Blouse Sewing Patterns: Ruffled, Wrap and Shirt-Style
The blouse is a detail garment: ruffles, sleeves, necklines and closures change the cost and the assembly time of every unit. The catalog gathers wrap blouses, off-the-shoulder, with puff or bell sleeves, ruffled, shirt-style, cropped, sleeveless and maternity and nursing styles, in women's from XS to 4XL and in girls' from 2 to 18.
The Modeltex catalog has 167 blouse sewing patterns (162 for women, 5 for girls), all approved with a sewn sample and with the size range available on each product page; the most affordable PDF starts at US$23 with the standard size selection.
Blouse styles: ruffles, wraps and sleeves
There are ruffled and wrap blouses with a V-neck, off-the-shoulder with applique or buttons, with a square neckline and puff sleeves, high-neck with a keyhole opening, with a lace yoke and bell sleeves, and shirt-style blouses with a collar. A line is built by changing the sleeve and the neckline on a common base.
Ruffled blouses need large, circular pieces: in the A4 PDF they go together with many taped sheets, so for production the true-scale plotter is the better choice.
Blouse fabrics and how they behave
The blouse is cut in lightweight woven fabrics such as crepe, chiffon, viscose, poplin, voile and satin, and in knits such as rib or light jersey. Light fabrics shift on the table: spread them over paper, cut with a rotary cutter or sharp shears and use fine needles so the seam does not pucker the fabric. Chiffon and sheer fabrics call for clean seams, French or with a fine serger stitch. Necklines and sleeveless edges are finished with bias binding, and on the wrap blouse the crossover has to be reinforced so it does not gape.
Blouse production checkpoints
Time is lost in three places on a blouse: the gathering of the puff sleeve, the ruffle and the button placket. The gathering is done with two passes of long stitch and distributed over the armhole before sewing. The ruffle is folded and tested on a sample before its width is set. The placket needs interfacing and buttonholes at the same distance in every size. Plan the consumption ahead of time, because the ruffle and the gathering use much more fabric width than the body of the blouse.
Common fabrics for blouses: crepe, chiffon, viscose, poplin, voile, satin.
Available blouse sewing patterns
- Girls' Blouse 7 — blouse with shoulder ruffles — from US$23
- Girls' Blouse 4 — girls' blouse with flutter sleeves and banded hem — from US$23
- Girls' Blouse 2 — girls' printed blouse with ruffled sleeves — from US$23
- Girls' Blouse 1 — girls' sleeveless blouse with asymmetric ruffle — from US$23
- Formal Blouse 2 — wrap blouse with deep v-neck — from US$23
- Color-Block Blouse — long-sleeve blouse with contrast panel and shirt collar — from US$23
- Maternity Blouse 04 — high-neck wrap blouse — from US$23
- Tuxedo Blouse — sleeveless blouse with contrast piping — from US$23
- Wrap Blouse — sheer chiffon wrap blouse — from US$23
- Lace Yoke Blouse — blouse with lace yoke and bell sleeves — from US$23
- Pleated Blouse — blouse with front pleats — from US$23
- Blouse 99 — sleeveless blouse with cowl neckline and straps — from US$23
- Blouse 97 — sleeveless blouse with neckline ruffle — from US$23
- Blouse 96 — off-the-shoulder blouse with lace applique — from US$23
- Blouse 95 — off-the-shoulder blouse with ruffle and openwork — from US$23
- Floral Off-Shoulder Blouse — long-sleeve blouse with bare shoulders and a ruffle — from US$23
- Blouse 93 — off-the-shoulder blouse with buttons — from US$23
- Blouse 91 — shirt-collar blouse in textured fabric with crossover neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 9 — blouse with buttons and drawcord waist — from US$23
- Blouse 89 — blouse with Bardot neckline and bow — from US$23
- Blouse 88 — asymmetric blouse with draped neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 87 — printed blouse with puffed sleeves and tie — from US$23
- Blouse 86 — blouse with zipper and dropped sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 85 — long blouse with side drawcord gather — from US$23
- Blouse 82 — wrap blouse with belt — from US$23
- Blouse 81 — cropped blouse with puffed sleeves and knot — from US$23
- Blouse 80 — wrap blouse with tie and thin straps — from US$23
- Blouse 79 — cropped blouse with peplum and animal print — from US$23
- Blouse 78 — animal print halter blouse — from US$23
- Blouse 77 — printed sleeveless blouse — from US$23
- Blouse 76 — blouse with V back and bell sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 75 — floral wrap blouse with side-slit sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 74 — sleeveless blouse with knot and cutout — from US$23
- Blouse 73 — high-neck blouse with front keyhole — from US$23
- Blouse 72 — sleeveless blouse with back buttons — from US$23
- Blouse 7 — blouse with bow and bell sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 69 — blouse with gathered teardrop neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 68 — loose blouse with bell sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 67 — polka dot blouse with contrast piping — from US$23
- Blouse 66 — blouse with bell sleeves and V-neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 65 — sleeveless blouse with V-neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 63 — blouse with bell sleeves and front tie — from US$23
- Blouse 61 — blouse with open back and ruffles — from US$23
- Blouse 60 — off-the-shoulder blouse with flowers — from US$23
- Blouse 6 — printed blouse with gathered neckline — from US$23
- Blouse 59 — off-the-shoulder blouse with leaf print — from US$23
- Blouse 58 — off-the-shoulder blouse with tropical print — from US$23
- Blouse 57 — strappy blouse with ruffle and tassels — from US$23
- Blouse 54 — oversize striped blouse with tie cuffs — from US$23
- Blouse 52 — printed off-the-shoulder blouse with ruffle — from US$23
- Blouse 51 — wrap blouse with bell sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 49 — sleeveless blouse with crossover ruffle — from US$23
- Blouse 48 — blouse with neckline cutout and back opening — from US$23
- Blouse 47 — blouse with wide sleeves and rhinestone collar — from US$23
- Blouse 46 — striped blouse with bell sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 45 — wrap blouse with check print — from US$23
- Blouse 44 — blouse with ruffled sleeves — from US$23
- Blouse 43 — polka dot halter blouse — from US$23
- Blouse 42 — striped strappy blouse with buttons — from US$23
- Blouse 41 — blouse with mandarin collar and peplum — from US$23
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Frequently asked questions about blouse sewing patterns
What is the difference between a blouse and a shirt in the catalog?
The blouse groups women's garments with design details such as ruffles, wraps, necklines and special sleeves, while the shirt tends to be a classic cut with a collar and button placket. Some shirt-style blouses share traits with the shirt. If your line is office wear or uniform, look for shirt, and if it is fashion, look for blouse.
Are there blouses with puff sleeves and off-the-shoulder styles?
Yes. There are blouses with puff, bell and flutter sleeves, and with bare shoulders, with ruffles or with buttons, plus Bardot and off-shoulder necklines. Puff sleeves take more fabric and even gathering at the armhole. Check on the pattern page which recommended fabric takes the gathering without becoming heavy.
How do you cut a chiffon or very light fabric blouse?
Cut one layer at a time over paper, with the fabric well settled and the pieces held with weights instead of pins. Use a rotary cutter or sharp shears and a fine needle for sewing. French seams or a fine serger stitch keep chiffon from fraying and keep the seam from showing.
Guides for producing blouses
- Which fabric to use for each garment
- Tech pack for the garment workshop
- Fabric consumption per garment
- How to print sewing patterns on a plotter
Related garments
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