Bubble Sleeve Collared Button-Front Blouse
Introduce a women's sewing pattern for a chic button-front blouse, distinguished by its classic collar and charming voluminous bubble sleeves.
When To Wear:
- Everyday Elegance: Elevate your daily attire with a sophisticated yet comfortable blouse.
- Work & Office Wear: a polished choice for professional settings, offering both style and comfort.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Perfect for brunches, family events, or outings where a refined look is desired.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a semi-fitted silhouette that gently shapes the torso, ensuring comfort and a polished look.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic pointed shirt collar with a stand, creating a neat and traditional neckline.
Closure: a clean button-front placket provides a functional and stylish closure, extending from collar to hem.
Sleeves: Short bubble sleeves, elegantly shaped with gathers or pleats at the cap and a clean finished hem to create their distinctive voluminous form.
Back: Designed with a structured back yoke across the shoulders for a clean finish.
Hem: a straight hemline that sits at hip level, suitable for tucking in or wearing untucked.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in precise collar and placket construction, setting in gathered/pleated sleeves, and handling darts and yokes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight fabrics with good drape to best showcase the sleeve volume:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 7 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance – 2 cm; other seams – 1 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar — 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Sleeve lining – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar — 1 piece
- Collar stand – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Interface pieces with fusible interfacing. Interface the integrated front placket.
- Stitch darts on the front, press seam allowances upwards.
- Attach the yoke to the back. Overlock and press seam allowances upwards. Topstitch along the yoke 0.5 cm from the seam.
- Turn longitudinal placket allowances to the wrong side and press. Turn the integrated front placket to the wrong side and topstitch along the marked lines.
- Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Place the upper collar with the undercollar right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim seams, turn the collar right side out, shape and press. Place collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them, align notches and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Turn the finished collar stand right side out and press. Attach the upper collar stand with collar to the neckline, turn under the open edge of the lower collar stand and topstitch into the seam of the upper collar stand attachment.
- Form and secure pleats on the sleeve. Finish the lower edge with lining. Secure the armhole edges of the upper and lining. Set the sleeve into the armhole. Overlock and press seam allowance.
- Turn the bottom edge of the garment inwards by 1 cm, then another 1 cm and topstitch.
- On the right front, make buttonholes, on the left – sew on buttons. Make buttonholes and sew on buttons on the collar stand.
