32 Best Blouse Sewing Patterns (8 FREE)

A blouse is either a loose-fitting shirt with long sleeves, a collar, and buttons; or it’s a loose-fitting top with a feminine appearance. We’ve included patterns for both types, from button-up blouses for the office to peasant blouses for casual days out. Read on to find all the important details on 32 of the best blouse patterns, including 8 free ones!

We also have pattern recommendations for free tops in general, easy tops, camisoles, tank top vests, and long tunics.

Contents list:

• Free blouse patterns
• Button-up blouse-style shirts
• Peasant blouses
• V-neck blouse tops
• Blouses with collars
• Ruffled & gathered blouses
• Pussy bow blouses
• High-neck blouse tops

Free blouse patterns:

“Tilda” pintuck blouse with short or long puff sleeves (+Video)

Download now from Maison Fauve – FREE

• Sizes: EU 34-42. Bust: 31.5”-48” (80-122 cm).
• Design: High, rounded neckline. Pintuck pleat details at the neckline and the sleeves. Keyhole back opening. Center back seam. Slightly flared shape. Option for long or short puff sleeves. Sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics that are soft and that can hold a crease. For example, cotton lawn, cotton voile, viscose, tencel, linen, silk, or fine jacquard.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes, A3 size, and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included. A video tutorial is available here in French.
• Suitable for beginners? No. This pattern would be better suited for an intermediate sewist, as sewing the pintucks, setting in the sleeves, and finishing the neckline can be too challenging for a beginner.

“Carraway” romantic blouse with elasticated waist and long sleeves

Download now from Mood Fabrics – FREE

• Sizes: US 00-32. Bust: 31”-59.5” (79-151 cm).
• Design: Romantic, pull on blouse. High, wide, square neckline. Gathered front neckline. Angled shoulder facing. Gathered, elasticated waist. Peplum style blouse ‘skirt’. Long sleeves. Elasticated cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as viscose crepe, batiste, voile, and chiffon.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes. Photo instructions are available on the blog post.
• Suitable for beginners? No. I think this pattern would better suit an intermediate sewist or beyond. There’s a lot of gathering involved in the blouse which can be fiddly, and the angled facings require some precision. The instructions aren’t very detailed either, so this pattern requires some existing sewing experience.

“Julia” V-neck blouse with frill trim and long sleeves

Download now from Craft World – FREE (with a free membership)

• Sizes: 7 sizes. Size details are not provided on the website or in the download. The pattern is linked to Love Sewing magazine issue 108 where more details are available.
• Design: V-neck blouse. Ruffle at the neckline and along the center front. Long sleeves. Ruffled sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with some drape. For example, viscose, rayon, silk, satin, Tencel, or crepe.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. No instructions are included in the download. Instructions are available from Love Sewing magazine issue 108 which will need to be purchased separately.
• Suitable for beginners? No, there are a number of things that could make this pattern tricky for a complete beginner to sew: There is no test square included in the PDF print out so it would be difficult to tell if the PDF has printed out at the correct size. There are no instructions included (without the magazine). The blouse needs to be sewn from a fabric with drape which can be tricky to sew and accurate sewing will be required for sewing in the ruffle and sleeves. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate to advanced sewist with plenty of experience.

“Onella” V-neck blouse with oversized pussy bow tie and puff shoulders

Download now from Mood Fabrics – FREE

• Sizes: US 2-30. Bust: 32.5”-58.5” (82.5-151 cm).
• Design: V neck blouse. Oversized ‘pussy bow’ tie. Button front opening. Faced finish. Long, slightly puffed shoulder sleeves. Sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as viscose, crepe, silk charmeuse, chiffon, cotton voile, cotton lawn, and satin.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes. Photo illustrated instructions are included on a separate blog post here.
• Suitable for beginners? No. This blouse involves some technical sewing such as sewing in a button band, setting in a sleeve and sewing sleeve cuffs. I think a beginner would struggle with these steps. An intermediate to advanced level sewist with previous sewing experience would better handle this pattern, particularly as the suggested fabrics can be slippery and difficult to sew.

“Top marks” V-neck blouse with gathered elbow length sleeves

Download now from Craft World – FREE (with a free membership)

• Sizes: UK 6- 20. Exact bust measurements are not included. The pattern is linked to Love Sewing magazine issue 59 where more details are available.
• Design: V-neck pull on blouse. Straight hem. Elbow length sleeves that are gathered into a cuff.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics. For example, cotton lawn, chambray, gingham, viscose, rayon, or crepe.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes. Instructions aren’t included with the pattern, but they can be found in Love Sewing magazine issue 59 which will need to be purchased separately.
• Suitable for beginners? No. There are no instructions to go alongside this pattern without purchase of the magazine so a beginner would struggle with the construction of the blouse. Setting in the sleeves and gathering into the narrow sleeve cuff would also be difficult for someone with little or no experience. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate to advanced sewist with garment sewing experience.

“Margot” blouse with high gathered neckline and long bishop sleeves

Download now from Sew Magazine – FREE

• Sizes: UK 8-24. Bust: 31”-46.5” (78-118 cm).
• Design: High neck blouse. Gathers at the neckline. Stand collar. Long bishop sleevesthat are gathered into cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics. For example, cotton lawn, chambray, gingham, viscose, rayon, silk, satin, or crepe.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions aren’t included with the pattern, but they can be found in Sew Magazine’s issue 155 which will need to be purchased separately.
• Suitable for beginners? No. There are no instructions to go alongside this pattern without purchasing the magazine, so a beginner would struggle with the construction of the blouse. There are some difficult techniques involved in the blouse such as gathering the fabric into the neckband, setting in the sleeves and sewing a sleeve cuff. I think this pattern would best suit someone with previous garment sewing experience to allow them to figure out the construction.

“Clara” peasant blouse with tied, gathered neckline

Download now from Fabrics-Store – FREE

• Sizes: US 0-30. Bust: 33”-56” (84-142 cm).
• Design: Oversized, peasant style blouse. Slight V neck. Gathered, bias bound neckline with ties. Elbow length raglan sleeves. Bias bound sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as linen, cotton lawn, chambray, gingham, viscose, rayon, crepe, or Tencel.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes. Illustrated instructions are available on a separate blog post here.
• Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think a confident beginner with some sewing experience could sew this pattern. The style of the blouse is simple with easy to sew raglan sleeves but a complete beginner might struggle with the fiddly and precise sewing that is required for bias binding the neckline and the cuffs.

Button-up blouse-style shirts:

“V1412” loose fitting long sleeve blouses with gathering details

Buy now from The Foldline – £20 (approx. $26)

• Sizes: US 8-24. Bust: 31.5”-46” (80-117 cm).
• Design: Pullover blouse with two views. View A has a round, gathered neckline. Concealed half button placket. Straight sleeves. Sleeve cuffs. View B has a V-neckline. Button front. Gathered shoulders. Straight sleeves. Sleeve cuffs. Front is longer than the back on both versions.
• Fabric: Lightweight fabrics with some drape are suggested, like crepe de chine, charmeuse, georgette, crepe, viscose, or satin.
• Format: Paper pattern with printed instructions, available in two size groups.
• Suitable for beginners? No. Both versions of the blouse include some tailoring techniques such as sewing in sleeve cuffs and hidden button plackets, which a complete beginner would likely struggle to sew. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate to advanced sewist with some garment sewing experience.

“S9646” button up blouse with balloon sleeves and collar variations

Buy now from Simplicity – $14.67

• Sizes: US 8-24. Bust: 31.5”-48” (80-122 cm).
• Design: Loose fitting button-up blouse. Options for rounded or pointed collar. Option for short or long balloon sleeves. Elasticated cuff. Button-up front.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight fabrics with some structure are suggested. For example, cotton blends, chambray, lawn, gingham, eyelet, shirting, or linen blends.
• Format: Paper pattern with printed instructions.
• Suitable for beginners? No. I think a beginner would struggle with some of the sewing techniques involved in this blouse like sewing in the collar and constructing the button band. The easiest way to sew this blouse would be to make the short sleeved version in a stable, cotton blend fabric.

“Flory” flowy button up blouse with lace inserts

Buy now from Wissew – €13.50 (approx. $14.50)

• Sizes: EU 34-42. Bust: 32”-38.5” (82-98 cm).
• Design: Button-up flowy blouse. Round neckline with lace trim. Squared, lace trimmed, gathered yoke. Long, gathered sleeves. Sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight fabrics with some drape, such as viscose, poplin, thin crepes, and linen.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 size and A0 copyshop size. English and French instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? No. I think a complete beginner would struggle with some parts of this pattern like sewing in the delicate lace trim to a gathered yoke and neckline. This could be fiddly and difficult for someone without previous garment sewing experience. I think this pattern would better suit an intermediate sewist or beyond. Use a stable cotton or linen blend fabric to make the sewing process easier.

“Daniella” blouse with dramatic frilled V neck collar

• Sizes: US 00-30. Bust: 32”-60” (80-152 cm).
• Design: Slim fit, button-up blouse. V neckline with ruffled collar. French darts. Rouleau loops. Long sleeves. Fitted sleeve cuff with button closure.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton gauze, chambray, Swiss dot, linen, rayon challis, rayon crepe, and silk.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Projector files are included. Illustrated instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? No. The blouse includes some fiddly techniques such as sewing the frilled collar and making rouleau loops. I think an intermediate level sewist would better handle the construction of this blouse. Leaving the ruffle off and using a stable fabric would make the project easier.

Peasant blouses:

“Emmie” modern peasant blouse with notched neckline and tie front

• Sizes: US 0-26. Bust: 33”-54” (84-137 cm).
• Design: Modern peasant blouse. Gathered neckline with a notch and ties. Hook and eye fastenings. Elbow length sleeves. Gathered, bias bound cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton gauze, chambray, swiss dot, linen, rayon challis, rayon crepe, and silk.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Projector files are included. Illustrated instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think a confident beginner with some sewing experience would enjoy sewing this pattern. There are some techniques involved that could be challenging for a beginner such as setting in the sleeves and bias binding the cuffs. Use a stable cotton or linen blend for an easier sew.

“Freia” floaty blouse with high ruffle neckline and elasticated sleeves

Buy now from Sew Over It – £13.50+ (approx. $17)

• Sizes: UK 6-30. Bust: 31”-57” (79-145 cm).
• Design: Floaty, lightweight peasant style blouse. High, ruffled neckline with V shaped notch and ties. Ruffled sleeve hems. Option for elasticated short puff sleeves or long sleeves. Rouleau tie. Lined bodice.
• Fabric: Lightweight woven fabrics with drape, such as chiffon, georgette, charmeuse, cotton/silk voile, crepe, or fine rayons .
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. A copy-shop print can be purchased at an additional cost. Illustrated instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? No. A complete beginner might struggle with certain aspects of the sewing process such as sewing the fiddly neckline and sleeve frills and making a rouleau tie. All of these can be difficult to sew, particularly from a fine, lightweight fabric like chiffon.

“Esther” peasant style tunic top with neckline and sleeve options

Buy now from Liberty of London – $27

• Sizes: XS-2XL. Bust: 29.5”-48” (75-122 cm).
• Design: Floaty, peasant style tunic top. Option for slit or tied neckline. Square yoke. Gathered skirt. Option for gathered, frilled or open sleeves.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton gauze, chambray, swiss dot, linen, rayon challis, or crepe.
• Format: Paper pattern with printed instructions.
• Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced or confident beginner would enjoy sewing this pattern. The style of the top is reasonably simple but does include some techniques that a complete beginner might find tricky, like, setting in the gathered sleeves and constructing the square yoke. Some previous sewing experience would be helpful here.

“Aims” romantic oversized peasant blouse with rounded yoke and button placket

• Sizes: US 00-30. Bust: 32”-60” (80-152 cm).
• Design: Floaty, oversized peasant style tunic top. Rounded, lined, front yoke. Button placket. Raglan sleeves. Dramatically gathered back and front bodice. Banded collar. Elasticated long sleeves.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton lawn, cotton gauze, voile, chambray, swiss dot, rayon challis, linen, rayon crepe, and silk.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Projector files are included. Illustrated instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? No, I think this pattern would better suit an intermediate sewist since it includes some advanced sewing techniques such as sewing a lined yoke, button placket, and achieving even gathers.

“Gibson girl blouse” with high ruffle neck and lace inserts

Buy now from Folkwear – $13.95-16.95

• Sizes: S-3XL. Bust: 32”-54” (83-135 cm).
• Design: 20th century, Gibson girl blouse. Soft, loosely fitted style. High collar. Curved yoke. Button closure on the back. Elbow length, gathered, puff sleeves. Tie waist/back. Bias bound sleeve cuff. Lace insertions throughout the collar, the bodice, and the sleeves.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like, batiste, lawn, muslin, silk, gingham, or calico. You will also need some insertion lace.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 / US copyshop sizes. A paper version can be purchased here at an additional cost. Instructions are included with both versions.
• Suitable for beginners? No, I think this pattern would better suit an intermediate to advanced level sewist. There are a lot of features involved in this blouse which make it a very involved sew. Sewing the collar, inserting the lace, setting in the sleeves, and achieving neat gathers would be too challenging for a beginner.

“N6719” peasant blouse with square neckline and puff sleeves

Buy now from Simplicity – $3.99

• Sizes: US 8-18. Bust: 31.5”-40” (80-102 cm).
• Design: Floaty, peasant style top. Square neckline. Ruffle or pintuck details on the neckline. Button up front. Option for elasticated puff sleeves. A second view featuring a sleeveless top with a scoop neckline.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with some structure, like batiste, lawn, linen blends, shirting, voile, gingham, or cotton poplin.
• Format: Paper pattern with printed instructions.
• Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced beginner could sew the sleeveless version of this pattern although the button band could be a challenge. Version A of the pattern would best suit an intermediate level sewist with experience as there are some difficult aspects involved such as sewing in the yoke and gathered puff sleeves.

V-neck blouse tops:

“Zoey” simple V-neck blouse with bishop sleeves

Buy now from Atelier Jupe – €9.50 (approx. $10)

• Sizes: EU 34-50. Bust: 33”-48” (84-122 cm).
• Design: Loose fitting, V neck blouse. Bust darts. Three quarter length bishop sleeves. Sleeve cuffs.
• Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with drape, such as viscose, Tencel, crepe, or polyester.
• Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included.
• Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced, confident beginner with a little garment sewing experience would enjoy advancing their skills with this pattern. The style of the blouse is reasonably simple but the large sleeves and thin sleeve cuffs could pose a challenge. A complete beginner with no experience would struggle here.

“Nicks” blouse with V neckline and gathered yoke detail

Buy now from Closet Core Patterns – $16

• Sizes:
  • US 0-20. Bust: 31”-46” (79-117 cm).
  • US 14-32. Bust: 42”-60” (107-152.5 cm)..

  “B6812” V-neck tunic blouse with optional sash

  Buy now from Simplicity – $19.95

  • Sizes: US 8-26. Bust: 31.5”-48” (80-122 cm)..
  • Design: Loose fitting, pull on blouse. V neck with thick neckbands. Gathering under the neckline. Back yoke. Optional collar. Gathered puff sleeves. Option for fluted cuffs. Large sleeve cuffs. Rouleau loops and button closures. Optional sash tie belt. Option for straight or curved hem.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like cotton blends, crepe de chine, georgette, challis, or charmeuse
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? No. Although the pattern is rated as “easy”, I think a complete beginner might struggle with some parts of the sewing process like sewing the back yoke, setting in the sleeves and attaching the cuffs and loops. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate sewist with some previous garment sewing experience.

  Blouses with collars:

  “Patina” V-neck blouse with pointed flat collar and sleeve variations (+Video)

  Buy now from Friday Pattern Co. – $16

  • Sizes: XS-7XL. Bust: 32”-60” (81.3-152 cm).
  • Design: V-neck blouse with a large, pointy collar. Button up front. Gathered back yoke. Two sleeve options: short sleeves or long sleeves with a gathered cuff and a sleeve placket. Two additional neckline depths (one lower and one higher) can be found here as a free add-on.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with some structure, such as cotton blends, linen, gingham, chambray, viscose, rayon, crepe, silk noile, or silk blends.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included. A free video sew-along can be found here.
  • Suitable for beginners? I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate sewist with some previous garment sewing experience. The blouse includes some advanced sewing techniques such as sewing the back yoke using the ‘burrito’ method, setting in sleeves and sewing a collar and facing. I think a beginner would struggle with this.

  “Lilian” button up blouse with shawl collar and sleeve length options (+Video)

  Buy now from Sew Over It – £11.50+ (approx. $14)

  • Sizes: UK 6-30. Bust: 31”-57” (79-145 cm).
  • Design: Semi-fitted, V-neck blouse. Button up front. Shawl collar. Three sleeve lengths: short, ¾, or full length with sleeve cuffs. Bust darts. Optional double ended darts. Leave the darts out for a more boxy, relaxed version.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like cotton blends, linen, gingham, chambray, viscose, rayon, crepe, or silk blends.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Copyshop printing is available at an additional cost. Instructions are included. A free video sew along can be found here.
  • Suitable for beginners? No, I think this pattern would better suit an intermediate sewist. Some sewing experience would be helpful for sewing the shawl collar, the sleeve cuffs, and the button band. A beginner with little or no experience would likely struggle here. Use a stable fabric to make the sewing process easier.

  Ruffled & gathered blouses:

  “Juliette” Mandarin collar blouse with dramatic frill

  Buy now from Sew Over It – £11.50+ (approx. $14)

  • Sizes: UK 8-20. Bust: 33”-45” (84 -114 cm).
  • Design: Feminine, floaty blouse. Mandarin collar with a deep V-neck and a dramatic frill. Loose fitting. Back yoke. Dropped shoulders. Long sleeves. Buttoned cuffs. Dipped hem.
  • Fabric: Lightweight woven fabrics with drape like viscose, rayon, crepe, georgette, voile, or silk blends.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Copyshop printing is available at an additional cost. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? No, there are some difficult aspects to this blouse that a beginner would struggle with, such as sewing the mandarin collar and the frill. The pattern also requires a lightweight, drapey fabric which can be difficult to handle.

  “Azores” blouse with gathered yoke, shirred waist and sleeve cuffs

  Buy now from Itch to Stitch – $14

  • Sizes: US 00-40. Bust: 30”-53” (76.5 -160 cm). Different bust cup sizes are available (A-DD)
  • Design: Fitted upper yoke and shoulders. Gathering under the yoke. Shirred waist and wrists. High, rounded neckline with keyhole opening. Short, peplum style top. Long sleeves. Squared front yoke. Gathered back yoke.
  • Fabric: Lightweight woven fabrics with drape, such as crepe, challis, silks, satin, georgette, charmeuse, or cotton voile.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? No, I think this pattern better sutis an intermediate sewist as there are some parts of the blouse that would be tricky for a beginner to sew such as sewing the shaped yoke and learning how to shirr the sleeve cuffs and waist. I think this pattern would best suit a sewist with previous garment sewing experience.

  “Lotte” off-shoulder blouse with elasticated neckline and three quarter length sleeves

  Buy now from Anna Allen Clothing – $12

  • Sizes: US 0-12. Bust: 32-41” (81 -104 cm).
  • Design: Off the shoulder blouse. Ruffled, elasticated neckline. Three quarter length raglan sleeves. Loose, floaty fit.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like cotton blends, linen, gingham, chambray, viscose, rayon, crepe, or silk blends.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think a confident beginner with some sewing experience could sew this blouse. The style of the top is simple with easy to sew raglan sleeves. Using a stable fabric will make the sewing process easier.

  Pussy bow blouses:

  “Pussy bow blouse” with gathered sleeves and sleeve cuffs

  Buy now from Sew Over It – £11.50+ (approx. $14)

  • Sizes: UK 6-30. Bust: 31”-57” (79-145 cm).
  • Design: Classic pussy bow blouse. Option for V neck or keyhole neck opening. Full length sleeves. Sleeve cuffs. Slightly dropped shoulders. Dartless bodice. An add on pack to include a front yoke and button up front is available here.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with lots of drape. For example, viscose, rayon, crepe, satin, chiffon, or sandwashed silk.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Copyshop printing is available at an additional cost. Instructions are included. A free sew-along can be found here.
  • Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced, confident beginner could sew this pattern. Some sewing experience would be helpful for sewing the trickier parts of the blouse such as the V neckline and sleeve cuffs, but the detailed sew along would be helpful for successfully sewing these steps. Choose a more stable fabric like viscose and avoid anything too slippery like silk for an easier sew.

  “M8147” raglan sleeve pussy bow blouse

  Buy now from Simplicity – $13.97

  • Sizes: XS-2XL. Bust: 30.5”-48” (78-122 cm).
  • Design: Classic pussy bow blouse. Raglan sleeves. Round high neckline. Back keyhole opening. Wide pussy bow tie. Full length, wide, gathered sleeves. Sleeve cuffs. Additional views are included, featuring interesting shoulder details and a view without the bow.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with lots of drape. For example, charmeuse, crepe, cotton blends, challis, silk blends, or satins.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. A paper version is available here. Instructions are included with both versions.
  • Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced, confident beginner could sew this pattern. The blouse is fairly simple in design with simple to sew raglan sleeves. Some sewing experience would be helpful for sewing on the pussy bow tie and sewing in the gathered sleeve cuffs. Using a stable fabric such as a cotton blend will make these easier to sew.

  “Tie bow blouse” with stand up buttoned collar, removable bow, and dramatic sleeves

  Buy now from The Assembly Line – €19-24 (Approx. $21-27)

  • Sizes: XS-3XL. Bust: 31.5”-54” (80-138 cm).
  • Design: Dramatic pussy bow blouse. Stand up buttoned collar. Classic shape. Bust darts. Pleated puff sleeves. Sleeve cuffs with button closure. Buttoned back yoke. Removable bow tie.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with lots of drape. For example silk, lawn, linen, crepe de chine, satin, voiles, or wool crepe.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. A paper version and a digital bundle containing all sizes are available at an additional cost. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? No. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate to advanced level sewist with previous garment sewing skills. There are some tricky and fiddly parts involved in the construction of this blouse such as sewing the stand up collar and sewing the buttoned back yoke, with which a beginner would struggle. Stick to cotton blend fabrics to make the sewing process easier.

  “B6790” pussy bow blouse with gathers and bishop sleeves

  Buy now from Simplicity – $19.95

  • Sizes: US 6-24. Bust: 31.5”-46” (78-117 cm).
  • Design: Relaxed fit blouse. Gathers at the neckline. Slit opening. High collar. Back keyhole opening. Long, voluminous bishop sleeves with elasticated cuffs.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics with lots of drape like crepe, georgette, satin, crepe de chine, or challis.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced, confident beginner with some sewing experience could sew this pattern. The style is simple with no tricky fastenings to sew and the sleeve cuffs are elasticated rather than cuffed. Some sewing experience would be helpful for sewing with the recommended drapey fabrics.

  High-neck blouse tops:

  “Edie” loose fit blouse with high round neckline and bishop sleeves

  Buy now from Merchant and Mills – £8.76-16 (approx. $11-21)

  • Sizes: UK 6-28. Bust: 30.75”-41.75” (78-106 cm).
  • Design: Oversized, relaxed fit blouse. Round neckline. Bias bound neckline extending to tie closure at the back. Dropped shoulders. Bishop sleeves gathered at the wrists with ties or elastic.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like linen and linen blends, poplin, hemp and hemp blends, cotton chambray, Indian handwovens and block prints, or tencel and tencel blends.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. A paper version is available at an additional cost. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? Yes, I think an advanced, confident beginner with some sewing experience could sew this pattern. The recommended fabrics are mostly stable and easy to work with, the style of the blouse is fairly simple. Take your time with the trickier steps like bias binding the neckline and sewing the cuffs.

  “Rosemary” blouse with twisted high neck and raglan sleeves

  Buy now from Style Arc – $16

  • Sizes: AUS 4-30. Bust: 30”-58 ¼” (77-148 cm).
  • Design: Relaxed fit blouse. High neckline with a unique twisted cutout detail. Button closure at the back of the neckline. Full, raglan sleeves. Button closure at the wrists with a slit opening. Center front seam. Curved hem.
  • Fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabrics like silk, crepe, voile, lawn, or rayon.
  • Format: PDF digital download in A4 / US letter sizes and A0 copyshop size. A paper version is available at an additional cost. Instructions are included.
  • Suitable for beginners? No. I think this pattern would best suit an intermediate sewist. Creating the front twist and sewing the high collar with button opening would be tricky for a beginner sewist. Some previous sewing experience would definitely be helpful here, especially if you’re using a slippery fabric.

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  This article was written by Sally Gauntlett, and edited by Nisan Aktürk.

  Sally Gauntlett (author)
  Sally started sewing as a child. In 2008, she started a handmade business selling personalized gifts and homeware. She then became a sewing content creator, sharing her makes on Youtube and Instagram. Read more…