Tailored Collared Blouse with Cuffs

Name: Tailored Collared Blouse with Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5094
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5094

A fitted women's blouse with a shirt collar on a stand, separate front plackets with five buttons, and long set-in sleeves pleated into buttoned cuffs. Shaped with long darts on the front and back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm, closely woven blouse fabrics, such as cotton shirting, poplin or fine twill.

Tech. Description

Classic Collared Blouse

A fitted women's blouse with a shirt collar on a stand, separate front plackets with five buttons, and long set-in sleeves pleated into buttoned cuffs. Shaped with long darts on the front and back.

When To Wear

For the office, under a jacket or with tailored trousers and pencil skirts.
Tucked in or worn out over trousers, all year round.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the waist with long vertical darts on the fronts and on the back.

Length: Hip length, straight hem turned up and topstitched.

Collar: Pointed shirt collar sewn between two stand pieces; the stand closes with one buttonhole on its right end.

Front: A separate placket stitched to each front, its lower end stitched and turned, then topstitched along the attachment seam catching the inner side; five buttonholes on the right placket.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set-in with eased caps. The sleeve seam is stitched only up to the opening notch, leaving the part below it open; pleats are laid at the lower edge and the sleeve is finished with a two-piece cuff fastened with one button.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, no yoke or centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Collar on a stand, separate front plackets, pleated sleeves with cuffs and openings, eased sleeve caps and eight buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm, closely woven blouse fabrics, such as cotton shirting, poplin or fine twill.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front plackets, cuffs, collar and collar stand)
8 buttons: 5 for the front, 1 for the collar stand, 1 for each cuff

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 1 piece (on fold)
Front – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces
Stand Collar – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Cuff – 4 pieces
Center Front Placket – 2 pieces
Interfacing: reinforce the Center Front Placket, Cuff, Collar and Stand Collar pieces with fusible interfacing.

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce the Center Front Placket, Cuff, Collar and Stand Collar pieces with fusible interfacing (fusible interfacing is pressed onto the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
Stitch the darts.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams.
Press the seam allowance along one long edge of the Center Front Placket to the wrong side.
Place the Center Front Placket on the Front right sides together and stitch; press the seam allowances towards the placket.
Stitch across the lower end of the placket right sides together and turn it right side out.
Topstitch the placket along the attachment seam to the Front, catching the inner (folded) side of the placket.
Turn up the hem allowance of the blouse and topstitch.
Stitch the Collar pieces right sides together along the outer edge, turn right side out and press.
Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together, sandwiching the Collar between their upper edges.
Stitch the Stand Collar along the front and upper edges, turn right side out and press.
Stitch the outer Stand Collar piece to the neckline, turn under the inner Stand Collar piece and stitch it over the attachment seam.
Make a buttonhole on the right end of the Stand Collar.
Stitch the Sleeve seam up to the opening notch and press the seam allowances open.
Lay and baste the pleats at the lower edge of the Sleeve.
Place the Cuff pieces right sides together, stitch around the edges and turn right side out.
Stitch the outer Cuff to the lower edge of the Sleeve, turn under the inner Cuff and stitch it over the attachment seam.
Set in the Sleeves, easing them at the sleeve caps.
Press the sleeve seam allowances at the sleeve cap area towards the Sleeve.
Make 5 buttonholes along the placket of the right Front and 1 buttonhole on each Cuff. Sew on the buttons.