates or casual office environments.
- Travel & Vacation: Its relaxed fit and elegant design make it ideal for comfortable yet fashionable travel attire.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, comfortable fit through the body with a gently flowing drape.
Neckline: Features a distinctive notched V-neckline, integrated into the front yoke panel.
Closure: a subtle keyhole opening at the back neck, secured with a fabric loop and a single button.
Sleeves: Long, straight set-in sleeves that provide comfortable arm coverage.
Yoke: Prominent front and back yokes allow for creative fabric blocking or accentuating details.
Hem: a gently curved, shirt-tail hemline, slightly longer at the back for added elegance and coverage.
Length: Designed to fall around the hip, offering versatility for tucking in or wearing untucked.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves precise yoke construction, setting in sleeves, creating a bias-bound neckline, and a neat back button loop closure.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight woven fabrics with good drape, suitable for blouses and dresses, especially those allowing for contrasting textures or prints for the yoke and body:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers (e.g., rayon challis, crepe, silk blends, cotton lawn)
Additional Supplies
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 for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem - 1.5 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 consider paired and symmetrical parts).
- From main fabric 1:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- From main fabric 2:
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Front yoke - 1 piece
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Serge the center edges of the back yokes separately. Stitch the center seam of the yokes from the mark to the bottom edge, press seams open. Stitch along the slit at 0.1 cm.
- Attach the back yoke to the back. Press the seam allowance upwards and serge.
- Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 5 cm long for the loop. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and straighten the rouleau. Adjust the loop length.
- Stitch the bust darts, press the fullness towards the center. Serge the center edges of the front yoke, press seam allowances to the wrong side and topstitch. Attach the front yoke to the front, press seam allowances downwards and serge.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Finish the neckline edge, inserting the loop.
- Serge the bottom edge of the back and front, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching notches. Press seam allowances and serge. Serge the bottom edge of the sleeve, press seam allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Sew on the button.
