V-Neck Wrap Peplum Top

Name: V-Neck Wrap Peplum Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2582
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2582

A sleeveless women's peplum top with a deep V-neck, a wrap effect created by a pleat on the right front, a wide smooth waist panel and a gathered peplum. Concealed zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Wrap Peplum Top

A sleeveless women's peplum top with a deep V-neck, a wrap effect created by a pleat on the right front, a wide smooth waist panel and a gathered peplum. Concealed zipper in the left side seam.

When To Wear

In warm weather with slim trousers, jeans or straight skirts.
Over a fitted long-sleeved top in cooler months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Darted fitted bodice, wide waist panel, gathered peplum to the hip.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, round at the back; finished with interfaced facings.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and turned to the inside.

Front: Left and right upper fronts with darts, each joined to a waist insert and a gathered lower front. After the centre front seam is stitched, a pleat is folded from the right front to the centre line and held with a line of topstitching along its width, giving the wrap look.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the left side seam, between two marks.

Back: Upper back on the fold with darts, a back waist insert and a lower back on the fold, gathered at the top.

Waist: Wide flat waist panel all round, made of separate front and back inserts.

Finishing: Hem turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts, gathers joined to a straight panel, a topstitched front pleat, a concealed zipper set into a side seam between marks.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back neckline facings)
Concealed (invisible) zipper
Bias binding for the armholes (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

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). Attention! Markings on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric:

Upper back – 1 piece on fold
Back insert – 1 piece
Lower back - 1 piece on fold
Lower left front – 1 piece
Lower right front – 1 piece
Left front insert – 1 piece
Right front insert – 1 piece
Upper left front – 1 piece
Upper right front – 1 piece
Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Front neckline facing – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Front neckline facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on the upper back piece, press allowances towards the center. Attach the back insert to the upper back piece, press allowances towards the insert and serge.
Along the upper edge of the lower back piece, stitch with a loosened thread and gather. Attach the lower back piece to the back insert, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch darts on the left and right upper front pieces, press allowances towards the centers. Attach the front inserts to the upper front pieces, press allowances towards the inserts and serge.
Along the upper edges of the left and right lower front pieces, stitch with a loosened thread and gather. Attach the lower front pieces to the front inserts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the outer and lower edges of the front neckline facings. Place the front neckline facing pieces with the left and right upper front pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facings to the wrong side, straighten, and press.
Stitch the left and right front pieces together, press allowances, and serge. Create a pleat from the right front piece, aligning the center lines. Stitch a decorative-securing stitch along the width of the pleat.
Serge the outer edge of the back neckline facing. Place the neckline facing on the back and stitch the neckline edge precisely up to the marked shoulder seam line. Clip allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press.
Stitch the shoulder seams, inserting the front piece between the back and the facing, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Serge the left side edges separately, stitch from the armhole to the first mark and from the second mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.