Jacket dress with asymmetric front closure

Name: Jacket dress with asymmetric front closure
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2197
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2197

A women's fitted jacket dress above the knee, with a collarless V-neckline, an asymmetric front that wraps right over left and fastens with three buttons along the diagonal edge, princess seams on the front and long set-in sleeves with shoulder pads. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting fabric from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Jacket dress with asymmetric front closure

When To Wear

At the office in autumn and winter, with tights and court shoes or boots.
As a dress for a daytime business event or a smart dinner.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped with front princess seams and back darts.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Collarless V-neckline finished with interfaced front facings and a back neckline facing.

Front: Separate right and left centre fronts joined to side fronts by princess seams. The overlapping edge runs diagonally from the neckline to the hem.

Closure: Three buttons with buttonholes along the diagonal front edge, plus an inner button and buttonhole holding the underlap.

Sleeves: Long one-piece set-in sleeves with shoulder pads and sleeve heads.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems turned up 3 cm and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Asymmetric fronts with separate facings, princess seams, set-in sleeves with shoulder pads and sleeve heads, an inner button fastening.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting fabric from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neckline facing)
Lining fabric
3 buttons
1 inner button
Shoulder pads
Sleeve heads

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the garment and sleeve hem – 3 cm. Attention! First, 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 account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Center Right Front – 1 piece
- Center Left Front – 1 piece
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Left Center Front Facing – 1 piece
- Right Center Front Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing: Back Neckline Facing, Right Center Front Facing, Left Center Front Facing.

Sewing Instructions

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

Reinforce the facings with fusible interfacing.
On the back, stitch the darts. Press the dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowances and press to the left side.
On the front, stitch the princess seams joining the Center Right Front and Center Left Front to the Side Front pieces. Overlock the allowances and press towards the center.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the dress-jacket. Overlock the allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the allowance and press towards the back. Set the sleeves into the armholes according to the notches. Sew in the shoulder pads and attach the sleeve heads.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facing and the Right and Left Center Front Facings and press them open. Overlock the outer edge.
Place the front facings on the fronts, right sides together, pin and stitch along the front edge, the hem and the neckline. Clip the allowances and trim the corners. Turn the front facings and the Back Neckline Facing to the wrong side and press.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress-jacket and sleeve, fold to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
On the right front, make buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons. On the left front, make an inner buttonhole and sew on an inner button.