Short-Sleeve A-Line Pointed Collar Dress
Discover a chic a-line dress pattern featuring a sophisticated pointed collar and distinctive raglan-style front shoulder yokes that flow into short sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile dress offers a blend of comfort and elegance, making it suitable for a variety of occasions:
- Daytime Elegance: Perfect for garden parties, luncheons, or sophisticated daytime events.
- Professional Chic: An excellent choice for the office, business meetings, or professional gatherings.
- Travel & Leisure: Ideal for stylish sightseeing, resort wear, or comfortable yet polished travel outfits.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: An elegant a-line silhouette that gently flares from the waist for comfortable movement.
Neckline & Collar: a classic pointed collar over a subtly rounded neckline, adding a polished touch.
Closure: a discreet invisible zipper closure centered at the back for a smooth finish.
Sleeves: Short sleeves with a unique construction featuring prominent raglan-style yoke seams at the front and traditional set-in armholes at the back.
Back: a clean center back seam and vertical side panel seams enhance the dress's tailored shape.
Waist: Defined by flattering vertical panel seams that shape the torso and transition into the a-line skirt.
Length: a versatile knee-length hem, suitable for various settings.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires confident skills in invisible zipper insertion, collar construction, working with curved panel seams, and precise sleeve setting.
Fabric Recommendations
For the best result, choose dress-weight fabrics with a good drape and structure, such as:
- Dress-weight fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 invisible zipper (15-20 cm in length)
Cutter's Must
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Center front – 1 piece on fold
- Back sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the top to the zipper mark and from the lower zipper mark to the bottom. Press the seam allowances open, pressing the slit for the fastener. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch the back princess seams, press the seam allowances towards the center and serge. Topstitch along the princess seam from the armhole to the mark.
- Attach the back sleeve pieces to the back, press the seam allowances towards the sleeve and serge.
- Serge the lower edge of the neckline facing. Place the front neckline facing right sides together with the front and stitch along the upper edge. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked sleeve attachment line. Clip the seam allowance at the beginning and end of the stitching. Clip the seam allowances on the curve, turn to the wrong side and press.
- Stitch the front princess seams, stitching the pleat allowances. Serge the princess seams and press towards the center. Press the pleat. Secure the pleat apex allowance to the main fabric with invisible stitches. Topstitch along the princess seam from the top to the pleat.
- Attach the front left sleeve piece to the front, press the seam allowances towards the sleeve and serge. Serge the allowances of the right armhole and right sleeve, stitch the seams from the zipper mark to the armhole. Insert the invisible zipper.
- Stitch the upper sleeve seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch the lower sleeve seams and side seams in one continuous line, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Place the collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer edge. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked collar attachment line to the neckline. Trim the seams at the corners, clip on the curve. Turn the collar right side out, straighten and press. Attach the outer collar to the neckline, press the seam allowance towards the collar. Fold the seam allowance of the inner collar inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Serge the hem allowance of the garment and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
