FITTED BLOUSE PATTERN

[with modified sports/knotched collar and set-in sleeves]

A. Tools/materials needed:
pattern paper
tape measure
sloper: bodice
hip curve
French curve

ruler
pencil with rubber eraser
scissors
pins

B. Follow the following steps:

FRONT BLOUSE PATTERN

1. Fold pattern paper 6 inches inward from the edge.

2. inch from the centerfold [for buttonlap allowance] and 1 inch from the upper edge, copy the
front bodice pattern.
3. Neckline adjustment: from shoulder-neck-point measure inch and from this point measure 7
inches or 8 inches down [or as desired neck depth] to the center-front-neck-point. Connect the
neck point adjustment with a ruler and erase the original basic neckline.
4. Add 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch for additional easing if desired [depends on the desired fitness] to the
bust measurement.
5. Add 1/4 inch on the waist line. Connect the bust and waist adjustment with a hip curve.
6. Add 8 inches from the waist line or measure from the shoulder line the desired length of
blouse. Draw horizontal line along this point for the hemline.
7. Mark hip measurement plus desired easing and connect this point to the waist adjustment with
a hip curve.
8. From the center hemline measure or inch downward. Connect this point to the side hip
with a hip curve for the final hemline.
9. With a carbon paper transfer the mark of the neckline and shoulder line on the folded center
front. Unfold the pattern paper
10. From the neck-shoulder point measure 1 inch and from the center waistline measure 2
inches. Connect the adjustment point with the concave part of the hip curve. Square down the
adjusted point from the waistline to the hemline. This is for the extended facing of the front
blouse opening.
11. Add the necessary seam allowances:
Neckline 3/8 inch
Shoulder 3/4 inch
Armhole 5/8 inch
Side seam- 1 inch
Hemfold 1 inch

12. Cut the final pattern along the seam allowance, NOT on the stitch-line.
13. For the extended facing on the front opening, Shape it by measuring 2 inches from
the centerfold of the waist level and connect this with a concave part of the hip curve
to the point on the neck-shoulder line around 1 inch from the neck-shoulder-point.
Square down to the hemline the 2 inches point adjustment on the waist level.
BACK BLOUSE PATTERN
1. Fold pattern paper on the centerline. The folded paper should be as big as the cut
front blouse pattern excluding the facing.
2. Position the back bodice along the centerfold and 1 inch from the upper edge.
3. Do the same shoulder-neck-point adjustment [ inch] and leave the back centerneck-point as is.
4. Do the same adjustment of the front pattern for the back side, hip, and hemline. But
exclude the or inch downward adjustment. Back hemline is straight.
5. Make sure that the back and front pattern should match on the side seam, shoulder
seam, and hipline.
6. Add the necessary seam allowances.
7. Cut the final pattern
8. Remember to cut along the seam allowance NOT on the stitch-line.