Short Sleeve Asymmetrical Flap Wrap Dress

Name: Short Sleeve Asymmetrical Flap Wrap Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2404
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2404

A fitted women's knee-length dress with a waist seam, princess seams in the bodice and skirt, and short set-in sleeves. The front skirt is two lower front pieces overlapping on the diagonal, with a separate lined flap laid over the right front at the waist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Short Sleeve Asymmetrical Flap Wrap Dress

When To Wear

At the office or for business meetings in spring and summer.
For daytime events and dinners, with pumps and a clutch.
In cooler weather under a jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, with a seam at the waist.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Round, finished by stitching the lining to the neck edge.

Sleeves: Short, set-in, one-piece, hemmed with blind stitches.

Front: Bodice with a centre front panel and two side fronts joined by princess seams. The skirt has right and left lower fronts with faced bias edges: the right overlaps the left on the diagonal and is topstitched to it along a marked line, leaving a wrap opening at the hem. An asymmetrical flap, faced on its bias and lower edges, sits over the right front and is caught into the waist seam.

Back: Centre back seam with princess seams in the bodice and skirt.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Neckline and bias edges of the lower fronts interfaced; dress and sleeve hems blind-stitched.

Lining: Bodice, lower fronts, lower back and flap are lined; the sleeves are not.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a lined bodice and skirt, faced diagonal overlaps assembled at the waist, a concealed zipper and set-in sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (neckline, bias edges of the lower fronts)
Concealed zipper

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Lower center back - 2 pieces
- Lower side back - 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Right lower front – 1 piece
- Left lower front – 1 piece
- Flying — 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Lower center back - 2 pieces
- Lower side back - 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Right lower front – 1 piece
- Left lower front – 1 piece
- Flying — 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Interface the neckline edges of the back and front, and the bias edges of the lower front parts with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the princess seams of the upper back and front, press seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the upper, press seam allowances open.
Stitch the seams on the upper lining pieces, press seam allowances open. Place the main garment and lining right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press. Secure the lining to the main garment at the edges.
Place the right lower front and lining right sides together and stitch the bias edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press. Place the left lower front and lining right sides together and stitch the bias edge, turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press. Place the flying and lining right sides together and stitch the bias and lower edges. Turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press.
Attach the lower side back parts to the lower front parts, press seam allowances towards the back. Overlap the right lower front onto the left, place the flying onto the right front, and secure all pieces at the waist edge. Stitch the princess seams of the lower back parts, press seam allowances towards the center.
Stitch the princess and side seams of the lower lining pieces, press seam allowances towards the back. Secure the lower lining to the main pieces at the waist edge and the center back edge. Topstitch the right lower onto the left along the marked line.
Stitch the upper and lower parts of the garment together, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the lower edge, press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press seam allowances and serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.