This edition of Free Pattern Friday features a blouse that is understated yet feminine with its attention to detail.

Maison Fauve shares a top blouse featuring pintucks, a slightly flared, relaxed silhouette, and a high neckline.

This top is perfect for light to medium-weight fabrics such as cotton voile, poplin, linen, viscose, and silk.

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Tilda Blouse – Maison Fauve

photo credit: Maison Fauve

About this Free Blouse Pattern

The Tilda Blouse is a French and English pattern for a blouse that is simple, yet elevated with classic, feminine details. There are two possible sleeve lengths making it an instant staple in your pattern collection. The full-length sleeves have pleats just above the cuff, creating that elevated look perfect for a more formal blouse.

This pattern is suited for intermediate-level sewists. It’s advised that you know how to create pintucks, but if you’ve never sewn this element before, this would be the perfect project to try! Seamwork has published a video explaining pintucks/pleats and how to sew them with confidence.

It’s a great pattern for that heirloom embroidered fabric you’ve been holding on to, or for a more flowy viscose or silk if you’re looking for a more elevated look.

photo credit: Maison Fauve

photo credit: Maison Fauve

Fabric Ideas for the Tilda Blouse

This is perfect for cotton or linen fabric, viscose, and linen. Use a bright printed cotton, block prints, a linen blend, or a thrifted bedsheet!

Pattern Details

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Yardage required: Under 2.25 yards for all sizes

• Recommended Tools & Notions: 15mm buttons, iron on interfacing, Oliso compact iron

• Fabric Recommended: lightweight to medium-weight cotton voile, linen, silk, or viscose.

• Where to get it: Find the free pattern here!

photo credit: Maison Fauve

Why I love This Pick

I haven’t made this pattern yet, but I’m a sucker for delicate, yet feminine design elements. The pintucks and high neck line add so much to this blouse without it being over the top.

I wouldn’t recommend this pattern for beginners as the instructions don’t include as many detailed illustrations as some previous free pattern features. But, if you’ve got some more experience under your belt and are feeling a bit adventurous, this pattern would be an instant wardrobe staple in anyone’s closet.

While the YouTube tutorial for this pattern is in French, you might find it helpful to follow along!

Although the design elements look complicated, this pattern is a fairly straightforward make. The neckline is finished with a facing so you won’t have to fuss with bias binding for this project. A button closure on the back neckline and simple sleeve cuffs are simple elements that really elevate the look of this top.

Maison Fauve is a company based in Southern France, specializing in modern French style, elegant fabrics, sewing patterns for elevated wardrobe staples, and notions from zippers to buttons. If you’re looking to sew one of their patterns with fabric already selected, be sure to check out their Couture Boxes.

Be sure to check out the #tildablouse hashtag on Instagram for inspiration for your next make!

Have you made the Tilda Blouse pattern yet?

Have you sewn along to this pattern? I want to know! If you have, what fabric did you use? How did you find the instructions? Any tips to share?

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Stay tuned for next week’s pick. It’s a good one! 😉

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