You Will Need:
Fabric width 110 cm
EU 32-40 2 m
EU 42-54 2.2 m
Fabric width 140 cm
EU 32-40 1.3 m
EU 42-54 1.5 m
Thread.
1 button.
Interfacing 20 cm.
(Cut bias tape from your fabric - see cutting layout plan)
No. 3 Kastrup - Version 2
A classic blouse with a princess cut,raglan sleeve, round neckline, extra width and a yoke on the back. This is a perfect basic blouse with a lightly fitted shape.
Fabric choice:
Light to medium weight woven fabric. Cotton, Silk, Wool, Viscose, Cupro, Linen or Polyester The final look of the garment will depend on the type of fabric you choose. Not suitable for jersey.
Find Your Size:
Take your measurement according to the measurement chart. Choose the size closest to your measurement see measurement charprint measurement chart here
Fitting:
We recommend that you always make a muslin before you cut the fashion fabric, to make sure your finished style will fit you perfectly. Find the fitting guide right here.
NOTE!
If you have purchased the pattern before November 2021
We have mae the sewing instruction beyyer and therefor we haev decieded to remove pattern piece (B) under arm facing and then finiche the under arm with a bias tape instead.
Cutting Fabric
On each pattern piece you will find a capital letter. On the cutting layout plan, you will find the same capital letters so that you can easily see which pattern pieces to use for the view you have chosen.
For this style you will need pattern piece A D E G H I L
Sewing
NB! The Pattern Has 1 Cm Seam Allowances Included, Unless Otherwise Noted.
1. Cut all your pieces in fabric and interfacing.
2. Press the interfacing to the pattern piece G.
3. Overlock to finish the long edges on your facing.
Sew The Blouse
4. Sew side front together with center front pieces, right sides together. Pin the pieces according to the notches.
5. Overlock to finish the seams. Press the seam allowance towards the front.
6. Overlock side seams on both front piece and back piece.
7. Sew front neck facing and front piece together in the neckline, right sides together.
9. Hem the back piece, by folding 1 cm x 1 cm, and stitch along the edge.
10. Pair the back-yoke pieces two by two. Sew with right sides together the neckline and CB. Turn and press.
11. Place the two yokes onto the back piece, right sides together and sew.
12. Overlock to finish the seams. Press the seam allowance downwards.
Sew The Sleeves
13. Pair and sew the back and front sleeves together in the shoulder seam, right sides together. Now you have 4 pieces in total.
14. Pair the sleeves two by two at the bottom of the sleeve, right sides together. Sew an Understitch on one side, be sure to make one for the right side and one for the left side.
15. Sew the sleeves together at the neckline, right sides together.
16. Understitch the and clip notches to the seam allowances
NB! Now You Have Two Doubled Layered Sleeves.
17. Sew the front sleeve to the front body, by placing the sleeve at the neckline with right sides together. Fold the facing over the sleeve and sew. Cut the corners. See guide
18. Sew back sleeve and back piece, right sides together. Be careful and very precise when sewing the neckline
19. Sew the side seam, right sides together. The front will be 2 cm longer than the back. finish the seam with an overlock, and press seam towards the back.
20. Place the bias tape to the armscye, right sides together, from the front neckline and all the way to the back neckline. sew with 0.7 cm fold the bias tape around the raw edge and finish with a topstitch. See a guide here. at the back neck leave approx. 2 cm extra sewn bias tape hang loose and sew this down to the backside by hand.
21. Turn the sleeve and neck facing at front and press the sleeve and neckline nicely.
22. Hem the blouse at the front with 2 cm. fold the front hem around the hem of the back piece. Machine stitch or make an invisible catch stitch at the front.
23. Sew in a small button for closing in the back neck, and make a hand knitted loop.
