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#5284

Button-Down Collared Cuffed Short Sleeve Blouse

Pattern #5283

This classic button-down blouse pattern is drafted to your own measurements, featuring a crisp collar, cuffed short sleeves, and a flattering straight silhouette. Crafted from lightweight, drapey fabrics like crushed chiffon or rayon blends, it's designed for everyday elegance, making it a smart yet comfortable option for business casual or travel. You can also choose a standard size.

Tech. Description

Button-Down Collared Cuffed Short Sleeve Blouse

Introducing a classic button-down blouse pattern featuring a crisp collar, cuffed short sleeves, and a flattering straight silhouette.

When To Wear

This versatile blouse is designed for everyday elegance, making it a perfect choice for:

  • Casual Chic: Effortlessly stylish for daily wear, brunches, or relaxed gatherings.
  • Business Casual: a smart yet comfortable option for office environments or professional meetings.
  • Travel & Leisure: Lightweight and fashionable for vacation wear or weekend escapes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a relaxed, straight-cut silhouette designed for comfort and ease of wear.

Neckline & Collar: Features a classic pointed collar with a structured collar stand for a refined finish.

Closure: a full-length front button placket cut in one with the fronts, secured with 5 buttons.

Sleeves: Short, set-in sleeves with a wide turn-up cuff formed by folding the hem allowance, topstitched for a clean, tailored look.

Details: Front bust darts ensure a flattering fit, while side slits at the hem (15 cm) enhance movement and style.

Hem: Straight hemline, falling to hip length, with functional side slits.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires familiarity with setting in sleeves, constructing a shirt collar with a stand, and sewing a button placket with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose lightweight, drapey fabrics that will enhance the blouse's fluid silhouette:

  • Crushed chiffon

Additional Supplies

  • Fusible interfacing
  • 5 buttons

Cutter's Must

  • From main fabric:
    • Front – 2 pieces
    • Back – 1 piece
    • Sleeve – 2 pieces
    • Collar – 2 pieces (upper and under collar)
    • Stand Collar – 2 pieces
  • From fusible interfacing:
    • Front placket areas
    • Collar – 1 piece (upper collar)
    • Stand Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

  1. Press each seam after stitching, serge, and press again.
  2. Fuse interfacing to the front placket areas, the upper Collar and the Stand Collar.
  3. Stitch the bust darts on the Fronts and topstitch them.
  4. Stitch the shoulder seams of the blouse, topstitch.
  5. Set in the sleeves, topstitch the seams.
  6. Serge the side edges of the blouse separately for a length of 15 cm from the bottom, then stitch the seams up to the slit markings.
  7. Press the sleeve hem allowance twice to the wrong side by 3 cm, topstitch the fold at foot width, then press the hem allowance down again. Topstitch the lower edge of the fold also at foot width.
  8. Finish the front plackets.
  9. Stitch the upper and under Collar pieces together, turn the collar right side out and topstitch.
  10. Stitch the two Stand Collar pieces together, sandwiching the Collar between them.
  11. Sew the inner Stand Collar, with the collar, into the neckline; turn under the open edge of the outer Stand Collar and topstitch it over the seam.
  12. Hem and topstitch the bottom of the garment. Hem and topstitch the slit allowances.
  13. On the right front, make buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons.

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