Plus Size Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs

Name: Plus Size Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905958
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905958

A plus-size women's fitted shirt with princess seams on the front and back, a one-piece shirt collar set without a stand, and elbow-length sleeves with cuffs. It fastens with five buttons on a cut-on front facing. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, blends.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Fitted Collared Shirt with Cuffs

When To Wear

For the office with trousers or a pencil skirt, or under a sleeveless dress or pinafore.
In spring and summer as a light day shirt.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by princess seams running from the armholes on the front and back.

Length: Hip length, with a slightly curved hem turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Collar: One-piece shirt collar with an interfaced upper collar, set between the shirt and the facings; the fronts fold back slightly below it.

Front: Front and side front on each side; cut-on front facings joined to a back neck facing, front edges topstitched.

Closure: Five buttons, buttonholes on the right front.

Sleeves: Set-in, elbow length, with folded cuffs stitched in the ditch on the inside.

Back: Centre back seam, princess seams and small shoulder darts.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams on the front and back, a turned collar set between the shirt and the facings, cuffs and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

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

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck 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.