Sleeveless Pintuck Blouse with Split Peplum

Name: Sleeveless Pintuck Blouse with Split Peplum
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4952
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4952

A women's sleeveless blouse with front princess seams, stitched-down tucks on the centre front and a pleated peplum joined at the waist. The back has a yoke with a button-and-loop slit at the neck and long pointed tails split at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Pintuck Blouse with Split Peplum

When To Wear

In warm weather on its own, with slim trousers or a pencil skirt.
Under a jacket or cardigan for office wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice shaped by princess seams, with a peplum below the waist seam.

Length: High-low: the front peplum ends at the hip, the back tails are longer and end in points.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with a narrow band made from two facing pieces.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with a 4 cm folded bias binding topstitched to the inside.

Front: The centre front panel, cut on the fold, has tucks stitched down and pressed towards the sides. The lower front, also cut on the fold, has pleats: the centre ones turned towards the middle, the outer ones towards the sides.

Closure: Two buttons and two rouleau loops at the back neck band, over a slit in the back yoke seam topstitched 0.1 cm from the edge.

Back: Two-piece yoke with a centre seam, an upper back cut on the fold, and a lower back in two pieces left open at the centre back, the edges turned under and topstitched 0.1 cm from the edge.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Accurate tucks and pleats, a rouleau loop closure, a neck band set with facings and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facing)
2 buttons
Bias binding for the armholes (or cut it from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 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 account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back yoke – 2 pieces
- Upper back – 1 piece on fold
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Center front - 1 piece on fold
- Side front - 2 pieces
- Lower front - 1 piece on fold
- Neckline facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the neckline facing.
Serge the center edges of the back yokes separately. Stitch the back yokes from the mark to the lower edge, press seams open, pressing the slit. Stitch along the slit at 0.1 cm. Attach the yoke to the back, press seam allowances towards the yoke, serge.
Serge the center edges of the lower back separately, press to the wrong side and topstitch at 0.1 cm from the edge. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the princess seams of the front, press seam allowances towards the center and serge.
Fold the center front with wrong side in and stitch the pleats. Direct the pleat depths towards the side edge and press. Fold the lower front with wrong side in and form the pleats. Direct the depths of the center pleats towards the center of the piece, and the side pleats towards the side edge and press. Stitch the upper and lower front parts, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the loop fasteners. Fold the strip in half lengthwise with right sides together and stitch at 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and straighten the rouleau. Cut into two parts and adjust the length of the loops.
Place the neckline facing pieces right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer contour, inserting the loop fasteners on the right side. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked line of the neckline facing attachment seam. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners, turn the facing right side out, press. Stitch the outer facing to the neckline, press seam allowances towards the facing. Turn under the raw edge of the inner facing and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with right sides out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Clip seam allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew buttons on the left side of the facing.