Ruffled Front Band Collar Blouse
Introducing an elegant women's blouse pattern distinguished by its chic band collar and gracefully cascading ruffles framing the button-front placket.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for adding a touch of sophisticated flair to a variety of settings, including:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear or business casual ensembles, offering a polished look.
- Smart Casual & Daytime Events: a stylish choice for lunches, gatherings, or elevated everyday outfits.
- Evening & Special Occasions: Dress it up for dinners, semi-formal events, or cultural outings.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Semi-fitted through the body with vertical seams for a flattering shape.
Neckline & Collar: a chic band collar (mandarin collar) offers a clean and modern neckline.
Closure: Full-length button-front placket provides classic fastening.
Front Detail: Voluminous ruffles gracefully cascade alongside the front placket, inserted into vertical seams and extending over the shoulder line.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves are finished with simple cuffs for a refined look.
Back: a clean back design features a subtle back yoke for structure.
Length: Designed to fall at hip length with a straight hemline.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in placket and band collar construction, ruffle insertion, and cuff attachment.
Fabric Recommendations
Select light to medium-weight blouse fabrics that drape well to enhance the ruffles:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers, in contrasting or related colors.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 10 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance – 2.5 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 pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Center back yoke - 1 piece
- Side back yoke - 2 pieces
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Center front - 2 pieces
- Side front - 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Flounce — 2 pieces
- From contrast fabric:
- Placket — 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Placket — 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the relevant pieces.
- Place collar stand pieces right sides together, stitch along the outer contour. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked seam line for attachment. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the finished collar stand right side out and press.
- Press the placket lengthwise in the middle, right side out. Stitch the outer side of the placket to the center front, press allowances towards the placket. Fold under the raw edge of the inner placket and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Stitch shoulder seams of the center front and center back yoke, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch shoulder seams of the side front and side back yoke, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Finish the outer edge of the flounce with a French seam or a narrow rolled hem. Stitch the princess seam of the front and back yoke, inserting the flounce between the pieces. Press allowances towards the center and overlock.
- Stitch the yoke to the back, press allowances towards the yoke and overlock.
- Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the outer of the collar stand to the neckline, press allowances towards the stand. Fold under the raw edge of the inner collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Overlock sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Fold the cuff lengthwise in the middle, right sides together, and stitch the side seams. Turn the piece right side out, press. Stitch the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold under the allowance of the inner cuff and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
- Fold the hem of the garment inwards by 1 cm, then by 1.5 cm and topstitch.
- On the right placket and collar stand, make buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Make buttonholes and sew on buttons on the cuffs.
