V-Neck Short Sleeve Asymmetrical Pleated Dress

Name: V-Neck Short Sleeve Asymmetrical Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2456
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2456

A women's below-the-knee dress with an asymmetric front cut from three pieces: a wrapped upper right front gathered at its lower edge, a middle front and a lower left front gathered into a curved seam. V-neckline, short set-in sleeves and a concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Pleated Dress

When To Wear

In late spring and summer for daytime events and dinners.
At the office with a short jacket or cardigan over it.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with a gently flared skirt; fullness on the front left side comes from gathers.

Length: Below the knee.

Neckline: V-neckline formed by the overlapping fronts, finished with cut-on facings; at the back the neckline is finished with a stand sewn into the back neckline.

Sleeves: Set-in, short.

Front: The upper right front crosses the bodice diagonally and is gathered along its lower edge; the middle front carries a dart; the lower left front is gathered along its upper edge and joined to the middle front in a curved seam with clipped corners.

Back: Upper back with princess seams; lower back in centre and side panels joined with angled seams; a seam joins the upper and lower back; centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Joining gathered edges to shaped pieces with clipped corners, cut-on facings, a concealed zip and a multi-panel back.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, then the patterns include seam allowances; if the contour is single, then the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom and sleeve bottom – 1.5 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Inscriptions on the patterns are made 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 right front - 1 piece
- Middle front - 1 piece
- Lower left front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the panel seams of the upper back, press allowances towards the center, overlock. Stitch the panel seams of the lower back, clipping the allowance of the center at the corner, press allowances towards the center, overlock. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch the dart on the middle front, press the dart depth upwards.
Along the lower edge of the upper right front, make a basting stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Overlock the outer edge of the self-facing, press to the wrong side.
Overlock the outer edge of the self-facing on the middle front, press to the wrong side. Stitch the upper front to the middle, clipping at the corner, press allowances and overlock.
Along the upper edge of the lower left front, make a basting stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the lower front to the middle, clipping at the corner, press allowances and overlock.
Clip the allowance of the shoulder seam on the front at the corner. Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the outer collar stand into the back neckline, press allowances towards the collar. Topstitch the allowance of the inner collar stand into the joining seam.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the lower edge, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.