School uniforms are rarely original. Blouses and skirts are often classic. Therefore, you can create your own image for a schoolgirl. Beginner seamstresses sew wardrobe items using basic patterns. Using your imagination, you can create a unique outfit. And a school blouse for a girl will be a bright addition to a classic skirt or sundress.
Pattern and cutting features
The pattern of a chiffon blouse with sleeves can be the simplest. Those who want to sew children's clothes on their own without experience are not recommended to take a complex cut. There are simple options. At the same time, the school uniform detail will not look ordinary. High-quality work will make any thing beautiful.
A white blouse for a girl can be straight, without flounces, ruffles, or cuffs. This is an option to complement a bright school sarafan. It can be tucked into a skirt. And the sewing process will be simple. Such models are necessarily complemented with interesting details. This can be a brooch, a bow, or another accessory. Or a jacket that will be over the blouse. If a festive model is planned, the cut is complicated. It is made fitted. Complemented with a cuff, flounces at the bottom, a beautiful collar. A jabot becomes an excellent addition. But when adding it, it is important to consider the combination with other elements of the complete image.
School blouses can be very different. Simple straight, fitted with flounces and jabot. With short sleeves, as well as long with the addition of a cuff. Flounces and jabot do not greatly complicate the seamstress's work. But they make the image expressive and festive.
Jabot pattern
The blouse looks festive if you add a royal jabot element to it. It is important that its shapes are repeated in the image once again. It is not difficult to add it. The main thing is to make it an addition, and not the main point of attention.
A blouse with flounces at the collar looks bright and expressive. To implement your idea, you first need to depict it on paper. What to do:
- Place a dot and draw a horizontal line, the length of which will depend on the girl’s parameters.
- Make an arc from the first point and finish it with the second. Draw a perpendicular line.
- Connect two points with an arc.
- Make a strip for sewing.
- Cut out a frill from lace or other type of fabric as desired.
Important! It is recommended to first sew a simple blouse. And then create a jabot, which can be removed at will. To do this, it is attached with buttons.
Sleeve, collar and cuff pattern
A school blouse for a girl looks good with a rounded collar. This type is often used when sewing women's dresses and children's clothes. An appropriate addition to such a choice will be cuffs on the sleeves. If desired, you can use lace.
Important! It is recommended to ensure that the dart is repeated equally on the cuffs and collar.
The drawing of the flat collar is based on the diagrams of the front and back. The two parts are connected and the shoulder areas are aligned. The base points of the neckline should match. The contour and armhole line are outlined. The dart line is made so that it repeats the necklines of the back and front. When cutting, it is important to make allowances for the seams. The allowance should be 0.75 cm.
A knitted collar on a girl's blouse is often made rounded and lying. It can be made of lace. The cuffs and sleeves should repeat the fabric chosen for it. The width of the collar is chosen arbitrarily. The shape depends on the type of neck. It must be repeated.
Sewing
If a simple pattern of a chiffon blouse is ready, proceed to the sewing process. The appearance of the product depends on it. Everything is done carefully, gently, choosing the right seams. Then even the simplest blouse looks advantageous.
In sewing, not only the skill of the seamstress is important, but also the quality of the materials used. And also the working tool. Therefore, it is recommended to choose needles, threads, a machine and fabrics in specialized stores (for example, "Sewing Moscow").
Processing of the button placket
The fastener strips are stitched with the right side. The allowances are made to protrude beyond the neck and the bottom. The strip is stitched. And the seam allowances are ironed. Then it is folded along the fold line with the right side inward. The short edges are stitched. The allowances are cut off. The strip is turned inside out and ironed. Stitched along the contour. The loops are processed and the buttons are sewn according to the intended placement.
Seam allowances should be 1.5 cm or more wide.
Processing of the stand collar
If you do not process and sew the collar correctly, the whole product will look sloppy. Therefore, you need to know the stages of work at the sewing machine.
What to do to treat the collar stand:
- Cut out two pieces.
- Sew along the top edge. Step back 1 cm from the edge.
- Overcast the edge using an overlock machine.
- Make cuts along the rounded edges.
- Attach the collar to the neck. Baste and sew the part.
- Iron seam allowances.
This part of the blouse may differ in color. You can choose blue, pink, beige. It is recommended to repeat the technique when creating flounces or cuffs.
Processing the bottom of a blouse with a flounce
Any girl or girl, woman loves flounces and ruffles on clothes. With them, the image becomes elegant. How to decorate a blouse:
- Cut out a rectangle. The length should be 20 cm longer than the bottom length.
- Process the bottom edge with an overlock machine.
- Sew 2 rows for assembly.
- Gather to the required length.
- Fix the shuttlecock at the bottom.
The chiffon flounce needs to be handled carefully. You can take a longer length, so the fabric will lie better when gathered.
If the blouse has an elastic band at the bottom, the pattern for it is different. It is not recommended to add flounces. These elements will not match.
Processing the bottom of the blouse sleeve
Short or long sleeves must be processed correctly. The one-piece type is especially difficult in the sewing process.
What to do:
- Overcast the bottom edge using an overlock machine.
- Sew the hem. Leave a few centimeters from the edge.
- Thread the bobbin. Sew 2 parallel lines along the sleeve.
The sleeve is complemented with flounces or cuffs. Depending on this, the entire image changes. When processing, it is recommended to tuck in an elastic thread so that the fabric lies on the arm.
You can create an original, unique blouse for a girl for school yourself. It is recommended to supplement basic patterns if you have experience. Even when using classic technology, the item will turn out unique. It is important to follow the rules for choosing seams and processing details. And also buy high-quality fabric. Then the image will be stylish and original.
