Ruffled V-Neck Blouse with Contrast Yoke

Name: Ruffled V-Neck Blouse with Contrast Yoke
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5768
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5768

A women's sleeveless V-neck blouse in three tiers: a gathered upper bodice, a midriff yoke cut from contrast fabric and a short lower section with rounded front corners. Narrow bias-cut ruffles edge the whole outline, the armholes and the lower edge of the yoke; the front closes edge to edge with hooks and eyes. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabric of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, polyester.

Tech. Description

Ruffled V-Neck Blouse with Contrast Yoke

When To Wear

In summer with skirts, wide trousers or jeans.
For daytime events and holidays in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the midriff by the yoke, with the lower section standing slightly away from the body below it.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, edged with a ruffle that continues around the back neck, down the front edges and along the hem.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, with the shoulders extended slightly past the shoulder point; armholes edged with ruffles.

Front: Upper fronts gathered between marks at the lower edge and joined to the yoke.

Closure: Three hooks and eyes, the hooks hidden under the ruffle on the right front.

Waist: Midriff yoke in contrast fabric, joined at the side seams, with a ruffle along its lower edge; seams pressed onto the yoke.

Back: Upper back with a centre back seam and two darts; lower back in one piece.

Finishing: Ruffles from 4 cm bias strips, one edge finished with a rolled hem, the other gathered. The outer ruffle starts and ends at a 5 cm opening left in the left side seam, which is closed afterwards.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Cutting and gathering bias ruffles, rolled hems, joining gathered sections to a yoke and attaching a continuous ruffle around curved edges.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabric of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, polyester. A contrast fabric for the yoke.

Additional Supplies

Contrast fabric for the yoke
3 hooks and 3 eyes

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Upper Back – 2 pieces
Lower Back – 1 piece
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Lower Front – 2 pieces
Bias strips for the ruffles, 4 cm wide (lengths given on the pattern pieces)
From contrast fabric:
Back Yoke – 1 piece
Front Yoke – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

From the main fabric, cut 4 cm wide bias strips for the ruffles; the lengths are given on the pattern pieces. Finish one long edge with a rolled hem. Sew a line of loose gathering stitches along the other edge and gather.
Stitch the darts on the Upper Back. Press the darts towards the center back. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock and press the seam.
Sew a line of loose gathering stitches along the lower edge of the Upper Front between the marks and gather.
Stitch the Back Yoke and Front Yokes together at the side seams. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back. Stitch a ruffle to the lower edge of the yoke.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Upper Back and Upper Fronts. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back. Stitch ruffles to the armholes. Stitch the side seams of the upper section. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back.
Stitch the side seams of the Lower Back and Lower Fronts, leaving the left side seam open for 5 cm up from the hem. Overlock the right seam and press it towards the back; overlock the left seam and press it open.
Stitch the upper and lower sections of the blouse to the yoke. Overlock the seams and press them towards the yoke.
Sew the eyes onto the left side of the blouse. Stitch the ruffle along the outer edge of the blouse, starting and finishing at the opening in the left side seam. Then stitch the remaining part of the side seam. Sew the hooks onto the right front under the ruffle.