V-Neck Blouse One Button Cuffed Sleeves

Name: V-Neck Blouse One Button Cuffed Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4919
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4919

A women's hip-length blouse with a crossover V-neck front, bust darts and shoulder pleats, a back yoke over an inverted box pleat, a stand collar at the back neck and short set-in sleeves with cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Blouse with Cuffed Sleeves

A women's hip-length blouse with a crossover V-neck front, bust darts and shoulder pleats, a back yoke over an inverted box pleat, a stand collar at the back neck and short set-in sleeves with cuffs.

When To Wear

At the office with trousers or a pencil skirt, worn loose over the waistband.
In spring and summer as a daytime top; the point of the V can be fixed with a brooch instead of a button.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted through the bust with side bust darts, straight below to the hem.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the faced edges of the two fronts. A double stand collar is set into the back neckline and runs to the shoulder seams, where it meets the front edges.

Front: Two fronts with pleats laid at the shoulder edge, turned towards the centre front. The right front laps over the left along the centre line and the left front is stitched to the right front facing, so there is no opening. The lower corner of the V is held with a bar of topstitching, a decorative button or a brooch.

Sleeves: Short, set-in, one-piece sleeves with a cuff sewn into a ring, folded in half and stitched in the ditch.

Back: Back yoke cut on the fold; the back below it is cut on the fold, with an inverted box pleat at the centre of the yoke seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked and pressed towards the back; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Overlapped faced fronts joined to the opposite facing, a stand collar set only into the back neck and closed over the shoulder seams, an inverted box pleat under a yoke and set-in sleeves with cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, one stand collar piece, cuffs)
A decorative button or a brooch for the point of the V (optional; topstitching can be used instead)

Cutter's Must

Attention! First of all, 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 account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back Yoke – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Center Front Facings, one Stand Collar and the Cuffs.
Fold an inverted box pleat at the upper edge of the Back. Stitch the Back Yoke to the Back, press allowances upwards and overlock. Stitch the outer Stand Collar to the back neckline, clip allowances, press towards the stand.
Stitch bust darts, press depths upwards. Fold and baste the pleats on the shoulder edge of the fronts (pleat folds directed towards the center front).
Right front. Place the Center Front Facing on the front, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn pieces right side out, press. Left front. Place the Center Front Facing on the front, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge from the shoulder seam to the mark. Clip allowances at curves and at the mark, turn pieces right side out, press.
Overlap the right front onto the left, aligning the center lines. Stitch the left front to the right Center Front Facing; press and overlock the allowances, continuing to overlock the raw edge of the facing up to the right shoulder edge.
Press the lower allowance of the inner Stand Collar to the wrong side. Place the inner Stand Collar on the outer Stand Collar, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge precisely to the marked shoulder seam line. Clip allowances.
Stitch the shoulder seams, sandwiching them between the outer and inner Stand Collar. Press allowances towards the back, overlock. Turn pieces right side out. Stitch the inner Stand Collar in the ditch of the outer Stand Collar seam.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the sleeve seams, press allowances towards the back of the sleeve and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press and overlock allowances.
Stitch the Cuff into a ring, press allowances open. Fold the Cuff lengthwise in half and press. Stitch the outer half of the Cuff to the sleeve, turn under the allowance of the inner half and stitch it in the ditch of the attaching seam.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Secure the right and left fronts at the lower corner of the neckline with a bar of topstitching, a decorative button or a brooch.