YOU NEED: fabric suitable for blouses; fusing; 4
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.
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. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
2. Back part – 2 pieces
3. Side part – 2 pieces
4. Middle front part – 2 pieces
5. Center front part – 2 pieces
6. Upper front part – 2 pieces
7. Front band – 2 pieces
Fusing: front
band.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong
side of front bands.
2. Stitch
middle front part to center front part. Neaten the seam and press it toward
center front part.
3. Make
loose-looped stitch at 0.5 cm from front parts’ lower edge. Pull detail’s upper
edge correspondingly to middle/center front part’s edge length.
4. Stitch
upper front part to center/middle front parts. Neaten the seam and press it
towards center/middle front parts. Topstitch at
0.5 cm from the seam.
5. Stitch
middle back edge and neaten it. Press middle back seam. Stitch front/back
relieves and neaten them. Press back relieves toward back center, press front
relieves toward front center.
6. Neaten
front band’s outer edge. Pin front band to front part right sides together and
overstitch front edging upwards. Cut seams in center front part’s corners. Turn
front bands wrong side out, press them.
7. Stitch
shoulder seams, slash seam allowances in corners. Neaten shoulder seams and
press them backwards. Make pleats into sleeves upper seam (see the sketch).
8. Stitch
one-piece stand ups right sides together. Press the seam apart. Stitch inner
stand-up into neckline. Topstitch outer stand-up along the seam joining inner
stand-up.
9. Stitch
lower sleeves to sleeve edges of front/back parts. Neaten seams and press them.
Stitch sleeves into armholes’ lower segment. Slash corner allowances and neaten
seams.
10. Neaten
blouse/sleeves hems, fold them into wrong side and topstitch.