Boat Neck Gathered Waist Pencil Dress

Name: Boat Neck Gathered Waist Pencil Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2279
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2279

A women's knee-length dress with a boat neckline, short cut-on sleeves finished with cuffs, and a bodice and narrow skirt both gathered into a separate waistband. The skirt has a centre front seam ending in a slit at the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Boat Neck Gathered Waist Pencil Dress

When To Wear

At the office in spring and summer, with a jacket or cardigan over it.
For daytime events and travel, with flat shoes or low heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Blouson bodice gathered into the waistband, narrow pencil skirt tapering towards the hem.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings, secured to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.

Sleeves: Short sleeves cut in one with the bodice, finished with a folded, interfaced cuff sewn into a ring.

Waist: Straight waistband, cut on the fold at the front and in two halves at the back; the bodice and the skirt are both gathered into it.

Skirt: Front in two halves with a centre front seam and a slit at the hem, the slit area interfaced and secured with stitching 0.2 cm from the edge. Lower back in two halves.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zipper starting at the neckline.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering two edges into a waistband, an invisible zipper crossing the waistband seams, a faced neckline, cuffs on cut-on sleeves and a reinforced front slit.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, cuffs, front slit area)
Invisible zipper

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 edge of the garment – 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 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 2 pieces
- Back waistband – 2 pieces
- Lower back - 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Front waistband – 1 piece on fold
- Upper front – 1 piece on fold
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing. Also interface the slit area of the lower front.
On the upper back, along the bottom edge, stitch with a loosened top thread and gather. Attach the back waistband to the upper back, press seam allowances towards the waistband and overlock. Along the top edge of the lower back, stitch with a loosened top thread and gather. Attach the lower back to the waistband, overlock seam allowance and press towards the waistband.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Overlock the center edges of the lower front separately. Stitch the seam from the top to the slit mark. Press seam allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line 0.2 cm along the slit.
Along the bottom edge of the upper front, stitch with a loosened top thread and gather. Attach the front waistband to the upper front, press seam allowances towards the waistband and overlock. Along the top edge of the lower front, stitch with a loosened top thread and gather. Attach the lower front to the waistband, overlock seam allowance and press towards the waistband.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, simultaneously with the sleeve edge, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings. Press seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge of the facings. Place the facing onto the right side of the dress and stitch the neckline. Clip seam allowances, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Secure the facings to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press seam allowances open. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner cuff inwards and stitch into the seam of the upper cuff attachment.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side by 2 cm and topstitch.