5125 BLOUSE

YOU NEED: crepe of 150 cm width, elastic braid, 5 buttons.

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Center back part – 1 piece

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Center front part – 2 pieces

4. Side front part – 2 pieces

5. Edge placket – 2 pieces

6. Neckline edging – 1 piece

7. Armhole edging – 2 pieces (3 cm width and 50 cm length)

8). Tie – 2 pieces (2/5 cm width and 25 cm length)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Sew front/back relieves. Press seam allowances towards the center.

2. Sew shoulder seams, press allowances apart.

3. Overstitch armholes with edging. Sew edging ends together.

Turn the edging to garment wrong side.

Turn edging allowance in and topstitch along edge.

4. Overstitch neckline edge with edging, right sides together. Turn edging to garment wrong side. Turn edging allowance in and topstitch along edge. Cut elastic brain into two pieces and pull into neckline coulisse. Fix braid ends. Stitch ties neatly, to 0.5 cm, and turn right side out.

 

5. Process placket upper corner, folding it along center wrong side out and overstitching along upper edge. Turn the placket right side out, press long edge allowances into. Insert tie end and front band into placket and tack. Topstitch the placket at 0.2 cm. Sew blouse side seams, press seam allowance apart.

 

6. Fold hem allowance under and topstitch at 0.7 cm.

 

7. Make 5 buttonholes into right placket and sew buttons on left one.