Tailored V-Neck Button Front Vest
A fitted women's sleeveless vest in denim, hip length, with a shawl collar cut in one with the front facings, a two-button front, a horizontal waist seam and princess seams front and back. The panel seams, collar and front edges are topstitched 0.5–0.7 cm from the edge.
When To Wear
- Over a shirt, T-shirt or turtleneck in spring and autumn.
- With jeans or trousers in a matching or contrasting denim, as a casual alternative to a jacket.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Close-fitting, shaped by princess seams above a seam at the waist.
Length: High hip.
Collar: Shawl collar forming a V-neckline, with a seam at the centre back of the collar; the collar and front edges are topstitched.
Sleeves: Sleeveless. The armholes are finished with outer and inner facings, the outer ones topstitched on the right side.
Front: Curved princess seams from the armhole to the waist seam. Below the waist, a curved panel with its own facing frames the front edge, which is rounded at the hem.
Closure: Two buttons with buttonholes on the right front.
Back: Centre back seam, princess seams and a yoke with a pointed lower edge; the lower back is cut in one piece.
Finishing: Back hem allowance of 3 cm wrapped around the front at the side seams and topstitched; back neckline finished with a facing.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Many panels joined with topstitched seams, a shawl collar set between the vest and the facing, a faced lower front and armholes finished with double facings.
Fabric Recommendations
Denim in natural or blended fibres.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (lower front facings, front facings, back neck facing, armhole facings)
- 2 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Facing for lower front – 4 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back armhole facing – 4 pieces
- Front armhole facing – 4 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Facing for lower front – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back armhole facing – 2 pieces
- Front armhole facing – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm. Stitch the back princess seams, press allowances towards the center, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm.
- Attach the yoke to the back, press allowances upwards, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm. Attach the armhole facings to the back, press allowances towards the facings. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm.
- Stitch the side and lower front parts, press allowances upwards, serge. Stitch the center front and the lower facing, press allowances upwards, serge. Stitch the princess seams of the upper front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm. Attach the armhole facings to the front, press allowances towards the facings. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 – 0.7 cm.
- Stitch the collar edge, press allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams, clip at the corner, press allowances towards the back and serge. Attach the collar to the neckline, press allowances open.
- Stitch the collar seam on the front facing pieces, press allowances open. Stitch, clip at the corner, and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and the front facing. Attach the lower front facings to the front facings, press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Attach the collar to the facing neckline, press allowances open.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin and stitch the front edges and the collar edge. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the front edges right side out, straighten seams, press. Topstitch the inner facing of the lower front into the seam of the outer facing. Topstitch along the ends and the collar edge at 0.5 – 0.7 cm from the edge.
- Serge the lower edge of the back. Stitch the side seams, wrapping the front with the hem allowance of the back. Press allowances towards the back, serge. Turn the pieces right side out, press. Topstitch the hem allowance of the back onto the main piece.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the inner armhole facings. Serge the outer edge. Place the facings with the garment right sides together and stitch the armhole edge. Clip allowances, turn facings to the wrong side, topstitch into the seam of the outer facings.
- On the right front, serge buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons.
