Music Class Blouse & Skirt 5-12 by Oliver + S

Difficulty:

Ready for your lesson? This blouse and skirt pattern features pintucks on the blouse's front and back yoke, and a button- or snap-closure front placket. The blouse comes in two versions: short sleeves with a classic blouse collar and cuffed long sleeves with a band collar. Pull-on elastic-waist skirt includes side panels with simple pockets and pleated hem insert.

Girl's blouse and skirt. Blouse features pintucks on front and back yoke, and button- or snap-closure front placket. View A includes short sleeves and classic blouse collar. View B has band collar and long sleeves with cuffs. Pull-on elastic-waist skirt includes side panels with simple pockets and pleated hem insert.

Skills Used

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After successfully sewing this pattern, you will have developed the following skills: buttonholes, collar, flat-set sleeves, pin tucks, plackets, pleats, and set-in sleeves.

Suggested Fabrics

Blouse: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, lawn, shirting, poplin, and linen.
Skirt: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, poplin, fine-wale corduroy, twill, denim, chambray, and linen.

Notions

Blouse: Thread, five 3/8" or 1/2" buttons (seven for View B), lightweight fusible interfacing.
Skirt: Thread, 3/4" wide elastic.

Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44"-45")