Collared Blouse with Front Zipper
Presenting a chic women's blouse pattern with a sharp collar, sleek front zipper, and a finely tailored, fitted silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a range of occasions, offering both professionalism and effortless style:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear or business casual environments, offering a polished yet modern look.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Perfect for sophisticated daytime events or relaxed evening occasions.
- Layering Essential: Versatile enough to be worn alone or as a chic layering piece under jackets or blazers.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice with bust and waist shaping darts and side seams, creating a flattering, structured outline.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic shirt collar with a stand, leading to a clean, sophisticated neckline.
Closure: a full-length separating zipper with visible teeth at the center front, topstitched along the seam, provides a modern and functional closure.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves are finished with deep cuffs with a short slit, adding a refined detail.
Back: Cleanly tailored back panel with vertical darts to enhance the fitted silhouette.
Hem: a gently curved hemline designed to sit at hip length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise zipper insertion, collar & stand construction, and shaping with darts.
Fabric Recommendations
Opt for lightweight fabrics with some structure for best results:
- Linen or linen blends
- Thin blended fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Separating zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front – 2 pieces
- Back – 1 piece
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: center front facing, upper collar, cuff, stand collar.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the center front facings, upper collar, cuffs, and stand collar.
- Stitch the bust darts and waist darts on the front and the waist darts on the back.
- Stitch the separating zipper to the fronts.
- Serge the inner edge of each center front facing. Stitch the facing to the front edge, right sides together.
- Turn the facing to the wrong side and fold under. Baste the front edge, press, and topstitch.
- Topstitch along the zipper attachment seam.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the blouse.
- Stitch the side seams of the blouse.
- Stitch the upper collar and lower collar together, turn the collar right side out.
- Stitch the stand collar pieces together, sandwiching the collar between them.
- Stitch the lower stand with the collar to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the upper stand and topstitch it into the seam attaching the lower stand. Topstitch along the collar. Tack the facings to the shoulder seams with a 1 cm bar tack.
- Stitch the sleeve seams.
- Fold the cuffs right sides together, stitch the short sides into a ring, leaving a slit in the middle of the seam, and clip the seam allowance at the slit. Fold the cuffs in half right sides together, stitch the edges of the slit.
- Attach the cuffs to the bottom of the sleeve and serge the upper edge of the cuff together with the sleeve.
- Topstitch the cuff attachment seam to the sleeve, topstitch along the bottom of the cuff and the edge of the slits.
- Set in the sleeves, easing the cap.
- Turn up and topstitch the lower edge of the garment.
