Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs

Name: Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5958
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5958

A fitted women's shirt with princess seams from the armholes front and back, a one-piece shirt collar set between the shirt and its facings, a five-button front with cut-on facings, and elbow-length sleeves finished with straight cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabric made of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, blends.

Tech. Description

Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs

When To Wear

Office wear with skirts, trousers and suits, tucked in or worn over the waistband.
Spring and summer on its own; under a jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, shaped by princess seams at the front and back and darts at the back.

Length: Hip length, with a slightly curved hem.

Collar: One-piece shirt collar without a stand, upper collar interfaced; it is inserted between the shirt and the facings, so the fronts open into small revers at the neck.

Front: Front and side front joined by a princess seam on each side. Cut-on front facings, interfaced, joined to a back neckline facing and tacked by hand at the centre back and shoulder seams; the front edge is topstitched.

Closure: Five buttons, buttonholes on the right front.

Sleeves: Elbow length, one-piece, set-in, finished with straight cuffs folded in half lengthwise; the inner half is stitched in the ditch.

Back: Centre back seam, princess seams from the armholes and darts, pressed towards the centre.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem serged, turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams in blouse-weight fabric, a collar set between the shirt and its facings, cuffs stitched in the ditch and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabric made of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, blends.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neckline facing, upper collar)
5 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces
Cuff – 2 pieces
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
Collar – 1 piece
Cut-on front facing (facing part of the Front) – 2 pieces
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the cut-on front facings, the Back Neckline Facing, and the upper Collar.
Place the upper Collar and under Collar right sides together. Stitch the ends and outer edge of the collar. Trim the seam allowances. Turn the collar right side out, shape, and press.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Front and Side Front. Press the seam allowances towards the center and serge.
Stitch the darts on the back. Press the dart folds towards the center. Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Back and Side Back, and the center back seam. Press the princess seam allowances towards the center and serge. Press the center back seam to the left side and serge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Press the front facings along the fold line. Attach the Back Neckline Facing to the cut-on front facings. Press the seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge of the front facings and Back Neckline Facing.
Attach the collar to the neckline, inserting it between the shirt and the facing. Turn the collar to the right side and press. Secure the facing with hand stitches at the center back seam and shoulder seams. Topstitch along the front edge.
Stitch, press, and serge the sleeve seams. Fold each Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short ends, starting and ending exactly at the seam line where the cuff joins the sleeve. Turn the Cuffs right side out and press. Attach the outer half of the cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve and press the seam allowances towards the cuff. Turn under the allowance of the inner half and topstitch it in the ditch of the attaching seam. Set the sleeve into the armhole. Serge and press the seam.
Serge the hem of the shirt, press it to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front and sew buttons on the left front.