Open-Neck Blouse with Cut-On Collar

Name: Open-Neck Blouse with Cut-On Collar
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5167
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5167

A women's hip-length blouse with an open neck and a collar cut in one with the front and facing, a seven-button front, darts front and back and long two-piece sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin linen, cotton, silk and viscose fabrics, and knit fabrics; for example fine linen.

Tech. Description

Open-Neck Blouse with Cut-On Collar

A women's hip-length blouse with an open neck and a collar cut in one with the front and facing, a seven-button front, darts front and back and long two-piece sleeves.

When To Wear

For the office and daytime, with trousers or a straight skirt.
In linen or cotton for warm weather, worn open at the neck.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped with darts on the fronts and backs.

Length: Hip length.

Collar: Open collar with no separate collar pieces: the under collar is cut in one with the front and the upper collar in one with the facing. Both are joined at the centre back and set into the back neckline between corners clipped at the shoulder seams.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves cut in two parts, with front and elbow seams; the cap is eased.

Closure: Button front with seven buttons and buttonholes on the right front; interfaced front facings.

Back: Centre back seam and darts.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems turned to the wrong side and topstitched along the edge.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A cut-on collar joined at the back with clipped corners, two-piece sleeves and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin linen, cotton, silk and viscose fabrics, and knit fabrics; for example fine linen.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings with the upper collar)
7 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Front (cut in one with the under collar) – 2 pieces
Back – 2 pieces
Center Front Facing (cut in one with the upper collar) – 2 pieces
Front Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Sleeve – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing: Center Front Facing – 2 pieces.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Center Front Facings (cut in one with the upper collar).
Stitch the darts on the Fronts and Backs, stitch the center back seam.
Stitch the shoulder seams, clipping into the corners where the collar begins.
Place the Fronts right sides together and stitch the center back seam of the under collar.
Stitch the under collar to the back neckline between the corners.
Stitch the center back seam of the upper collar on the Center Front Facings. Overlock the inner edge of each facing up to the shoulder edge. Stitch the facings to the Fronts and around the collar.
Clip the seam allowance of each facing at the corner up to the seam line. Turn the collar right side out, turn the facings to the wrong side. Baste the edges and press. Turn under the open edge of the upper collar and topstitch it into the under collar attachment seam. Secure the facings at the shoulder seams.
Stitch side seams.
Stitch the Front Sleeve to the Back Sleeve along the front and elbow seams.
Set in the sleeves, easing the cap.
Turn under the seam allowances for the hem of the garment and sleeve hem to the wrong side and topstitch along the edge.
Make buttonholes on the right front and sew buttons on the left front.