Panel Seam Dress

Name: Panel Seam Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2496
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2496

A sleeveless women's dress, fitted through the bodice and flaring to a mid-calf hem, shaped entirely by panel seams on the front and back. Round neckline with a facing, armholes bound with bias tape, invisible zipper in the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Panel Seam Dress

When To Wear

In summer, for daytime events, dinners and weddings.
With a jacket or cardigan over it in spring and early autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and waist, with the panels widening into a flared skirt.

Length: Mid-calf.

Neckline: Round, finished with an interfaced facing that is tacked to the shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; the armholes are finished with a 4 cm wide bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold.

Front: A centre front panel cut on the fold and two side front panels; the panel seams run from the armholes to the hem, with the centre front panel clipped into the corner at the seam.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam, from the neckline down.

Back: Two centre back panels with a centre back seam and two side back panels; panel seams from the armholes to the hem.

Finishing: Panel seam allowances pressed towards the centre and overlocked; side and shoulder seams pressed towards the back; hem overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Four full-length panel seams with a clipped corner on the front, an invisible zipper, a neckline facing and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Invisible zipper
Bias binding, 4 cm wide, if not cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance – 1.5 cm. Attention! First, 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!

From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 1 piece (on fold)
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing pieces.
Stitch the back panel seams (Center Back to Side Back), press the allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the front panel seams (Center Front to Side Front), clipping the Center Front allowance into the corner, press the allowances towards the center and overlock.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press the allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing, press the allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment, right sides together, and stitch along the neckline. Clip the allowances at the curves, turn the facing to the inside, shape and press. Tack the facing to the garment at the shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.
Cut (if not using ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and equal in length to the armhole + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the right side along the armhole edge and stitch, then turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the garment.
Overlock the hem allowance, press to the wrong side and topstitch.