Knit Blouse With Tucks

Stylish Dress Book

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • 5/8 in (1.5 cm) fusible Seam Binding : 27 ½ in (70 cm)
  • ½ in (1.2 cm) Bias Tape : 31 in (80 cm)
  • 59 in (150) fine knit Fabric : 71 in (1.8m)

Steps (8 steps, 180 minutes)

  1. 1

    Apply seam binding to back shoulder edges. Sew front and back together at shoulders.

  2. 2

    Sew bias tape around sides and back of neckline, leaving 5/8 in (1.5 cm) overhang at each end. Clip into corners of blouse. Fold tape to the wrong side and topstitch.

  3. 3

    Fold and stitch tucks on wrong side of front. Press tucks as shown. Apply seam biding across top and bottom of tucks.

  4. 4

    Topstitch over tucks as shown, using a guide (piece of card, marker chalk, sewing machine hem guide foot) to sew straight lines. (The center front neckline just above the tape will be a raw edge.)

  5. 5

    Sew sleeves to blouse, matching notches.

  6. 6

    Sew underarm and side seams.

  7. 7

    Fold sleeve hems, then sew with a zigzag stitch.

  8. 8

    Fold blouse hem, then sew with a zigzag stitch.