Plus Size Off-Shoulder Bishop Sleeve Bow Blouse

Name: Plus Size Off-Shoulder Bishop Sleeve Bow Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905770
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905770

A women's plus-size off-the-shoulder blouse with a buttoned front on a cut-on placket and a double-layer band around the upper edge whose ends tie in a bow at the front. Full long sleeves have tucks along the top, bias-bound slits and buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: shirting fabrics and other fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Off-Shoulder Bishop Sleeve Bow Blouse

When To Wear

Summer evenings and holidays, with trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
Daytime events in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by bust darts on the front and waist darts on the back.

Length: Hip length with a curved hem, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Neckline: Straight off-the-shoulder edge across the front, sleeves and back, finished with a band made of front and back facing pieces in two layers, interfaced on one layer. The band is stitched all round and topstitched 0.1 cm from the edges; its ends tie in a bow. Between the band ends and the front edges the neckline is overlocked, turned in and topstitched.

Sleeves: Long full sleeves joined to the front and back along the upper edge, with stitched tucks over the shoulder; underarm and side seams sewn in one. The lower edge is gathered into a deep cuff, with a slit bound with an 18 × 3 cm bias strip. Cuffs fasten with buttons.

Front: Cut-on button placket, interfaced, folded to the inside and topstitched 0.1 cm from its folded edge.

Back: One piece, with no centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sleeve tucks, bound sleeve slits and cuffs, a cut-on placket, and a two-layer band set onto a long curved upper edge.

Fabric Recommendations

Shirting fabrics and other fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front plackets, cuffs, one back facing and two front facings)
12 buttons (front and cuffs)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 1 piece
Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Facing – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 4 pieces
Cuff – 2 pieces
Bias strip for the sleeve slits – 2 strips 18 × 3 cm (cut by measurement)
From fusible interfacing: cut-on placket of the Front, Cuff, 1 Back Facing and 2 Front Facings.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the cut-on plackets of the Fronts, the Cuffs, one Back Facing and two Front Facings.
Stitch the waist darts on the back and bust darts on the front. Press the waist darts towards the center of the piece, and the bust darts upwards.
Press the long edge allowance of the cut-on placket to the wrong side. Fold the placket along the front edge line to the right side and stitch the upper and lower corners. Clip the neckline seam allowance at the mark. Overlock the neckline edge from the mark to the edge line. Turn the placket to the wrong side, press, and topstitch onto the front 0.1 cm from the inner folded edge.
Press the overlocked neckline edge to the wrong side and topstitch 0.1 cm from the edge.
Stitch the tucks on the sleeve according to the markings. Attach the sleeve to the back, press and overlock the seam allowances. Attach the sleeve to the front, press and overlock the seam allowances. Stitch the underarm sleeve seam and side seam in one continuous seam. Press and overlock the seam allowances.
Stitch the Front Facings to the Back Facing to make two complete bands. Place the two bands right sides together and stitch all around from mark to mark along the lower edge, ends and upper edge. Clip the seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the facing to the right side, press.
Stitch the outer band to the upper edge of the blouse, fold under the open edge of the inner facing and topstitch into the attaching seam. Stitch a decorative topstitch 0.1 cm from the edge along the bottom edge, ends, and top edge of the facing.
Fold each Cuff right sides together and stitch the short ends and the button extension, trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn to the right side. Press the cuffs.
Cut a bias strip 18 × 3 cm for each sleeve slit. Mark the slit line on the sleeve and cut along it. Spread the slit into a straight line and bind it with the bias strip, turning under the raw edge. The finished binding is 0.5 – 0.7 cm wide; the seam is 0.5 – 0.7 cm along the slit, narrowing to 0.2 cm at its top. Sew a row of long gathering stitches along the lower edge of the sleeve and gather it to the length of the cuff.
Attach the cuff with the outer side to the bottom of the sleeve. Fold under the seam allowance of the inner cuff and topstitch into the attaching seam.
Press the bottom of the garment to the wrong side, fold under and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the fronts and cuffs and sew on the buttons.