Classic Fitted Long Sleeve Blouse
A refined women's sewing pattern for a fitted long-sleeve blouse, featuring elegant bust and waist darts and a classic shirt collar.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a variety of occasions, offering both professionalism and effortless style:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or formal presentations.
- Elegant Casual Outings: Perfect for sophisticated daytime events, brunches, or smart-casual gatherings.
- Layering & Styling: a foundational piece for layering under blazers, cardigans, or wearing as a standalone statement.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, fitted silhouette shaped by side bust darts on the front and waist darts on the back.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic pointed shirt collar with a separate collar stand, designed for a crisp, structured look.
Closure: Full-length center front button closure finished with facings, providing a clean and traditional look.
Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a topstitched slit, pleated into classic buttoned cuffs.
Back: Smooth, fitted back with vertical waist darts to enhance the garment's contoured shape.
Hem: a straight, hip-length hem, suitable for tucking in or wearing untucked for a relaxed yet refined style.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in dart construction, collar and collar stand assembly, sleeve setting, front facings and cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose shirting fabrics that offer both structure and elegant drape:
- Cotton shirting
- Poplin
- Satin
- Broadcloth
- Linen blends
- Viscose or Tencel twill
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 7 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Back – 1 piece
- Front – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: Center Front Facing, upper Collar, Stand Collar, Cuff.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Center Front Facings, the upper Collar, the Stand Collar and the Cuffs.
- Mark and stitch the bust darts on the Fronts. Mark and stitch the waist darts on the Back. Press the darts towards the center.
- Serge the inner edge of the Center Front Facings.
- Stitch the facings to the front edges, trim the excess fabric at the corners and turn the facings to the inside. Press the front edges.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Serge the seams. Press shoulder and side seams towards the back. Secure facings at shoulder seams with a 1 cm tack.
- Serge sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam up to the notch, leaving the lower part open for the slit. Press the seam open. Press the slit allowances and topstitch around the slit 0.5 cm from the edge.
- Set in sleeves, easing at the cap.
- Stitch the upper and under Collar pieces together, turn right side out and press.
- Stitch the Stand Collar pieces together, sandwiching the collar between them.
- Stitch the inner stand with the collar to the neckline, turn under the open edge of the outer stand and topstitch it into the seam.
- Fold each Cuff right sides together, stitch the short ends and turn right side out. Press.
- Lay the pleats at the lower edge of the sleeve. Stitch the outer half of the cuff to the sleeve, then turn under the inner half and topstitch it into the seam.
- Serge, hem, and topstitch the bottom of the garment.
- Make buttonholes on the right front and cuffs, and sew buttons on the left front and cuffs.
