
Sewing instructions tunic blouse Jenny
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Length at the center back = 68 – 74 cm
Jenny was sewn from a viscose fabric in this tutorial.
Required materials:
We recommend soft cotton, linen or silk.
Sizes 34-42 | Outer fabric | 1.50 m | 140 cm wide |
insert | 0.50 m | 90 cm wide | |
Sizes 44-50 | Outer fabric | 1.90 m | 140 cm wide |
insert | 0.60 m | 90 cm wide |
Cutting:
Seam allowances are including - 1cm wide or as marked
Cut out the pattern pieces from your outer fabric and interfacing. Lay the fabric right side up. Place the selvedges parallel to the center so you can place the front, back, yoke, fly facing, upper collar, under collar, and collar stands on the fold. The pattern pieces should all be laid with the writing facing up. Always align the grain arrow on all pieces in the same direction and parallel to the selvedge of the fabric. Transfer all notches from the pattern by making a 3mm slit with scissors or chalk and mark the ends of the darts. Notch the seam allowance along the fold, as this is always the center. Markings define the positions of dart ends, pocket positions, and much more. Transfer these either with chalk or pins. It's best to roughly cut all outer fabric pieces that will be completely covered with interfacing. After you have secured the interfacing, cut it out precisely. There is also a video here about gluing and fixing cut pieces.
You will need fabric:
- 1x front part in the break
- 1x back part in the fracture
- 2x upper sleeves opposite
- 2x undersleeves opposite
- 2x pass in the fraction
also with insert:
- 2x cuff
- 1x slotted slip in the fracture
- 1x upper collar in the fold
- 1x undercollar in the fold
- 2x collar stay in the fold
Sewing instructions:
Seam allowances are including - 1cm wide or as marked
To sew this blouse you will need a sewing machine and an overlock sewing machine, or alternatively the zigzag stitch on your sewing machine to neaten the cut edges.
In addition to the description, the colored lines in the pictures show you where a seam needs to be sewn or something needs to be glued.
When sewing, pay attention to the seam allowance included in the pattern. Seam allowances not specifically marked are 1cm wide!
Have fun sewing!
Make sure the front piece is cut along the fold and the small piece marked here by the dashed yellow line is cut out. This will be the slit and will later be sewn together with the facing. We also marked the fold line with a pin.
You turn the neckline edge with a facing. This is first ironed over 1cm along the outer raw edges. The prepared facing is placed, right sides together, against the front piece and stitched in place with a 1cm seam allowance. For points, trim the seam allowances with scissors. The seam allowances lay flat. It's especially important that the seam is not cut. Therefore, we recommend sewing just before the point and away from it with a shorter stitch length. This guarantees a corner that won't fray as quickly after trimming.
After turning the facing inside out, wrong side out, you should iron the neckline into shape a little before stitching it all the way around to the front piece, close to the edge.
We continue with sewing the bust darts. After accurately transferring the pattern and paying close attention to the markings, a simple, straight dart is sewn on the wrong side of the fabric, notch by notch, from the widest point to the point, tapering nicely (so the dart doesn't bunch up). Draw a line with tailor's chalk beforehand to ensure you don't over-stitch or under-stitch and that the side seam ends nicely and straight. To avoid having to backstitch at the point, you can sew the last centimeter with a very small stitch. Press the dart's contents upwards.
The yoke is the pattern piece for the upper back. If you look at a garment from the inside, you'll notice that the yoke is doubled, meaning there's also a yoke sewn against it on the inside. This way, the seams are neatly hidden and clean.
First, pin the yoke pieces to the back piece. The back piece is enclosed by the yokes. Place the yoke, which will be on the outside, right sides together. Place the inner yoke, right side facing, on the left side of the back piece.
The notch in the center back allows you to neatly place all the pattern pieces together. Starting at the center back, pin left and right until the seam ends.
These three layers are now sewn together with a 1cm seam allowance, so that the first seam is hidden.
Fold both yokes upward and iron the seam neatly. A little tip: We stitched the yokes at a distance of the stitching foot from the seam.
Now it's time to join the yoke to the front piece in the shoulder area. This method is also called the "burrito method . "
First, sew the top yoke to the respective front piece, right sides together. Once you've done this with both shoulders, roll the back piece up to the yoke seam.
In the picture, you can see that the inner yoke is facing down. Do the same with the front pieces, then fold the top shoulder edge onto the bottom shoulder edge.
Sew these three layers together.
Then you can simply pull out the contents and your yoke is beautifully finished. We like to do this by reaching between the seams of the armhole, as the neckline tends to stretch and could become distorted. However, your yoke may be too narrow at this point. In this case, you will have to turn the package through the neckline. It is best to sew a support seam at the very beginning of the yoke pieces at the neckline. To do this, simply sew along the edge with a large stitch and the width of your quilting foot. This protects the fabric from distorting when turning, which can happen very quickly in places where the grain is sometimes at an angle. The seam allowances point upwards, i.e. into the yoke, and lie neatly between the inner and outer yoke.
Iron the whole thing flat.
To continue working, we basted the layers together at the neckline and armholes with a large stitch. This prevents any shifting.
Neaten the raw edges of the side seams individually, making it easier to sew the slit in the lower part of the blouse. Sew the side seams according to the pattern, right sides together, with a 1.5cm seam allowance up to the top mark of the slit. Pay attention to the notches in the pattern and note that the back piece is longer. Press the seam allowances open.
The slit can now be stitched all around to the width of a stitching foot and your side seam slit is finished.
The upper and lower collars are turned together. To do this, place both collars, right sides together, and stitch all the way around. At curves and corners, trim and snip or cut the seam allowances with scissors. This prevents the corners from becoming too thick when turned, and the seam allowances can be laid flat. It's especially important that the seam isn't cut. Therefore, we recommend sewing just before the point and away from it with a shorter stitch length. This guarantees a corner that won't fray after trimming.
After turning the fabric inside out, you should shape the corners with a corner and edge shaper and then iron them. Depending on your sewing project, you can topstitch the outer edges; this flattens them and secures them.
The outer collar is ironed over 1 cm along the lower cut edge. It is then stitched individually to the prepared collar: outer collar, right sides together, to the undercollar.
Place the other collar piece, right sides together, on top of the two collar pieces against the outer collar. Sew 1cm from the bottom edge over the curve (tip: use a shorter stitch length to better fit around the curve) to the other end. Trim the seam allowance at the curve to about 2-3mm. Turn the sewn pieces right side out and iron the collar pieces flat.
The collar is sewn from the inside out to ensure a neat finish on the inside. To do this, the inner collar band is stitched to the neckline and the seam allowance is folded upwards. The previously prepared centimeter of the outer collar band is stitched through from the outside, close to the edge, making sure to stitch the seam in the shadow of the seam.
Sew the left upper sleeve to the left lower sleeve, right sides together, and then neaten the seam allowances together. Press the seam allowance to the back.
The inner arm seam is also sewn together and the seam allowances are neatened. Iron the seam allowances to the back.
The cuff also has a small slit. To do this, fold the cuff fold, right sides together, and sew the seam 1cm up to your notch. Then iron the seam allowances open.
Now the inner seam of the cuff is closed with a 1cm seam allowance. Here, too, the seam allowances are ironed open for easier folding when turning.
This is what your finished cuff with slit looks like.
Now you can finish your sleeve by sewing the cuff to the sleeve, seam to seam, right sides together. Finish the seam allowances together and press them upwards.
The sleeves are sewn into your new blouse. Use the notches in the pattern as a guide. The seam allowances are neatened together.
The hem is folded over twice, ironed and stitched.
Your JENNY is ready!
If you're stuck or have any questions, please email us at info@schnittmuster-berlin.de. We'll respond as soon as possible.
Have lots of fun with your new designer piece!
Sincerely, your pattern team