Cap Sleeve A-Line Dress Zipper Detail

Name: Cap Sleeve A-Line Dress Zipper Detail
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2125
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2125

A women's knee-length knit dress with princess seams front and back flaring into a full skirt, cap sleeves, an asymmetric left front yoke joined over an exposed zip, and a concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabrics with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Cap Sleeve A-Line Dress

When To Wear

In spring and summer for daytime events and outings.
For work with a cardigan or a short jacket over the cap sleeves.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the bust and waist by princess seams, which flare below the waist into an A-line skirt.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Round neckline bound with knit binding.

Sleeves: Cap sleeves, hem turned and topstitched; the lower armhole is finished with a 4 cm bias binding turned to the inside.

Front: Centre front in one piece and two side fronts. A separate left yoke meets the diagonal upper edge of the front over a zip whose teeth stay visible, topstitched 0.5 mm from the teeth.

Back: Centre back and side back pieces; centre back seam with a concealed zip from the neckline to the mark.

Finishing: Hem turned twice by 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams on knit fabric, two zips (one exposed on the front, one concealed at the back), a bound neckline and bias-finished lower armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabrics with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Zip for the front yoke seam
Concealed zip for the centre back
Knit binding for the neckline

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Center back — 2 pieces
- Side back - 2 pieces
- Center front — 1 piece
- Side front — 2 pieces
- Left front yoke – 1 piece
- Sleeve — 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Serge and press open the allowances. Stitch the back princess seam. Serge the allowance and press towards the center.
Stitch and serge the shoulder seams. Serge the upper diagonal edge of the front and the lower edge of the yoke. Press the allowances to the wrong side. Place the zipper under the front and yoke allowances, secure and topstitch from the right side 0.5 mm from the zipper teeth.
Bind the neckline with knit bias binding.
Stitch the front princess seams. Serge the allowance and press towards the center.
Stitch the side seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back.
Serge the sleeve hem, fold the allowance inwards and topstitch. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press and serge the allowances.
Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 6 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge on the right side, leaving tails, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Fold the bottom of the garment twice to the wrong side by 1 cm and topstitch.