Plus Size Ruffled Neck Blouse with Pleated Hem Flounce and Bow Sleeves

Name: Plus Size Ruffled Neck Blouse with Pleated Hem Flounce and Bow Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905856
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905856

A women's top in stretch velvet with a scoop neckline, a folded, pleated crepe-chiffon ruffle along the front neckline, and a pleated crepe-chiffon flounce stitched under the hem. Elbow-length sleeves are gathered at the cap, bound at the edge and trimmed with bias-binding bows. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: stretch velvet for the body and sleeves; crepe-chiffon for the neckline ruffle and the hem flounce.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Ruffled Neck Blouse with Pleated Hem Flounce and Bow Sleeves

When To Wear

Autumn and winter evenings: dinners, the theatre, holiday parties.
With a pencil skirt or straight trousers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting body in stretch fabric, no darts, with a pleated flounce below the hem.

Length: Hip length including the flounce.

Neckline: Scoop neck. At the front the allowance is pressed under and topstitched over a crepe-chiffon strip folded in half and pleated evenly to the neckline length; at the back the allowance is simply turned and topstitched.

Sleeves: Elbow length, gathered at the cap and set into the open armhole; the side seam and sleeve seam are stitched in one. The sleeve edge is bound with bias binding, and a bias-binding bow is sewn to each sleeve.

Back: One piece, plain.

Finishing: The lower flounce is joined into a ring, its edge finished with a narrow rolled hem, pleated evenly and topstitched under the pressed-up hem of the top. Velvet pieces are cut with the nap running upwards.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Handling stretch velvet (nap direction, pressing without crushing the pile), pleating chiffon evenly to length and rolled hems.

Fabric Recommendations

Stretch velvet for the body and sleeves; crepe-chiffon for the neckline ruffle and the hem flounce.

Additional Supplies

Bias binding (sleeve edges and bows)
Twin needle for stretch hems

Cutter's Must

From velvet:
Back – 1 piece
Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
From crepe-chiffon (cut by the measurements given on the Front pattern piece):
Upper flounce – 1 piece
Lower flounce – 1 piece

When cutting, pay attention to the nap direction: it must run upwards on all pieces. To avoid crushing the nap, press seam allowances from the wrong side either on a piece of the same velvet or on a thick terry towel.

Tip: Stitch stretch fabrics with a special stretch stitch or a narrow zigzag. When overlocking, trim the seam allowances to 0.8 cm. Topstitch the hem allowance with a twin needle to keep it stretchy. You can also join the pieces directly with a 3- or 4-thread overlock.

Sewing Instructions

Press the upper flounce in half lengthwise, right side out. Fold even pleats so that the length of its lower edge matches the length of the front neckline.
Press the front neckline allowance to the wrong side. Place the upper flounce underneath so that the raw edges align and topstitch.
Turn the back neckline allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams.
Sew a line of loose gathering stitches along the sleeve cap and gather. Bind the lower edge of the sleeve with bias binding. Set the Sleeve into the open armhole.
Stitch the side seams and sleeve seams in one continuous seam.
Finish the lower edge of the lower flounce with a narrow rolled hem. Stitch the lower flounce into a ring. Fold even pleats so that the length of its upper edge matches the lower edge of the blouse.
Press the hem allowance of the blouse to the wrong side. Place the lower flounce underneath so that the raw edges align and topstitch.
Make two bows from bias binding and sew them to the sleeves.