Fitted Puffed Sleeve Blouse Pointed Collar
Introducing a chic women's blouse pattern featuring a flattering fitted silhouette, elegant puffed sleeves, and a sharp pointed collar, complemented by intricate seaming details.
When To Wear:
- Business Casual: a polished choice for office environments, adding a touch of sophistication.
- Special Occasions: Perfect for daytime events, brunches, or smart-casual gatherings.
- Elevated Everyday: Easily dressed up or down, making it versatile for a refined daily wardrobe.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored and fitted blouse, shaped with vertical panel seams on the front (center, middle and side front) and back (center back seam and princess seams) for a flattering contour.
Collar: Features a classic pointed collar with a separate stand, providing a crisp and neat neckline.
Closure: a separate front placket with buttons, plus a button on the collar stand and on each cuff (7 buttons in total).
Sleeves: Short, voluminous puffed sleeves, gathered at the cap and at the lower edge into buttoned cuffs.
Yokes: Shaped front and back yokes with a curved lower edge add structural interest and design detail.
Details: Optional decorative braid can be inserted into the seams as shown in the technical drawing, enhancing its unique aesthetic.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves precise collar and placket construction, setting puffed sleeves, and managing multiple shaping seams.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics that offer both structure and drape to best highlight the design details and sleeve volume:
- Fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Decorative braid (optional)
- 7 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Back Yoke – 1 piece
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Middle Front – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 2 pieces
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: Placket, upper Collar, outer Stand Collar, Cuff.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Plackets, the upper Collar, the outer Stand Collar, and the Cuffs.
- Place the Collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer edge. Trim the corners and turn the collar right side out. Stitch the Stand Collar pieces together, inserting the collar between them. Turn right side out, press the finished collar.
- Stitch the back princess seams (Center Back to Side Back), press the seam allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the center back seam, press the seam allowances to the left side and overlock. Attach the Back Yoke to the back, press seam allowances onto the yoke and overlock.
- Attach the Side Front to the Middle Front. Press the seam allowances towards the Middle Front and overlock. Attach the Middle Front to the Center Front. Press the seam allowances towards the Center Front and overlock. Attach the Front Yoke to the front, press seam allowances onto the yoke and overlock.
- Fold the Plackets in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Attach the outer half of the placket to the front edge, press seam allowances onto the placket. Turn the free long edge of the inner half under and topstitch it in the ditch of the attaching seam.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the blouse. Press seams towards the back and overlock.
- Sew the inner stand with the collar to the neckline, turn under the open edge of the outer stand and topstitch it in the ditch of the attaching seam.
- Stitch and overlock the sleeve seams. Along the sleeve cap and lower edge, sew a row of loosely tensioned stitches. Gather the cap and lower edge.
- Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right side in, and stitch the short sides and the extension for the closure. Trim seam allowances at the corners, turn the cuff right side out. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve. Fold the seam allowance of the inner side to the wrong side and topstitch into the attachment seam. Mark and make the buttonholes, sew on the buttons.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes, overlock seam allowances.
- Fold the seam allowance of the garment's lower edge to the wrong side, fold inwards and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes on the right placket and collar stand, and sew buttons on the left placket and collar stand.
- Tip: If desired, decorative braid can be inserted into the seams as shown in the picture or technical drawing.
