Sleeveless Blazer Style Wrap Dress

Name: Sleeveless Blazer Style Wrap Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2255
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2255

A sleeveless, fitted, knee-length women's dress with a waist seam and a wrap-look front: peak lapels, a collar in a contrast fabric, a right-over-left bodice and a diagonal overlay panel on the skirt. Invisible zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, plus a companion fabric for the collar.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Blazer Style Wrap Dress

When To Wear

For the office, on its own in summer or over a fine knit top in cooler months.
For daytime events and dinners where a jacket would otherwise be worn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath with a waist seam; princess seams in the bodice front and back, waist darts in the back and in the lower front.

Length: Knee length.

Collar: Two-piece collar cut from a second fabric, interfaced, with peak lapels; a 1 cm stay tape is fused along the lapel roll line.

Front: The upper fronts cross right over left and are joined to the skirt at the waist seam. The skirt front is cut in one piece on the fold, with a separate overlay panel whose edge runs diagonally from the waist to the hem.

Closure: Invisible zip in the left side seam.

Back: Centre back seam, princess seams in the bodice and a waist seam.

Finishing: Armholes finished with a 4 cm bias binding turned to the inside and topstitched; front and back neck facings, interfaced; hem allowance 2 cm, topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Lapels and a collar set between dress and facings, princess seams, a crossover bodice and an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, plus a companion fabric for the collar.

Additional Supplies

Companion fabric for the collar
Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facing, collar, lapel stay tape)
Invisible zip
Bias binding for the armholes (or cut from the main fabric)

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 bottom of the garment – 2.0 cm. Center edge of the fly-away of the front – 2 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 account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

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 – 1 piece on fold
- Fly-away front – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
From main fabric 1:
- Collar - 2 pieces
From fusible interlining:
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Collar - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interlining to the pieces. On the front, along the lapel fold line, apply a grainline stay tape 1 cm wide (from fusible).
Stitch the waist darts on the back pieces, press the dart intakes towards the center. Stitch the back princess seams. Overlock and press the seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the upper and lower parts, overlock and press the seam allowances downwards. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock and press the seam allowance to the left side.
Stitch the front princess seams. Overlock and press the seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the darts on the lower front. Press the dart intakes towards the center.
Overlock the center and lower edges of the fly-away, fold the allowance inwards and topstitch. Place the fly-away onto the lower front and secure along the upper and side edges.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Overlock and press the seam allowances towards the back.
Place the upper collar on the lower collar, right sides together, and stitch along the outer edge. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked collar attachment seam line. Turn the collar right side out, straighten and press.
Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and the front facing. Overlock the outer edge.
Place the front facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin and stitch along the front edge and the lapel corner. Stitch upwards to the notch indicating the end of the collar attachment. Trim the seams at the corners. Turn the facings right side out, straighten the seams.
Stitch the lower collar into the dress neckline, and the upper collar into the neckline of the back facing and front facing. Press open the collar attachment seam allowances and secure close to the seams.
Place the right front over the left front, align along the center line and secure along the lower edge. Stitch the upper and lower front parts. Overlock and press the seam allowance downwards.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding on the armhole edge, right sides together, and stitch. Notch the allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the right side seam. Overlock and press the seam allowance towards the back. Overlock the left side seams separately. Stitch from the armhole to the zipper mark and from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press open the seam allowances. Insert the zipper.
Overlock the hem allowance of the garment, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.