Center Front Gathered Blouse with Cuffed Sleeves

Name: Center Front Gathered Blouse with Cuffed Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5298
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5298

A women's pull-on blouse with a centre front seam gathered from the neckline opening to the hem, a faced slit neckline and a pointed collar on a stand. Long set-in sleeves end in deep cuffs with a slit. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine cotton and blended fabrics.

Tech. Description

Center Front Gathered Blouse with Cuffed Sleeves

When To Wear

For the office with tailored trousers or a pencil skirt.
Under a jacket or cardigan in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted; the back is shaped by two waist darts, the front by gathers.

Length: Below the waist, hem turned up and topstitched.

Collar: Pointed collar sewn into a collar stand, topstitched around the edge.

Front: Two fronts joined by a centre front seam that is gathered along its length. Above the seam, a slit opening faced with interfaced front facings and topstitched along the edges; facings tacked to the shoulder seams with a 1 cm bar tack. No buttons: the blouse slips over the head.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with an eased cap. Deep cuffs sewn into a ring and folded in half, with a slit left open in the cuff seam; cuff seam and lower edge topstitched.

Back: One piece with two vertical waist darts.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Even gathering on a centre seam, a faced slit opening, a collar on a stand and slit cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine cotton and blended fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, upper collar, cuffs, outer collar stand)

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 outer Stand Collar.
Stitch the waist darts on the Back.
Overlock the inner edge of the Center Front Facings. Stitch the facings to the Fronts down to the notches, turn the facings to the wrong side and press.
Gather the Fronts along the center front seam and stitch the seam.
Stitch the shoulder seams.
Stitch the side seams.
Stitch the under Collar and upper Collar together and turn the collar right side out.
Stitch the Stand Collar pieces together with the Collar sandwiched between them.
Stitch the inner Stand Collar to the neckline. Fold under the open edge of the outer Stand Collar and topstitch it over the attachment seam. Topstitch around the collar. Tack the facings to the shoulder seams with a 1 cm bar tack. Topstitch the edges of the neckline opening.
Stitch the sleeve seams.
Set in the Sleeves, easing the sleeve cap.
Fold each Cuff right sides together and stitch the short ends into a ring, leaving a slit in the middle of the seam; clip the seam allowance at the ends of the slit. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the edges of the slit.
Stitch the Cuffs to the lower edge of the Sleeves and overlock the upper edge of the cuff together with the sleeve.
Topstitch the cuff seam allowance onto the sleeve, and topstitch along the lower edge of the cuff and the edges of the slit.
Fold up and topstitch the hem of the blouse.