Pleated Blouse with Roll-Tab Sleeves
Introducing a versatile women's blouse pattern featuring delicate lace inserts, intricate front pintucks, a partial button placket, and practical roll-tab sleeves.
When To Wear
This blouse offers a blend of comfort and style, making it ideal for:
- Casual Gatherings: Its relaxed yet refined design is perfect for social events or informal get-togethers.
- Daytime Wear: a comfortable and stylish choice for everyday outings, shopping, or light work activities.
- Warm Weather Outings: The breathable fabric recommendations and roll-tab sleeves make it suitable for warmer climates.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed, flowing fit through the body with a gently shaped hemline.
Neckline: Features a mandarin-style stand collar with a V-neck opening.
Closure: a partial front button placket adds functional and decorative detail.
Sleeves: Three-quarter length sleeves include a functional tab and button for rolling up.
Front Detail: The chest area is embellished with decorative pintucks, flanked by elegant lace inserts.
Back: Clean, unembellished back with a subtle center seam for shaping.
Hem: Shaped, slightly rounded hemline that offers a flattering finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves techniques such as pintuck creation, setting lace inserts, collar and placket construction, and attaching roll-tab sleeves.
Fabric Recommendations
Select light to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape, complemented by a suitable lace:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
- Lace fabric for inserts
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 8 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 for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).
- From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front - 2 pieces
- Insert_2 – 2 pieces
- Neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Placket — 4 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Sleeve tab – 2 pieces
- From lace fabric:
- From fusible interfacing:
- Neckline facing – 1 piece
- Placket – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Place neckline facing pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked seam line for attachment. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the finished facing right side out and press.
- Stitch waist and shoulder darts on the back, press allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and overlock.
- Fold and stitch pleats on insert_2. Stitch insert_1 and insert_2 together, press allowances downwards and overlock. Along the upper edge of the front, stitch with a loosened thread and gather. Attach the insert to the front, clipping at the corner, press allowances towards the front and overlock.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Fold placket pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch the outer edge. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Attach the outer placket to the front, press allowances towards the placket. Fold under the raw edge of the inner placket and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Stitch the upper facing to the neckline, press allowances towards the facing. Turn under the raw edge of the lower facing and topstitch into the attachment seam of the upper facing.
- Fold the tabs lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch along the long and short edges. Turn right side out, trimming allowances at corners, straighten and press. Overlock the raw short edge. Topstitch the tabs according to markings on the wrong side of the sleeves.
- Stitch sleeve seams, press towards the back and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Press the bottom hem of the garment twice to the wrong side by 1 cm and topstitch. Fold the sleeve hem twice by 1 cm, press and topstitch.
- On the right front, overlock buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Overlock buttonholes on the tabs; sew on buttons on the sleeves.
