Sleeveless V-Neck Draped Crossover Dress with Side Loop

Name: Sleeveless V-Neck Draped Crossover Dress with Side Loop
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2069
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2069

A women's sleeveless knee-length sheath dress with a crossover V-neck bodice whose draped tail is pulled through a fabric loop at the side of the waist. The bodice is cut double and turned through, so the neckline and armholes need no facings; zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight woven fabrics with drape that also hold a fitted shape: crepe, viscose or wool crepe, fine suiting with some drape.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless V-Neck Draped Crossover Dress with Side Loop

When To Wear

At the office, with a jacket over it.
For dinners and evening events in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath with a waist seam, shaped by darts on the upper and lower back and bust darts on the front.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the crossing right and left upper fronts.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes and neckline finished by the inner bodice layer, stitched in two steps (front armhole, then back armhole).

Front: Upper right and upper left fronts, each in an outer and an inner layer; one upper front extends into a long tail that is threaded through the loop and arranged in folds. One-piece lower front.

Waist: Waist seam joining the bodice to the lower dress; the loop is a strap folded in half and stitched to the lower front.

Back: Upper back in two outer and two inner pieces, lower back in two pieces, all with darts; centre back seam with a zip.

Finishing: Hem finished with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A double-layer bodice stitched and turned through, a crossover front with a draped tail, darts, a zip in the centre back seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight woven fabrics with drape that also hold a fitted shape: crepe, viscose or wool crepe, fine suiting with some drape.

Additional Supplies

Zip for the centre back

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 4 pieces (2 outer, 2 inner)
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Right Front – 2 pieces (outer and inner)
- Upper Left Front – 2 pieces (outer and inner)
- Lower Front – 1 piece
- Strap – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Upper Back and Lower Back pieces, press them towards the center.
Stitch the bust darts, press them upwards.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the upper pieces (outer and inner separately), press allowances open. Place the outer and inner bodice right sides together and stitch the armholes in two steps: first the front armhole, then the back armhole. Stitch the neckline and the "tail" up to the mark. Clip the allowance at the mark, trim the allowances on curves and clip into the corner. Turn right side out and press. From now on treat the outer and inner layers as one piece. Overlock the center back edges of the bodice separately.
Overlock the center back edges of the Lower Back separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Stitch and overlock the side seams of the lower pieces.
Fold the Strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long edge. Press the allowances open, centering the seam on the strap. Turn the strap right side out and press. Fold the strap in half into a loop and stitch it to the Lower Front.
Stitch the upper and lower parts of the dress together, matching the marks. Overlock the allowance and press it downwards.
Overlock the hem of the dress, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Thread the "tail" through the strap loop and arrange the folds.