Wrap Midi Dress with Puff Sleeves
Presenting a sophisticated wrap midi dress pattern, featuring a fitted, structured bodice with elegant puff sleeves, a flattering V-neck, and a gracefully flowing wrap skirt.
When To Wear
This versatile wrap dress is an excellent choice for a variety of occasions, offering effortless elegance and comfort:
- Smart-Casual Gatherings: Its elegant wrap silhouette and comfortable midi length are ideal for daytime events and brunches.
- Warm-Weather Occasions: The breathable style and charming sleeves make it perfect for spring and summer parties or garden events.
- Date Nights & Dinners: a sophisticated and flattering choice for evening outings, offering refined style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice and waist, flowing into an a-line skirt, reaching midi length.
Neckline: a flattering deep V-neck created by the overlapping wrap front.
Sleeves: Short puff sleeves, detailed with both pleats and gathers at the cap for volume and gathers at the hem.
Bodice: Shaped with elegant panel seams on both the front and back for a refined, tailored fit.
Waist: Defined natural waistline seam.
Closure: a true wrap front combined with an invisible zipper at the center back.
Back: Clean center back seam incorporating an invisible zipper closure, continuing into the skirt.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precise construction of panel seams, careful handling of gathers and pleats for the sleeves, and accurate invisible zipper insertion.
Fabric Recommendations
Suitable for light to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape and some body:
- Linen & Linen blends
- Cotton sateen
- Poplin
- Crepe
- Rayon blends
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- Invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 2 pieces
- Upper side front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 2 pieces
- Upper side front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
Lining fabric pieces, except for the sleeve, are cut according to the main fabric patterns.
Sewing Instructions
- Apply fusible interfacing 1.5 cm wide along the neckline edges of the back and front, along the center edge of the lower front, along the lower edge of the back and front.
- Stitch the princess seams of the upper back, press seams open. Stitch the princess seams of the upper front, press seams open.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the upper, press seams open.
- Stitch the side seams of the lower of the garment, press seams open.
- Stitch the lining pieces similarly to the main fabric pieces. Place the lining with the upper of the dress right sides together and stitch the back neckline and the front edge. Turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press. Secure the lining to the main piece along the lower edge, center back edge, and armhole edge. Overlap the right front piece over the left, aligning the center lines, and secure along the lower edge.
- Place the lining with the lower of the dress and stitch the front edge. Turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press. Secure the lining to the main piece along the upper, lower, and center back edges. Overlap the right front piece over the left, aligning the center lines, and secure along the upper edge.
- Stitch the upper and lower parts of the garment, press seams up and overlock.
- Overlock the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the notch for the zipper to the bottom, press seams open. Insert the zipper.
- Fold and stitch the inverted pleats on the sleeve piece. Stitch the sleeve seam, press seams open. Stitch along the upper edge with a loosened thread and gather.
- Stitch the sleeve seam on the lining piece, press seams open. Place the lining with the sleeve right sides together and stitch the lower edge. Turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press. Secure the lining to the main piece along the sleeve cap edge and treat as one piece thereafter.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes, press seams and overlock.
- Overlock the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Along the bottom of the sleeve, stitch a decorative-securing stitch 0.7 cm from the edge.
