Fitted Collared Button-Front Shirt
The Fitted Collared Button-Front Shirt is a chic women's blouse pattern featuring a unique tied collar, delicate gathers at the yokes and sleeves, and a sculpted bodice with a button-front closure.
When To Wear
This tailored blouse is a versatile choice for a range of occasions, offering both elegance and comfort, making it ideal for:
- Professional Settings: Offers a polished and smart appearance suitable for office wear or business casual environments.
- Formal Gatherings & Events: The elegant collar and fitted silhouette make it perfect for semi-formal parties or dinners.
- Smart Casual Outings: Pair with trousers or skirts for an elevated everyday look with sophisticated detail.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, fitted silhouette with a cinched waist that elegantly accentuates the figure.
Neckline & Collar: Features a sophisticated stand collar with long ties that can be styled into a graceful bow at the front.
Front: Designed with front yokes, subtle gathers below the yokes and above the waist seam for shaping, and vertical relief seams on the lower bodice.
Closure: a practical button-front closure extends from the high waist to the hem, offering a neat and secure finish.
Sleeves: Short cap sleeves are gathered at the shoulder for a gentle, feminine volume.
Back: Includes a back yoke and tailored vertical seams for a smooth, fitted appearance.
Hem: Finished at hip length, suitable for wearing tucked or untucked.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves techniques such as creating gathers, constructing a tied stand collar, setting in sleeves, and making buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight woven blouse fabrics with good drape for the best results:
- Blouse fabric made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 10 buttons
Cutter's Must
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Front yoke - 2 pieces
- Upper front - 2 pieces
- Lower central front - 2 pieces
- Lower side front - 2 pieces
- Back yoke - 1 piece
- Back – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce the all-in-one front plackets with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch the darts on the back, press the fullness towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and overlock. Attach the yoke to the back, press allowances towards the yoke and overlock.
- Stitch the shaped seam of the lower front, press allowances towards the center and overlock.
- Along the lower edge of the upper front, between the notches, make a basting stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Stitch the upper and lower front parts, press allowances downwards and overlock.
- Along the upper edge of the upper front, make a basting stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Attach the yoke to the front, press allowances upwards and overlock.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Fold the collar lengthwise in the middle, right sides together, and stitch the corners and ties up to the mark. Clip allowances at the marks, trim at the corners. Turn the collar right side out. Attach the outer collar to the neckline. Fold the allowance of the inner collar inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer collar attachment.
- Along the sleeve cap between the marks, make a basting stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Overlock the lower edge allowance, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Stitch, press, and overlock the sleeve seams. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- On the right front placket, overlock buttonholes, on the left - sew on buttons.
