Woven Waistband Dress With Sleeves
Presenting a charming made-to-measure sewing pattern for a woven wrap dress, featuring a flattering V-neck, voluminous sleeves, and a gathered skirt cinched by an integrated tie waist.
When To Wear
This versatile dress is perfect for a range of relaxed yet chic occasions, including:
- Casual Outings & Daytime Events: Ideal for everyday wear where comfort meets effortless style.
- Summer & Resort Wear: a breathable and comfortable choice for warmer weather and holiday wardrobes.
- Everyday Elegance: Easily dressed up or down, making it suitable for versatile styling throughout the week.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a flattering silhouette with a fitted wrap bodice and a gently flared, gathered midi skirt.
Neckline: a classic V-neckline formed by the crossover wrap front.
Closure: a true wrap front secured by an attached tie belt at the waist, with an internal tie for secure closure.
Sleeves: Voluminous three-quarter length sleeves, gathered at both the shoulder and the elasticated cuff.
Waist: Defined by an integrated tie belt that wraps around the waist for adjustable shaping.
Skirt: a comfortable, gathered skirt falling to a midi length.
Back: Features a clean back bodice joining a gathered skirt with an integrated back waistband.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves techniques such as V-neck finishing, gathering, elastic insertion, and constructing an integrated tie waist.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape and breathability:
- Cotton dress fabrics
- Linen dress fabrics
- Blends of natural or synthetic fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible stay tape
- Elastic tape, 1 cm wide
- 1 button
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve bottom – 2.0 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical details).
- From main fabric:
- Upper back – 1 piece with a fold
- Lower back – 1 piece with a fold
- Upper front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Reinforce the neckline edge of the upper back and front parts with fusible interfacing strip.
- Stitch the darts on the upper front pieces, press the seam allowances upwards.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Cut a bias binding strip 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length of the back and front + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding strip in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding strip along the neckline edge, right side facing, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding strip to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
- Overlock the vertical edge of the right upper front, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
- Along the upper edge of the lower back, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower back parts together, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
- Press the vertical edge of the lower front to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Along the upper edge of the lower front, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower front parts together (the upper of the left front is longer than the lower by the seam allowance width on the overlap side), press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
- Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the long and diagonal sides. Turn the waistband right side out, straighten, and press.
- Stitch one of the waistband to the left upper front, press the seam allowances towards the front, overlock, and topstitch onto the main piece.
- Stitch the side seams, inserting the second of the waistband into the right side seam, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press the seam allowances and overlock. Along the sleeve cap, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Set the sleeve into the armhole, press the seam allowances and overlock.
- Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve. Press the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch, forming a casing. Thread elastic tape through the casing and secure the ends.
- Press the hem allowance of the garment bottom to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Overlock the inner buttonhole on the right front. Sew on the inner button.
