Collared V-Neck Blouse with Drawstring Waist

Name: Collared V-Neck Blouse with Drawstring Waist
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5763
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5763

A women's pull-on shirt blouse with a deep V-neck finished by a topstitched facing, a shirt collar on a stand, two chest patch pockets with a box pleat and buttoned flap, roll-up sleeves held by button tabs, and a drawstring casing at the waist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: double-faced fabrics of natural or blended fibres (the turned-back sleeves show the reverse side), shirting fabrics.

Tech. Description

Collared V-Neck Blouse with Drawstring Waist

When To Wear

Everyday wear with jeans, trousers or shorts.
In spring and summer, with the sleeves rolled up and buttoned.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, drawn in at the waist by a tie in a casing, with bust darts on the front pressed upwards.

Length: Below the hip, with a curved shirt-tail hem turned up twice and topstitched.

Collar: Shirt collar on a stand; upper collar and outer stand interfaced, collar topstitched.

Neckline: Deep V-neck with no opening below it. A one-piece interfaced placket is stitched around the V, turned to the wrong side and topstitched to the front along the markings, so its outline shows on the right side.

Pockets: Two chest patch pockets with a box pleat, closed by flaps topstitched 0.1 and 0.6 cm from the edge and fastened with one button each.

Sleeves: Long sleeves set into open armholes, the underarm and side seams stitched in one. A buttonholed tab sewn to the inside of the sleeve buttons onto the right side to hold the sleeve rolled up.

Waist: A 3.5 cm casing strip topstitched to the wrong side along the markings; the self-fabric tie comes out through two buttonholes on the front.

Back: One piece with no seams or darts.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced V-neck placket, a collar on a stand, pleated patch pockets with flaps, sleeve tabs and an applied casing.

Fabric Recommendations

Double-faced fabrics of natural or blended fibres (the turned-back sleeves show the reverse side), shirting fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (placket, upper collar, outer stand, two flap pieces)
4 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 1 piece
Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces
Stand Collar – 2 pieces
Placket – 1 piece
Flap – 4 pieces
Pocket – 2 pieces
Sleeve Decorative Tab – 2 pieces
Waist casing strip 3.5 cm wide, length as marked on the Front; fabric tie (cut by measurement)
From fusible interfacing: Placket, upper Collar, outer Stand Collar, 2 Flap pieces.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Placket, the upper Collar, the outer Stand Collar and 2 of the Flap pieces.
Stitch darts on the front. Press darts upwards.
Form a box pleat on the pockets. Press the upper seam allowances of the pockets to the wrong side, fold, and topstitch. Press the side and bottom seam allowances of the pockets to the wrong side. Place pockets on the front according to markings. Topstitch patch pockets.
Place flap pieces right sides together and stitch around. Trim the corner seam allowances of the flaps and turn right side out. Straighten and press the seams, topstitch along the edge at 0.1 and 0.6 cm from the edge. Overlock the raw edge of the flaps and make the buttonholes. Attach flaps to the front, turn down, and topstitch. Sew buttons on the pockets according to the buttonholes.
Overlock the outer edges of the Placket. Place the placket on the Front, right sides together, and stitch around the V-neck opening. Trim seam allowances, turn the placket to the wrong side, baste, and press. Topstitch the placket to the front according to markings.
Place the Collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer edge. Trim the corners and turn right side out. Stitch the Stand Collar pieces together, inserting the collar between them, starting and ending the stitching exactly at the stand attachment line. Turn right side out, press the finished collar.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the blouse. Press seams towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the inner stand with the collar to the neckline, turn under the raw edge of the outer stand and topstitch it into the seam. Topstitch around the collar.
Fold each Sleeve Decorative Tab right sides together and stitch the long side and one short end. Trim the seam allowances at the corners, turn right side out and press. Make the buttonhole. Attach the tab to the wrong side of the sleeve according to markings. Sew a button on the right side in this place.
Set the sleeves into the open armholes. Overlock seam allowances. Stitch the underarm sleeve seam and the side seam in one continuous seam. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Press the hem of the garment and sleeves to the wrong side, fold, and topstitch.
Make the buttonholes on the front according to the markings. Cut a casing strip 3.5 cm wide and as long as indicated on the Front pattern. Press the long edges 1 cm to the wrong side, place the strip wrong side down on the wrong side of the front and topstitch along the markings.
Make a tie from the main fabric and insert it into the drawstring casing.