Cut-On Sleeve Dress with Gathered Skirt

Name: Cut-On Sleeve Dress with Gathered Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2343
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2343

A women's floor-length dress with a high waist seam, a gathered skirt on the front and back, short cut-on sleeves and a round neckline finished with a facing. An invisible zipper closes the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Cut-On Sleeve Dress with Gathered Skirt

When To Wear

Summer days and holidays: the loose gathered skirt and short sleeves keep it airy.
Everyday wear with flat sandals or trainers, or with a cardigan on cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted upper bodice with a seam above the natural waist and a full gathered skirt below it.

Length: Floor length.

Neckline: Round, finished with a front facing and a two-piece back facing, both interfaced.

Sleeves: Short sleeves cut in one with the upper front and back; the shoulder and side seams are stitched together with the sleeve edges.

Front: Upper and lower front each cut on the fold, joined by a gathered seam.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zipper; the lower back is gathered into the upper back.

Skirt: Gathered along its upper edge into the bodice seam, front and back.

Finishing: Seam allowances overlocked; hems of the dress and sleeves overlocked, pressed up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Gathering, an invisible zipper in the centre back seam and a neckline facing; no darts, collar or set-in sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Invisible zipper

Cutter's Must

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

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Along the upper edge of the lower back, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower back parts together. Overlock the seam allowance and press it upwards. Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press the seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Along the upper edge of the lower front, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower front parts together. Overlock the seam allowance and press it upwards.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams simultaneously with the sleeve edges. Press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press the seam allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing onto the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline. Clip the seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.