The scrunch collar has been added to Cutting Line Designs ‘A Subtle Twist. By following the directions below, the collar can be added to just about any high round necked blouse or lightweight jacket.

You first have to draw a special collar pattern with only the bodice pattern as reference. Just follow the directions below for perfect results every time.

A wide collar that falls softly around the neck is a change of pace for a blouse. Adding this collar to any pattern requires only a simple measuring process.

1) With your tape measure standing on its edge, measure the neckline seamline from the center back to the finished front edge. To do this, overlap the front and back pattern’s shoulder seams, matching the seamlines.


2) Make a note of the distance from the center back to the shoulder seamline. You’ll mark these distances on your collar seam later.

3) To make your new collar pattern, draw a rectangle twice the neckline measurement and 8 inches wide. Add a 5/8" seam allowance around all edges.

After the neckline seams are sewn to the garment, this collar will be  3⅜” high. The original collar I saw and measurered was actually 4” tall when finished. If you want to have a 4” finished collar you will start with a height of 9¼”. This will include the top and bottom seam allowances shown above and the two widths of the collar. 

4) Fold the pattern in half lengthwise, and mark notches in the seam allowance to match the shoulder-seam distance. Use these to align the collar properly when you use your preferred method to sew it to the bodice.