Blouse with Ruffled Cutaway Armholes
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a charming blouse featuring cutaway armholes adorned by a ruffle, a central ruffled placket, and a neat small shirt collar with a stand.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for various occasions, offering a blend of elegance & charm:
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Casual Chic: Light and airy for everyday elegance, effortlessly paired with jeans or skirts.
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Semi-Formal Gatherings: Stylish for brunches, garden parties, or social lunches.
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Workwear with a Twist: Adds personality and a feminine touch to professional attire.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice with bust, shoulder and waist darts and a straight hem.
Collar: a small shirt collar on a stand frames the neckline, providing a polished look.
Closure: a front button placket, elegantly complemented by the central ruffle, secured with buttons.
Sleeves: Sleeveless; flounces set into the armholes form ruffled cap sleeves.
Front: a cascading flounce, slightly gathered, is caught under each front placket and runs from the shoulder seam down to the hem.
Back: Center back seam with shoulder and waist darts; no ruffles on the back.
Hem: a straight hem, suitable for tucking into high-waisted bottoms or wearing untucked for a relaxed style.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires experience with collar and placket construction, inserting ruffles, and precise buttonhole creation.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose well-draping fabrics to enhance the bloused silhouette & ruffle movement:
- Well-draping fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 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.
