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Sewing Pattern
Shirt Sophie
fits women‘s sizes: 34/36/38/40/42/44/46
Sewing Pattern
Shirt Sophie
Sophie is a fine blouse with
round neckline and slightly
puffed sleeves
Fabric Requirements:
sizes 34-38: 120cm
sizes 42-44: 125cm
sizes 44-46: 130cm
*at a fabric width of 140 cm
Fabric Recommendation:
cottons
silks
Material:
fusible interfacing (90cm x 30cm)
thread
size chart in cm for women sizes:
sizes
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
chest
82
85
88
92
96
100
106
waist
66
69
72
76
80
84
90
hio
91
94
97
101
105
109
114,5
167,2
167,6
168
168,5
169
169,5
169,5
height
*easy: This pattern is easy to sew.
sewing your schnittchen sewing pattern
here we go...
Cutting / Preparation
( 1 ) Fuse the neckline interfacings to the facing fabric according to the instructions
given by the manufacturer.
Choose your size and copy the pattern onto pattern tracing paper. Tissue paper for
copying patterns can be found in fabric and notions stores.
Place the pattern pieces onto the fabric, the marked sides showing up. Consider the
cutting plan below.
Cut all pieces!
Please Note: A sewing allowance has already been included into the pattern!
Unless otherwise noted the sewing allowance measures 1cm.
A seam allowance is marked in the pattern.
Copy all marks from the pattern pieces to the left side of the fabric pieces using
dressmaker’s carbon and a tracing wheel.
Cutting Plan Sewing Pattern Blouse Sophie
The fabric is laid out on the fold. Right sides facing each other. The pattern pieces are
placed and pinned onto the fabric with the marked sides showing up. Make sure to pin
through all layers.
5
7
70cm
1
4
8
fold
( 3 ) Pin the back and the front right sides together, close shoulder and side
seams. Neaten the edges with a zigzag-stitch and press seams towards the back.
( 4 ) Insert the sleeves: pin the sleeves to the scye right sides facing each other.
Make sure to consider the marks for the front, shoulder and back! Sew, neaten the
edges with a zigzag-stitch and press seam towards the scye.
( 5 ) Gather the sleeves to fit the length of the cuffs. To gather the sleeves set your
machine to a really wide straight stitch width. Then sew two lines of gathering
stitches at an interval of about 0,5cm. Do not backstitch and leave a couple of cm
of thread free on both sides. Now gently pull the bobbin thread and adjust the
length.
( 6 ) Fold the cuffs in half right sides facing and stitch along the short
edges to form a ring. Neaten the seams with a zigzag-stitch and press the seams
towards the back.
( 7 ) Fold the cuffs in half lengthwise and press. Open the cuffs up again.
fold
2
( 2 ) Close the sleeve seams by placing the edges right sides together and stitching
along the edge. Neaten the edges with a zigzag-stitch and press seams towards
the back.
6
3
fabric length:
sizes 34-38: 120cm
sizes 40-42: 125cm
sizes 44-46: 130cm
Pattern List:
Outer Fabric::
1: front – cut 1 on the fold
2: back– cut 1 on the fold
3: sleeve – cut 2
4: cuff – cut 2
5: neckline facing, front –
cut 1 on the fold
6: neckline facing, back –
cut 1 on the fold
7: hem facing, front –
cut 1 on the fold
8: hem facing, back –
cut 1 on the fold
( 8 ) Pin the cuffs to the sleeves right sides together. Make sure that the sleeve hems
and the cuffs have the same circumference. Sew and neaten the edges by using a
zigzag-stitch. Do not press!
fusible interfacing:
5: neckline facing, front –
cut 1 on the fold
6: neckline facing, back –
cut 1 on the fold
( 12 ) Fold the neckline facing right sides out (thus fold in) and press the neckline well.
Neaten the bottom edge of the facing with a zigzag-stitch. Topstitch the neckline
at about 3 cm from the upper edge.
( 9 ) Neaten the bottom edge of the cuffs with a zigzag-stitch and fold along the crease.
Sew carefully into the seamline when stitching inner cuff to the sleeve.
( 10 ) Place the front and back neckline facings right sides together and close
shoulder seams. Neaten the seams with a zigzag-stitch and press the seams
towards the back.
( 11 ) Pin the facing to the neckline right sides together, make sure that he shoulder
seams, the front and back middle match up nicely. Sew. Clip sewing allowance
where needed.
( 13 ) Place the front and back hem facings right sides together and close the
side seams. Neaten the seams with a zigzag-stitch and press the seams
towards the back.
( 14 ) Pin the hem facing to the shirt hem right sides together, make sure that
he side seams, the front and back middle match up nicely. Sew.
Clip sewing allowance where needed.
( 15 ) Fold the hem facing right sides out (this fold in) and press the hem well.
Neaten the bottom edge of the facing with a zigzag-stitch. Topstitch the
hemline at about 3 cm from the bottom edge.
Finished - Congratulations!
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