Plus Size Puff Sleeve Wrap Blouse Asymmetrical Hem

Name: Plus Size Puff Sleeve Wrap Blouse Asymmetrical Hem
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 902448
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #902448

A plus-size women's wrap blouse with a V-neck, a waistband seam and a short peplum whose front panels cross to form an asymmetric, angled hem. The upper fronts are gathered into the waistband, and the elbow-length sleeves have gathered caps. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Puff Sleeve Wrap Blouse Asymmetrical Hem

When To Wear

In spring and summer, worn over pencil skirts, wide-leg trousers or jeans.
For the office and daytime occasions.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice joined to a waistband, with a short flared peplum below.

Length: Just below the waist; the front hem dips to a point where the two lower fronts overlap.

Neckline: Wrap V-neck finished with a folded bias strip 4 cm wide, turned to the inside and topstitched along the fold.

Front: Right front laps over left. The upper fronts are gathered along the lower edge into the waistband. The lower fronts have angled bias edges, overlocked, turned under and topstitched.

Closure: Three buttons: a buttonhole in the right front fastens to a button on the left front, an inner buttonhole in the left front fastens to a hidden button, and a decorative button is sewn on the right front. Two buttons show on the waistband.

Sleeves: Set-in, elbow length, the cap gathered.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts on the upper back; a back waistband and a one-piece lower back.

Waist: Double-layer waistband, the front sections interfaced; the inner layer is stitched in the ditch of the waistband seam.

Finishing: Hems overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering into a waistband, a bias-bound wrap neckline, a double waistband enclosing the peplum, and a hidden inner button.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front waistband)
3 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: hem allowance for the garment and sleeve hem — 1.5 cm, other seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 2 pieces
- Back waistband — 2 pieces
- Lower back — 1 piece
- Upper front — 2 pieces
- Front waistband — 4 pieces
- Lower front — 2 pieces
- Sleeve — 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front waistband — 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the darts on the upper back pieces, press the dart fullness towards the center. Stitch the center seam on the upper back pieces, press seam allowances to the left and overlock.
Along the lower edge of the upper front piece, stitch with a loosened thread and gather.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the upper garment, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length of the back and front + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the neckline edge, right side facing, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the back and front waistbands together, press seam allowances open. Stitch the side seams of the lower garment, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the bias edges of the lower front pieces, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Place the waistband pieces right sides together, insert the lower garment between them and stitch, simultaneously finishing the front center edge of the waistband. Start and end the stitching precisely at the marked seam line of the upper edge.
Attach the outer of the waistband to the upper garment, press seam allowances towards the waistband. Press the seam allowance of the inner waistband to the wrong side and topstitch into the seam of the outer waistband attachment.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch along the sleeve cap with a loosened thread and gather. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching notches. Press and overlock seam allowances.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
On the right front, make a buttonhole, on the left front, sew on a button. On the left front, overlock an inner buttonhole, sew on a hidden button. Sew a decorative button on the right front.