Sleeveless Collared Button-Front Blouse with Pleats

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
1. BACK PANEL – 1 QTY
2. FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
3. COLLAR stand – 2 QTY
• FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING: integrated placket, upper COLLAR stand.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the integrated plackets of the FRONT PANELS and the upper COLLAR stand.
2. Place COLLAR stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer edge, starting and ending the seam precisely at the COLLAR stand attachment line. Clip SEAM ALLOWANCES at curves, turn the COLLAR stand right side out, and press.
3. Form and press the pleats on the FRONT PANEL according to the markings. Note: the pleat depths are directed towards the front edge, and the folds towards the side seam. Press the integrated placket twice to the wrong side and topstitch 0.1 cm from the inner fold.
4. Stitch the shoulder SEAM ALLOWANCES of the blouse. Press seams towards the BACK PANEL and serge.
5. Attach the outer COLLAR stand to the neckline, fold under the open edge of the inner COLLAR stand, and topstitch into the attachment seam.
6. Cut a BIAS BINDING from the main fabric, 4.5 – 5.0 cm wide and equal to the armhole length. Press the BIAS BINDING in half lengthwise, right side out, align with the right side of the armhole, and stitch. Fold the BIAS BINDING to the wrong side and topstitch onto the FRONT PANEL 0.1 cm from the fold.
7. Stitch the side SEAM ALLOWANCES of the blouse. Press seams towards the BACK PANEL and serge.
8. Press the hem of the garment to the wrong side, fold under, and topstitch.
9. On the right FRONT PANEL, make buttonholes; on the left FRONT PANEL, sew on buttons.