The Celeste is a beautifully detailed blouse with back buttons and gentle gathers into a waistband.

All seam allowances are 1.5cm unless stated otherwise and are included in the pattern.

Skill level: Intermediate.

Suitable fabrics include lightweight wovens such as cotton lawn or voile, cotton poplin, Tencel, and Indian handloom.

Note that this printed pattern comes from Merchant and Mills’ new pattern printer. Their patterns are now printed within Europe, the pattern paper is 70gsm white (FSC® certified) and is made only 180km away from the printers. Their instructions now come in booklet format rather than A3 sheets. The paper is PEFC/01-31-126 certified.

Photos: Merchant & Mills