5509 BLOUSE

 

YOU NEED: fabric suitable for suit, fusing, 6 buttons.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 3 cm for all hems.

 

ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric details).

 

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE COINCIDING!

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Back center part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Inner collar – 1 piece

4. Outer collar – 1 piece

5. Side front part – 2 pieces

6. Center front part – 2 pieces

7. Front band – 2 pieces

8. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

9. Sleeve – 2 pieces

10. Half-belt – 4 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, back neckline facing, outer collar.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front band, back neckline facing, outer collar.

 

2. Stitch back darts. Press darts towards back center. Stitch front dart and neaten it. Press front dart towards front center. Stitch front relieve seams and neaten them. Stitch back relieve seams and neaten them. Press front relieve seams towards front center, press back relieve seams towards back center.

 

3. Stitch back middle seam and neaten it. Press middle seam towards right back part.

 

4. Lay collar details together and overstitch them along the contour. Slash collar corners and turn them right side out. Press the collar.

 

5. Pin front band on front part right sides together and overstitch them along edging (at front part side up to the notch determining edge of collar stitching in). Stitch front bands’ lower edges to center front part along marked hem line. Cut edging upper/lower corners. Turn edgings right side our and press it.

 

6. Neaten garment side edges and stitch them to slit notch. Press side seams apart, press slits. Make decorative stitch at 0.5 cm from slit edge. Stitch garment shoulder and neaten them. Press shoulder seams backwards.

 

7. Stitch shoulder edges of facing and front band and press them apart. Neaten outer edge of facing and front band.

 

8. Press joining collar seams’ allowance apart and fix them close to seams. Stitch inner collar into garment neckline.

 

9. Lay half-belt details right sides together and overstitch them along the contour leaving half-belt lower edge to turn it right side out. Turn half-belt right side out and press it. Make a buttonhole into half-belt. Stitch the half-belt on the sleeve.

 

10. Stitch sleeve seam and neaten it. Press sleeve seam. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches. Neaten sleeve hem, fold it under and topstitch.

 

11. Make buttonholes into right edging, sew buttons on left one. Sew buttons on sleeves.