Asymmetrical Hem Button Front Lapel Dress

Name: Asymmetrical Hem Button Front Lapel Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2325
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2325

A knee-length women's fitted dress with lapels cut in one with the fronts, an off-centre four-button closure and a hem that drops to a point at one side of the front. Short set-in sleeves; bust and waist darts shape the front and back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Hem Button Front Lapel Dress

When To Wear

At the office in spring and summer, with court shoes; a thin jacket can be worn over it.
For daytime meetings and dinners in town.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by bust darts and waist darts on the fronts and back.

Length: About knee length, with the asymmetric front hem longer on one side.

Collar: No separate collar: the lapels are formed by the fronts and their facings, which run from the shoulder seam to the hem; the back neck is finished with an interfaced facing.

Front: Asymmetric right and left fronts; the right front wraps over the left and closes with four buttons on a line set off the centre, with one inner button holding the underlap.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves with a 2 cm turned-up hem.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts.

Finishing: Interfaced front facings; seams overlocked; hems of the dress and sleeves overlocked, pressed up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Cut-on lapels faced from the shoulder to the hem, the shoulder seam sewn with the front placed between the back and the back neck facing, darts and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facing)
4 buttons
1 inner button

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Right front - 1 piece
- Left front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Right facing - 1 piece
- Left facing - 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Right facing - 1 piece
- Left facing - 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on back and front pieces. Press waist dart allowances towards the center, bust darts upwards.
Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and serge.
Serge the outer edge of the facing. Place the facing on the front and stitch the lapel and front edge from the shoulder seam to the hem. Clip allowances at the shoulder seam, turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, and press.
Serge the outer edge of the back neckline facing. Place the neckline facing on the back and stitch the neckline edge exactly to the marked shoulder seam line. Clip allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side, and press.
Stitch shoulder seams, inserting the front between the back and the facing; press allowances towards the back and serge. Attach the facing to the center back seam.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Serge the hem of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front, sew buttons on the left front. Make a buttonhole and sew on the internal button.