Blouse with Ruffled Cutaway Armholes

Name: Blouse with Ruffled Cutaway Armholes
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5827
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5827

A sleeveless, fitted women's blouse with a round-ended shirt collar on a stand, an eight-button placket front framed by cascading flounces that widen towards the hem, and flounces set into cut-in armholes in place of sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fluid, drapey fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Blouse with Ruffled Cutaway Armholes

When To Wear

Office wear in summer, with pencil skirts or tailored trousers.
Under a jacket or cardigan for evening events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by bust and waist darts at the front and shoulder and waist darts at the back.

Length: Hip length, straight hem overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Collar: Shirt collar with rounded ends set into a stand; upper collar and outer stand interfaced.

Front: Interfaced plackets turned to the right side and topstitched over the slightly gathered front flounces, which run from the neckline and shoulder down to the hem; eight buttons including the stand, buttonholes on the right front.

Sleeves: Sleeveless with cut-in armholes; flounces sewn into the armholes and topstitched 0.1 cm from the seam.

Back: Centre back seam with shoulder and waist darts.

Finishing: Outer edges of all flounces finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A collar on a stand, plackets sewn over gathered flounces, armhole flounces and rolled hems on drapey fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Fluid, drapey fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (plackets, upper collar, outer stand)
8 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Placket – 2 pieces
Sleeve Flounce – 2 pieces
Front Flounce – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces
Stand Collar – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
Collar – 1 piece
Stand Collar – 1 piece
Placket – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Plackets, the upper Collar and the outer Stand Collar.
Place the upper and under Collar pieces right sides together. Stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim the seam allowances. Turn the collar right side out, shape, and press. Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together, insert the prepared collar between them, align the notches, and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked seam line for attaching the collar stand. Turn the prepared collar right side out and press.
Stitch the waist, bust, and shoulder darts on the back and front pieces. Press the darts towards the center of each piece. Trim the bust dart allowance to 1 cm and serge.
Stitch the center back seam of the back. Press the seam allowances to the left and serge.
Finish the outer edges of the Front Flounces and Sleeve Flounces with a narrow rolled hem.
Place each Placket with its right side against the wrong side of the Front and stitch along the front edge. Turn the placket to the right side of the front, baste and press. Turn under the raw edge of the placket, slip the slightly gathered Front Flounce underneath it and topstitch the placket to the front. Secure the flounce to the front along the neckline and shoulder seam.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the outer Stand Collar with the collar to the neckline, turn under the raw edge of the inner stand and topstitch it into the seam.
Stitch the Sleeve Flounces into the armholes. Press the seam allowances towards the armhole, serge, and topstitch 0.1 cm from the seam.
Stitch the side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem of the garment, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
On the right front, make buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons.