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Home Sewing Patterns Kathryn Blouse

Kathryn Blouse

Designer

Posner and Posner

Pattern Guide

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Designer

Posner and Posner

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Always keen to embrace a trend, we decided to use a gingham fabric when bringing this gorgeous design to life. Featuring a flattering tie belt that will cinch you in at the waist and statement armholes that promise to keep you cool, this offering from Posner & Posner won’t just be a joy to wear, it will also act as a masterclass in stitching buttonholes, working with bias strips, and creating hems.

Essentials

Fabric, 1.5m (130cm)
Fusible interfacing, 25cm
Buttons, 15mm, eight

Suggested fabrics

Lightweight wovens, such as cotton poplin, chambray and seersucker

Sizes

8-24

Cutting Guide

Back: cut one on the fold
Front: cut two on the fold
Back neck facing: cut one on the fold from fabric and one on the fold from interfacing
Front neck facing: cut two on the fold from fabric and two on the fold from interfacing
Casing: cut one on the fold
Tie belt: cut two on the fold
Bias strips: cut two, 2.5cm x 46cm
1cm seam allowance used throughout, unless otherwise stated.

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1 Download the templates, then print and follow the cutting guide. Snip two pieces of fusible interfacing, 4.5cm wide and the same length as the centre front, then apply to the centre front on the wrong side. Press under a narrow turning along the raw edge of the front band and stitch close to the edge. Fold each front along the fold line towards the wrong side to create the button band. Press the fold, but don’t stitch.

2 Press a 5mm turning on to the wrong side of both the long edges of the casing. Repeat this process at each of the short ends of the casing and stitch close to the edge. Pin the casing in place along the lines marked on the back of the blouse and stitch close to the edge at the top and bottom of the casing, but not the sides. With right sides together, pin the front and back at the shoulder and stitch. Neaten the edge and press the seam towards the back.

3 Press a 5mm turning on the long edges of the bias strips. Pin the unpressed edge of the bias strips to each armhole, right sides together, and stitch in place with a 5mm seam allowance. Press the bias strip away from the armhole. With right sides together, pin the back and front at the side seam, leaving a gap a