Sleeveless Collared Button-Front Pleated Blouse

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
• 1. Back Yoke – 2 QTY
• 2. Back Lower Part – 2 QTY
• 3. Undercollar – 1 QTY
• 4. Back Neck FACING – 1 QTY
• 5. Upper Collar – 1 QTY
• 6. Front Yoke – 2 QTY
• 7. Front FACING – 2 QTY
• 8. Front Lower Part – 2 QTY
• FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING: Front FACING, back neck FACING, upper COLLAR.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the Front FACING, back neck FACING, and upper COLLAR.
2. Mark and stitch pleats on the Front Lower Part and Back Lower Part, stopping 5 cm from the edge.
3. Form shallow pleats on the Front Yoke and attach the Front Lower Part. Overlock the SEAM ALLOWANCES and press towards the Front Yoke.
4. Attach the Back Lower Part to the Back Yoke. Overlock the SEAM ALLOWANCES and press towards the Back Yoke.
5. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam and press towards the right Back Panel.
6. Stitch the shoulder seams of the top. Overlock the shoulder seams and press towards the Back Panel.
7. Cut a TRIM STRIP for the armhole. Fold the TRIM STRIP in half lengthwise and press. Attach the folded TRIM STRIP to the armhole edge of the Front Panel and Back Panel, with the fold of the TRIM STRIP lying on the garment at a width of 0.75 cm. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES to a width of 0.5 cm. Turn the TRIM STRIP to the wrong side of the top and topstitch along the armhole of the Front Panel and Back Panel.
8. Stitch the side seams. Overlock the side seams of the top and press towards the Back Panel.
9. Understitch the undercollar with the upper COLLAR, then turn the COLLAR right side out.
10. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back neck FACING and the Front FACING. Press the shoulder seams open and overlock the outer edge of the Front FACING and FACING.
11. Place the Front FACING on the right side of the Front Panel, face down, pin, and stitch the neckline of the Front Panel and Back Panel together with the COLLAR. Stitch the Front Panel with the Front FACING along the front edge. The stitching is done from the Front Panel side. Mark the hemline. Stitch the lower edges of the Front FACING to the Front Panel precisely along the marked hemline. Trim the seams of the upper and lower corners of the front edge. Turn the front edges to the right side, and straighten the seams.
12. Secure the back neck FACING to the shoulder seam of the top with a 1 cm tack.
13. Overlock the bottom hem of the top and topstitch to the garment.
14. On the right Front Panel, make buttonholes, and on the left, sew on buttons.