Plus Size Peter Pan Collar Puffed Sleeve Ruffle Blouse

Plus Size Peter Pan Collar Puffed Sleeve Ruffle Blouse

A plus-size women's short blouse with a Peter Pan collar, short sleeves gathered at the cap, and gathered double-layer ruffles at the sleeve hems and the lower edge. The front is cut in one piece with a topstitched decorative placket and decorative buttons.

When To Wear

• Summer days with high-waisted skirts or trousers.
• Office wear under a sleeveless dress or pinafore, or with a cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by bust darts.

Length: Short, ending around the high hip with the ruffle.

Collar: Flat Peter Pan collar with rounded ends, the upper collar interfaced; the under collar is turned under and stitched in the ditch of the attachment seam.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves with the cap gathered; each finished with a ruffle cut as a ring, folded in half lengthwise and gathered, topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam.

Front: Cut in one piece on the fold, with bust darts pressed upwards. An interfaced placket with pressed-under edges is topstitched onto the centre front and carries decorative buttons.

Back: Two pieces joined by a centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem ruffle cut in two halves on the fold, folded in half lengthwise, gathered and sewn to the lower edge, seam topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, a flat collar, gathered sleeve caps and gathered folded ruffles; there is no working closure.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

• 4 decorative buttons
• Fusible interfacing (collar, placket)

Cutter’s Must

From Main Fabric:

1. Back – 2 pieces
2. Front – 1 piece on fold
3. Collar – 2 pieces
4. Placket – 1 piece
5. Sleeve – 2 pieces
6. Hem Ruffle (marked on pattern as “Ryusha Niza”) – 2 pieces on fold
7. Sleeve Ruffle (marked on pattern as “Ryusha Rukava”) – 2 pieces

From Fusible Interfacing:

1. Collar – 1 piece
2. Placket – 1 piece

Important Information

First of all, print the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width may be from 90 cm to 150 cm) in order to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical pieces).

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches – they must match.

Assembly Instructions

1. Fuse interfacing to one Collar piece and to the Placket.
2. Stitch the bust darts, press the dart intakes upwards.
3. Press the long edges of the Placket to the wrong side. Place the Placket on the center front of the Front, right side up, and topstitch.
4. Stitch the center back seam of the Back. Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
5. Place the upper collar and the under collar right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim seams, turn the collar right side out, straighten and press. Stitch the upper collar to the neckline, turn under the open edge of the under collar and stitch it in the ditch of the collar attachment seam.
6. Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Along the sleeve cap, sew a long stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set the sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
7. Stitch each Sleeve Ruffle into a ring, press the allowances open. Fold the ruffle in half lengthwise wrong sides together and press. Along the raw edges, sew a long stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the ruffle to the lower edge of the sleeve. Serge the allowance, press upwards and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
8. Stitch the side seams of the Hem Ruffles. Press the allowances open. Fold the ruffle in half lengthwise right sides out and press. Sew a long stitch with loosened upper thread along the raw edges and gather. Stitch the ruffle to the lower edge of the blouse. Serge the allowance, press upwards and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
9. Sew on decorative buttons.