Drawstring Waist Shirt Blouse with Sleeve Ties
Discover a versatile women's shirt blouse pattern featuring a unique adjustable drawstring waist and charming tie details on the sleeves, offering a relaxed yet refined silhouette.
When To Wear
This blouse is designed for adaptable styling, perfect for a variety of occasions:
- Casual Chic Outings: Ideal for relaxed daywear, brunch, or light social gatherings when paired with trousers or skirts.
- Vacation & Resort Wear: Its breathable fabric recommendations and adjustable fit make it perfect for warmer climates.
- Everyday Elevated Style: A comfortable yet polished choice for daily wear, easily dressed up or down.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A relaxed-fit blouse that can be cinched at the natural waist with a drawstring, creating a flattering, customizable shape.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic pointed shirt collar with a structured stand.
Closure: A full-length front button placket with six buttons provides a clean and functional closure.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves are enhanced with two adjustable tie details on each sleeve, creating elegant gathers at the mid-arm and cuffs for added volume and style.
Waist: An integrated drawstring channel at the natural waist allows for an adjustable, cinched fit, forming a gentle peplum effect below.
Hem: A straight hemline finishes the blouse, designed to sit at hip length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with collar and stand construction, button plackets, and creating drawstring channels & ties.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight and breathable woven fabrics that will drape well and hold structure:
- Cotton fabrics
- Linen fabrics
- Blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
Fabric & Materials
From FUSIBLE INTERFACING: upper COLLAR, stand.
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- BACK PANEL – 1 QTY
- COLLAR – 2 QTY
- Stand – 2 QTY
- SLEEVE – 2 QTY
- FRONT PANEL drawstring casing – 2 QTY
- BACK PANEL drawstring casing – 1 QTY
- Upper drawstring casing – 2 QTY
- Lower drawstring casing – 2 QTY
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the placket, upper COLLAR, and stand with FUSIBLE INTERFACING.
- On the FRONT PANELS and SLEEVES, overcast the slits like buttonholes, first pressing a piece of interfacing to the wrong side.
- Press the placket to the wrong side along the fold lines. Press the doubled plackets to the wrong side, baste to the neckline edges of the FRONT PANELS, and sew to the lower edges of the FRONT PANELS.
- Stitch the shoulder SEAM ALLOWANCES of the blouse.
- Stitch the side SEAM ALLOWANCES of the blouse.
- FACE the lower COLLAR with the upper COLLAR, topstitch the COLLAR, and turn out.
- Stitch the stands, inserting the COLLAR between them.
- Insert the lower stand with the COLLAR into the neckline, turn under the open edge of the upper stand, and topstitch into the seam of the lower stand insertion.
- Stitch the SLEEVE SEAM ALLOWANCES.
- Press the hem of the SLEEVE to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Stitch the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL drawstring casings.
- On the TRIM STRIPS for the drawstring casings, press the longitudinal edges to the wrong side by 0.8 cm. Place the TRIM STRIPS on the wrong side of the blouse, turn under the ends, and baste the TRIM STRIPS. From the right side of the blouse, topstitch the TRIM STRIPS according to the markings: the upper and lower drawstring casings on the SLEEVES, and the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL drawstring casings.
- Set in the SLEEVES, easing the cap.
- On the ties, turn under the ends. Fold the ties lengthwise and stitch 0.7 cm from the fold. Turn out the ties and press. Sew the ends. Insert the ties into the drawstring casings.
- Hem and topstitch the bottom of the garment.
- On the right FRONT PANEL, overcast the buttonholes, and on the left FRONT PANEL, sew on the buttons.
