5350 SHORT SLEEVE BLOUSE

 

FABRIC: denim with lycra.

 

YOU NEED AS WELL: iron-on interfacing, open-ended zipper, 2 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 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 pieces).

 

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE MATCHING

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Pocket – 2 pieces

2. Pocket facing – 2 pieces

3. Back – 1 piece

4. Front – 2 pieces

5. Front yoke – 2 pieces

6. Front facing– 2 pieces

7. Collar – 2 pieces

8. Sleeve – 2 pieces

9. Half-belt – 2 pieces

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Iron the interfacing to the front/pocket facings, upper collar.

 

2. Stitch the bust darts. Stitch the back waist darts. Press the bust darts downwards. Press the waist darts towards the back centre.

 

3. Stitch the yoke to the front. Neaten the seam and press it towards the yoke, topstitch it to the yoke 0.5cm above the seamline. Stitch the zipper to the front centre edges.

 

4. Mark the pocket position on the front piece. Overstitch the top edge of the pocket with the pocket facing, fold the facing to the right side of the pocket and press it. Fold the lower edge of the facing 1cm under and topstitch 0.5cm above this edge. Neaten the pocket side/lower edges. Press the pocket seam allowances to the wrong side according to the pattern. Place the pocket to the marks and topstitch 0.5cm in from the edges.

 

5. Neaten the outer edges of the front facings. Overstitch the front centre edges with the facings.

 

6. Fold the front facings to the wrong side of the garment and fold the raw edges under. Tack the edges, press them and topstitch to the garment.

 

7. Edgestitch the zipper around.

 

8. Stitch and neaten the shoulder seams, press them backwards.

 

9. Stitch and neaten the side seams. Press them backwards.

 

10. Make up the collar.

 

11. Stitch the under collar to the neckline. Fold the lower edge of the top collar and topstitch it to the seamline of the under collar. Edgestitch the collar. Fix the front facing to the shoulder seams.

 

12. Fold the half-belt in half lengthways inside out and stitch the upper corner and the side edges of the belt leaving the lower edge open. Turn the half-belt inside out and press it flat.

 

13. Mark the half-belts position on the lower edge of the sleeve and stitch the half-belt to this place 0.5cm from the foldings. Neaten the lower sleeve edges. Fold the seam allowances to the wrong sides; press them and topstitch to the sleeves.

 

14. Stitch and neaten the sleeve side seams. Press them backwards.

 

15. Easystitch the sleeve top edges. Stitch the sleeves to the short.

 

16. Neaten the hem. Fold the seam allowance to the wrong side and topstitch to the garment.

 

17. Make buttonholes in the half-belts. Sew the buttons on.