How to draw the back blouse pattern

As you can see I have used the front blouse pattern but outlined a few lines in red. This is where the back blouse pattern differs from the front blouse pattern. Another point to note is that there are no darts in the back so its even easier to draw than the front pattern.
So basically you draw the pattern like the front with these differences.

1. Back neck depth is 0.5 inches lower than the front neck.But if you wish you can make it even lower.The difference between line J-I and J1-I1 is 0.5 inch.
2. Now from line B-W measure 0.5 inch inward and draw a straight line starting from line J1-I1
3. Next the length of the blouse in the back is 1 inch shorter than the front.Therefore measure 1inch inward from line W-X and draw line W1-X1
4. The length of  W1-X1 is the back waist length.
5. Join point X1 and point H
6. As you can see I extended J1-I1 and line W1-X1 to meet line A. When cutting the pattern and if you decide to have a back opening;one half of the back pattern should get the 2 inch part extension attatched and the other side should be cut according to the pattern. This is for the opening and I will discuss it in a later post.

To cut the pattern cut along E-I-J1[not till the point where it meets AB  but 0.5 '" in wards]-W1-X1-H1-M[curve]-D-E. Well thats how you draw the back pattern. I hope it has not been too confusing. If you have any questions please post it on my blog . My next post will be on the final part of the pattern making which is the sleeve part.

Back Blouse Pattern

How to draw the pattern

Steps:

1. A-B:Draw a 2" straight line from A TO B.




2. B-C: Shoulder measurement divided by 2 plus 0.5" constant.




3. C-D:From point C mark 1.75"below and this will give you point D




4. D-B:Attach point D to B.




5. D-E:Shoulder band[4"]




6. B-F:3" constant.sh-bracut and sh-blouse length is measured from point f not from point B




7. B-G:ragal line height




8. G-H:ragal line width




9. E-I:front neck depth




10. I-J:join I to J




11. D-H:attach points and find midpoint which is k




12. K:mark the midpoint of D-H




13. K-L:Draw a straight line from K to the line B-W to meet at L




14. L-M:Subtract 0.75" from the measurement in B-C and mark on the straight line K-L to give you the point M




15. D-M:Draw a straight line from D to M




16. M-N:From M draw a straight line to the line G-H to join at N




17. M-H:Draw a curved line from M to H




18. F-O:From the point F meassure straight down the measurement of sh-bust to arrive at point O




19. G-O:Extend the line from point G to meet at O




20. O-P:maeasure 5.25 inches and join o to p




21. P-Q:From P measure 1inch and mark Q.




22. P-R:From point p measure 1inch and mark R




23. P-S:From point P measure 1inch and mark S




24. F-W:From point F measure the lenght of the blouse and mark W




25. W-X:Front Waist measurement[See Calculations]




26. X-H:Join X and H




27. R-U:Draw a straight line for point R to meet the line X-H.That point becomes U




28. U-V:measure 0.75 inches from point u and mark point v on line x-h




29. V-R:Join point V and R




30. S-Y:From point S draw a vertical line to line w-x.that point becomes Y




31. Y-Z:from point Y measure 1.25 inches and mark Z




32. Y-Z':From point Y measure 1.25 inches and mark z'

From point 0 measure 0.75 inches and mark the dart point on line o-w

After marking point Q,R and S erase the line Q-P.

This is how you draw the pattern for the front part.