Asymmetrical Front Zipper Long Sleeve Dress

Name: Asymmetrical Front Zipper Long Sleeve Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2045
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2045

A women's mid-calf long-sleeved dress with an asymmetrical front: a diagonal seam between the upper and lower front, a loose overlapping panel on the skirt and a zipped pocket in the diagonal seam. A decorative zipper is stitched over a dart at the neckline. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight dress fabrics with body that hold an angled seam: wool crepe, suiting, gabardine, ponte knit.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Front Zipper Long Sleeve Dress

When To Wear

At the office or in the city in autumn and winter, with tights and boots.
Under an open coat, where the exposed zippers on the front stay visible.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, about mid-calf length, the overlapping panel ending in a point at the hem.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced front facing and two-piece back facing.

Front: Upper front with a neckline dart and a side dart; a closed decorative zipper is topstitched over the neckline dart, its slider at the dart point. The upper front joins the lower front along a diagonal seam.

Skirt: A loose panel with finished centre and lower edges laid over the lower front and caught into the side and upper seams.

Pockets: Zipped pocket between the lower front and the side front, with lining pocket bags.

Sleeves: Long sleeves set into the open armhole, with the sleeve and side seams sewn in one.

Back: Two pieces joined by a centre back seam with a zipper at the top.

Finishing: Hems of the dress and sleeves serged, turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetrical seamed front, an exposed decorative zipper, a zipped pocket and a centre back zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight dress fabrics with body that hold an angled seam: wool crepe, suiting, gabardine, ponte knit.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric for the pocket bags
Fusible interfacing (front and back neck facings)
Zipper for the centre back
Decorative zipper for the neckline dart
Zipper for the pocket

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Upper front - 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Detachable – 1 piece
- Side front – 1 piece
- Sleeve — 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Pocket bag – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce details with fusible interfacing.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening flat. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the darts on the front. Press the depth of the upper dart towards the neckline, and the side dart upwards. Place the closed decorative zipper on the upper dart, with the slider at the dart's apex. Topstitch the zipper onto the dress from the right side.
Attach the zipper to the lower and side parts. Attach the lining to the lower of the zipper. Place the side on the pocket bag and topstitch along the zipper teeth, securing the lining. Close the zipper, stitch and serge the center edges of the pocket bags. Secure the side edges of the pocket bags together. Secure the side and pocket bag along the upper edge.
Serge the center and lower edges of the detachable. Fold seam allowances inwards and topstitch. Place the detachable on the lower front and secure along the side and upper edges.
Stitch the upper and lower front parts. Serge seam allowances and press upwards.
Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Set sleeves into open armholes. Serge seam allowances.
Stitch side seams simultaneously with the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams, center back seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.