Ruffled V-neck Blouse with Bow Tie

Name: Ruffled V-neck Blouse with Bow Tie
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5869
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5869

A fitted women's blouse with a deep V-neck whose edges are finished with a folded band forming a casing: a self-fabric drawstring gathers the edges into a frill and ties in a bow at the base of the V. Small pointed collar, button front with cut-on facings, short puff sleeves shirred with elastic thread. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics of natural or mixed fibres with added elastane; shirting fabrics with elastane.

Tech. Description

Ruffled V-neck Blouse with Bow Tie

When To Wear

Spring and summer, with skirts or trousers for the office.
Daytime outings, worn with jeans or under a cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by waist darts on the fronts and back.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Deep V. A band folded in half is stitched to each front neckline edge, leaving an opening between the marks; its seam allowance is topstitched to the front 0.1 cm from the edge to form a casing. A narrow drawstring (cut 2–2.5 cm wide, folded in four and edge-stitched) runs through the casing, gathers the neckline into a frill and ties in a bow; its tail is caught in the collar seam.

Collar: Small two-layer collar with pointed ends, set into the neckline from the neckline bands round the back; upper collar interfaced.

Sleeves: Short puff sleeves gathered at the cap between the notches; the hem is turned in and stitched with two rows of elastic thread, 1 cm and 1.5 cm from the edge, leaving a small frill. The lower armhole edge is turned in and topstitched.

Closure: Buttons and buttonholes on interfaced cut-on facings; buttonholes on the right front.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts.

Finishing: 1.5 cm hem allowance, overlocked and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A drawstring casing along the V-neck, a collar set in after the bands, cut-on facings with turned corners, shirring with elastic thread and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics of natural or mixed fibres with added elastane; shirting fabrics with elastane.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cut-on front facings, upper collar)
6 buttons
Elastic thread

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Front – 2 pieces
Back – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces
Placket (neckline band) – 2 pieces
Drawstring – 1 strip 2–2.5 cm wide (cut by measurement)

From fusible interfacing: cut-on front facings (part of Front), upper Collar.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the cut-on front facings and the upper Collar.
Stitch the waist darts on the Back and Fronts. Press the darts towards the center.
Stitch the center back seam. Press seam allowances to the left side and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the side seams. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the bottom edge of the blouse.
Cut a drawstring 2 – 2.5 cm wide. Fold it in half lengthwise, right sides out, and press. Unfold, press the side edges towards the center, and fold in half again. Stitch 0.1 cm from the edge.
Press each Placket in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Place it on the front neckline edge and stitch, leaving an opening between the marks. Overlock the seam allowances.
Press the cut-on front facing to the wrong side along the marked line. Fold the facing along the edge line to the right side and stitch the upper and lower corners. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press.
Press the overlocked placket seam allowances towards the front (armhole side) and topstitch them to the front 0.1 cm from the inner edge, forming a casing. Thread the drawstring through the opening.
Place the collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour, starting and ending the stitching exactly at the collar attachment line. Clip the seam allowances at the corners, turn the collar to the right side, and press. Stitch the outer collar to the neckline, starting from the Placket. Fold under the open edge of the inner collar and topstitch into the attachment seam, securing the drawstring tail with a stitch.
Sew a row of long gathering stitches along the sleeve cap between the notches and gather. Overlock the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold the seam allowance inwards and stitch two parallel lines using elastic thread, 1 cm and 1.5 cm from the edge. Clip the armhole seam allowances at the notches, attach the sleeves to the armhole, and overlock the seam allowances. Overlock the seam allowances of the lower armhole, turn them inwards and topstitch.
Fold the bottom edge of the blouse to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front. Sew the buttons onto the left front.