Halter Keyhole Blouson with Side Tie
Introducing a stylish women's sewing pattern for a blouson-style top featuring a chic halter neckline with a keyhole detail and a flattering side tie.
When To Wear
This versatile top is designed for relaxed elegance, making it an ideal choice for:
- Casual Chic & Daytime Events: Perfect for brunches, garden parties, or elevated everyday wear.
- Resort & Vacation Wear: Its light, breezy design and flowing ties are ideal for warm-weather getaways.
- Summer Evenings: Can be dressed up with tailored trousers or skirts for relaxed evening gatherings.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed blouson fit, gathered at the waist with a flowing side tie detail.
Neckline: High halter neck with a small, elegant keyhole opening at the front bust.
Closure: Back neck button closure for the halter straps.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design, finished with bias tape.
Waist: Defined by a wide, integrated tie that wraps around the waist and fastens at the side, creating a blouson effect above it.
Back: Clean halter back, with straps converging at the center top.
Length: Cropped length, designed to sit at or just above the natural waist, creating volume above the tie.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires experience with bias tape application, neat gathering techniques, and precise construction of the tie-front waist.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight fabrics with good drape to enhance the blouson effect and flowing ties:
- Fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Bias tape
- 1 button
Cutting Plan
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece
- Front – 1 piece
- Waistband – 2 pieces on fold
- From fusible interfacing:
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the waistband with fusible interfacing.
- On the front, mark and cut out the keyhole.
- Press the bias binding in half lengthwise and finish the edge of the keyhole.
- Finish the neckline of the back and front with bias binding, forming a loop on the right side of the front.
- Stitch the dart on the front. Press the dart upwards.
- Finish the armhole edges with bias binding, forming a strap from the bias binding. Adjust the strap length during fitting.
- Stitch the left side seam, leaving a slit in the seam for the waistband. Overlock the seam and press it open, pressing the slits.
- Stitch the right side seam. Overlock and press the right side seam towards the back.
- Finish the waistband: from the notch, finishing the ends of the waistband, and then along the lower edge. Turn the seam out and press.
- Stitch a basting stitch (with loosely tensioned stitches) 0.5 cm from the edge along the bottom edge of the top. Gather slightly.
- Attach the waistband with the outer side to the top. Press the seam towards the waistband. Press the open edge of the waistband down and topstitch into the seam.
- Sew a button on the left side of the front.
