• Model wearing 1950s blouse made from Butterick 7162 sewing pattern
  • Model wearing 1950s blouse made from Butterick 7162 sewing pattern
  • Model wearing 1950s blouse made from Butterick 7162 sewing pattern
  • Model wearing 1950s blouse made from Butterick 7162 sewing pattern
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      Dawn & Gill

        Vintage Rockabilly Blouse Pattern 

        Blouse of Many Moods. A blouse and a wonderfully split-personality designed for wear morning to evening. (A) Afternoon blouse with below-elbow, puff sleeves. (B) Dinner appetizer with deep cut yoke, short- sleeves. (C) Sleeveless morning casual.

        Offered here as: Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern.

        Size Guide

        Size: 12 (Vintage size)
        Bust: 30” (76cm)
        Waist: 25" (63.5cm)
        Hips: 33" (84cm)
        Finished length from back of neck to lower edge – no hem allowed: 22 ¼” (56.6cm)

        Size: 18 (Vintage size)
        Bust: 36” (91.4cm)
        Waist: 30" (76.2cm)
        Hips: 39" (99.1cm)
        Finished length from back of neck to lower edge – no hem allowed: 23 ¼” (59.1cm)

        Sewing Notions

        25” Interfacing: Views A and C, 3/8 yd.; View B, ¼ yd. About 1 ½ yds. ½” Seam Binding. Buttons: Views A & C, 4; View B, 3. Views A & C, Purchased Rounded Shoulder Pads.

        Fabric Amount Guide

        YARDAGE FOR
        Bust 30"
        VIEW A
        35” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 7/8 yds.
        41” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 5/8 yds.
        VIEW B
        35” -39" FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 3/8 yds.
        VIEW C
        35” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 ¾ yds.
        39” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 5/8 yds.
        Note: This design is not suitable for striped fabric or fabrics with a decided diagonal weave. The above yardage does not allow for matching plaids.

        YARDAGE FOR
        Bust 36"
        VIEW A
        35” FABRIC (Without Nap), 2 yds.
        41” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 3/4 yds.
        VIEW B
        35” -39" FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 3/8 yds.
        VIEW C
        35” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 ¾ yds.
        39” FABRIC (Without Nap), 1 3/8 yds.
        Note: This design is not suitable for striped fabric or fabrics with a decided diagonal weave. The above yardage does not allow for matching plaids.

        Some common imperial to metric fabric conversions:

        35" (89 cm) , 36" (91.5 cm), 39" (99.1 cm), 44"
        (111.8 cm), 45" (114.3 cm), 1 yd. (91.5 cm)

        1” (25.4 mm), 3/4” (19 mm), 3/8” (9.6 mm), 1/2” (12.7 mm), 1/4 “ (6.4 mm)

        Recommended Fabrics

        Crepe, Shantung, Taffeta, Cotton Broadcloth, Chambray, Dotted Swiss, Dimity, Organdie, Nylons. See our Fabric Partners

        Skill Level

        Intermediate

        What You Will Receive

        After purchase, you will receive an email with a link to simply download at home, formatted for both 8.5"x11" Letter and A4 printing. This digital download will print actual size, full scale pattern pieces.