Mock Neck Diagonal Panel Pleated Dress

Name: Mock Neck Diagonal Panel Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2580
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2580

A below-the-knee women's knit dress in two colours: a darted bodice joined to the skirt by a diagonal seam, inverted pleats on the lower front with a triangular insert, a folded funnel collar and three-quarter sleeves with contrast cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours: one for the bodice, sleeves and front insert, the other for the lower front and back, collar and cuffs.

Tech. Description

Mock Neck Diagonal Panel Pleated Dress

When To Wear

For the office and daytime in autumn, winter and spring.
With tights and boots in cold weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, A-line skirt.

Length: Below the knee.

Collar: Funnel collar cut as one band, stitched into a ring, folded in half and set into the neckline with slight stretching.

Sleeves: Set-in three-quarter sleeves with folded cuffs in the second colour.

Front: Upper front with bust and waist darts; a diagonal seam joins it to the lower front, which has inverted pleats and a triangular insert in the main colour at the lower side.

Back: Darted upper back joined by a slanted seam to a lower back cut in left and right halves with a centre back seam.

Finishing: No closure; the hem is turned and stitched with a twin needle.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Matching diagonal seams across a colour-block, inverted pleats, a stretched-in funnel collar and cuffs in knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours: one for the bodice, sleeves and front insert, the other for the lower front and back, collar and cuffs.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle for stitching the hem

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Upper back - 1 piece
Upper front - 1 piece
Front insert - 1 piece
Sleeve - 2 pieces

From main fabric 1:

Lower left back - 1 piece
Lower right back - 1 piece
Lower front - 1 piece
Collar - 1 piece
Cuff - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Stitch darts on back and front pieces. Press waist dart depths towards the center, bust darts – upwards.
Stitch the left and right lower back parts, press allowances towards the left and serge. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Attach the insert to the lower front, press allowances upwards and serge.
Form and secure the inverted pleats on the lower front. Stitch the upper and lower front parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the collar into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the collar lengthwise in half with the right side out and press. Attach the collar to the neckline, stretching slightly. Press and serge allowances.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press and serge allowances.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the cuff lengthwise in half with the right side out and press. Attach the cuff to the sleeve hem, stretching slightly. Press and serge allowances.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.