Asymmetric Fold Front Short Sleeve Blouse

Name: Asymmetric Fold Front Short Sleeve Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4761
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4761

A fitted, hip-length women's blouse with short set-in sleeves and an asymmetric front: a wide folded pleat panel crosses the front diagonally from the neckline to a point at the hem. Waist seam on the back and left front, bust and waist darts, invisible zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Fold Front Blouse

When To Wear

In late spring and summer with a pencil skirt or slim trousers, at the office or for a daytime event.
Under an open jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the bust and waist with darts, widening slightly below the waist seam.

Length: Hip length, with an asymmetric front hem: the folded panel ends lower on one side.

Neckline: Round, finished with an interfaced front and back facing tacked to the shoulder seams and the zip tape.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves with a turned and topstitched hem.

Front: Cut as a right front, an upper left front, a lower left front and a separate pleat piece. The pleat piece is folded, stitched at the top and attached to the upper left front; the left front is then folded along the marked line and joined to the right front, and the pleats are laid and topstitched along the upper edge. Bust darts on the fronts.

Back: Upper and lower back joined by a waist seam, waist darts in the upper back, and a centre back seam.

Closure: Invisible zip in the upper part of the centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hems overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric front assembled from four pieces with a folded pleat panel, precise stitching to marked points, darts, and an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense blouse fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neck facings)
Invisible zip

Cutter's Must

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Upper Left Front – 1 piece
- Lower Left Front – 1 piece
- Front Pleat – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front Neck Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front Neck Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
On the upper back pieces, stitch the waist darts and press the dart depths towards the center. Attach the lower back to the upper back, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark downwards, press the seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
On the front pieces, stitch the bust darts and press the dart depths upwards.
Fold the front pleat piece lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge. Start stitching precisely at the marked pleat attachment seam. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the front pleat to the upper left front (the front edge is longer than the pleat by the neckline seam allowance width), press the seam allowances and overlock. Lay the pleat over the front and secure it along the lower edge. Stitch the lower left front to the upper left front, press the seam allowances downwards and overlock.
Fold the left front along the marked pleat fold line, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge. Start stitching precisely at the marked center seam line. Clip the neckline seam allowance at the seam, turn the piece right side out, and press.
Stitch the right and left front parts together, press the seam allowances and overlock. Form the pleats on the left front and topstitch along the upper edge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the front neck facing to the back neckline facings at the shoulders, press the seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facings right sides together with the garment and stitch the neckline edge. Clip the seam allowances at the curves, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Secure the facings to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press the seam allowances and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the seam allowances and overlock.
Overlock the hem of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.