V-Neck Wrap Dress With Buckle

Name: V-Neck Wrap Dress With Buckle
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2368
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2368

A fitted midi-length women's dress with a wrap-effect front: the right front crosses over the left and its extended end passes through a decorative buckle on a strap at the left side. Princess seams front and back, elbow-length set-in sleeves and a concealed zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Wrap Dress With Buckle

When To Wear

For the office and business meetings, in suiting fabric, in spring and autumn.
For daytime events, worn on its own with court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by curved princess seams from the armhole on the front and back; the side panels are joined into the main pieces at waist level with a corner seam.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Neckline: Deep V-neckline, finished with front facings joined to the back neck facings.

Sleeves: Set-in, one-piece, elbow length.

Front: Asymmetric overlap with a diagonal front edge. The left front is hemmed along its centre edge and caught into the horizontal side panel seam; the right front is faced along the neckline and front edge. A strap sewn into the left side seam and the end of the right front are threaded through the buckle and secured.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zipper from the neck down to a mark.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up 3 cm and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with a clipped corner, a concealed zipper, combined front and back neck facings, and an asymmetric front overlap.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facings)
Concealed zipper
Decorative buckle

Cutter's Must

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

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Markings on the patterns are on the right side!

Fuse interfacing to the back neckline facings and front facings.
Stitch the back side to the back along the bottom edge, press seam allowances upwards and serge. Stitch the back princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the bottom edge, press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the front side panels to the front pieces, clipping the seam allowance at the corner. Press seam allowances towards the center and serge.
Serge the center edge of the left front, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch shoulder seams, clip seam allowances at curves, press open and serge.
Stitch back neckline facings to front facings, clip seam allowances at curves and press open. Serge the outer edges on the right facing. On the left facing, serge the outer edge and the notch up to the mark.
Fold the back neckline facing and front facings to the upper of the back, right sides together, and stitch. On the left front: back neckline and front neckline up to the mark. Clip seam allowances at the mark. On the right front: back neckline, front neckline and front edge. Clip seam allowances, turn facings to the wrong side, press.
Overlap the right front over the left front, aligning center lines, and topstitch into the horizontal seam attaching the left side, securing the left front.
Fold the strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long and short edges. Turn the piece right side out, shape, press.
Stitch side seams, inserting the strap into the left side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set the sleeve into the armhole, press seam allowances and serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve bottom, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Thread the strap and the protruding of the right front through the buckle and secure.