Dress with Pleated Neckline & Flutter Sleeves

Name: Dress with Pleated Neckline & Flutter Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2208
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2208

A women's midi dress with small pleats at the round neckline, short flared sleeves, a V-shaped panel below the bust and a front skirt with an inverted pleat at the centre. Princess seams and a waist seam at the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Dress with Pleated Neckline & Flutter Sleeves

When To Wear

In summer, at garden parties, family celebrations and daytime events.
For the office in warm weather, with flat sandals or court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and a flared skirt.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Neckline: Round, with small pleats laid at the centre front, their depths turned away from the centre. Finished with a facing that is fastened to the zipper tape.

Sleeves: Short, flared set-in sleeves with an underarm seam.

Front: Three sections cut on the fold: an upper bodice, a middle panel whose seams form a V at the top and a point at the bottom, and the skirt.

Skirt: Flared, with an inverted pleat at the centre front sewn into the lower point of the middle panel.

Back: Bodice with princess seams from the armholes, a seam at the waist and a flared skirt in two halves; centre back seam with a concealed zipper.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats at the neckline and in the skirt, a pointed V-shaped panel seam, princess seams and a concealed zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Concealed zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Center back - 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Upper front - 1 piece on fold
- Middle front – 1 piece on fold
- Back skirt – 2 pieces
- Front skirt – 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Reinforce pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the princess seams on the back pieces, press seam allowances towards the center and serge. Attach the back skirt to the upper, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Form and secure the pleats on the upper front (pleat depths directed from the center). Attach the middle front to the upper, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Form and secure the inverted pleat on the front skirt. Attach the skirt to the middle, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the dress right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the facing to the zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set the sleeves into the armhole according to the notches, press seam allowances, serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.