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Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse
Floral Liberty Print Blouse

Floral Liberty Print Blouse

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About this pattern

Our beautiful, lightweight blouse is perfect for spring with its short sleeves and fresh floral print from Liberty’s Bloomsbury collection. The pattern can also be easily adapted to create a sleeveless shirt dress in soft denim with contrasting binding. Both feature a coordinating belt to accentuate your waist and can be worn as casual attire or as part of a mood-lifting work ensemble.

Essentials

  • Fabric: printed, Liberty, 120m; denim, 150m, 150cm wide
  • Iron on interfacing, lightweight
  • Bias binding, contrasting
  • Buckle
  • Buckram, curtain, adhesive
  • Eyelets
  • Thread, matching
  • Buttons: pearlescent, small, five; metal, medium, six

Cutting Guide

  • Front shirt: fabric, cut one pair; interfacing, cut one pair of front facings
  • Back shirt: fabric, cut one on fold
  • Sleeve: fabric, cut one pair
  • Collar: fabric, cut one pair; interfacing, cut one
  • 1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout

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    1. Download the templates and print. Cut out all the pieces following the cutting guide and mark the dots of the darts on the front and back pieces of the shirt; match the dots at the centre of the darts, pin, then stitch up to the dots at the top and base of each. Press the front darts towards the centre front of the shirt and the back darts towards the centre back. Make the tucks on the front shirt in the same way.

    2. Match the shoulder seams together, pin, then stitch together. Overlock or zig zag stitch the shoulders seam allowance together, press this up towards the top and then top edge stitch on the right side. Iron on the interlining to the front facings and then neaten the edge by overlocking or zig zag stitching.

    3. Iron interfacing to one of the collars. With the right sides of the fabric facing, pin and stitch the collar pieces together. Trim the bulk from the corners; turn to the right side, press, then top edge stitch on the right side of the collar. Pin the collar to the neck of the shirt, attaching just the under layer to the neck, clip into the curve of the neck to enable it to fit. The base corners of the collar should be matched to the centre front lines on the shirt fronts; stitch in place.

    4. Press the front facings by folding and pressing along the lines indicated on the pattern. Unfold the facing at the top of each piece, back onto the right side of the collar, then stitch from the fold as far as the shoulder seams. Clip into the seam allowance level with the shoulder seam as far as the stitching, trim away the bulk and turn the facing to the

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