V-Neck Wrap Vest Asymmetrical Hem

Name: V-Neck Wrap Vest Asymmetrical Hem
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2592
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2592

A sleeveless women's vest with a wrap front and deep V-neck, gathers above a horizontal waistband, and a lower section with an asymmetrical pointed hem. The front fastens with buttons on the waistband. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics or light suiting fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Wrap Vest Asymmetrical Hem

When To Wear

Over a fitted top or thin blouse for the office.
With trousers or a straight skirt in spring and summer, or layered over a fine knit in autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, with the waist marked by a separate waistband on the front and back.

Length: Hip length, with pointed hem edges at the front and the back.

Neckline: Deep V formed by the wrapped fronts, finished with front facings and a back neckline facing.

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

Front: Each front is cut in three parts: upper front gathered into the front waistband, waistband, and lower front. Fronts, neckline and hem are faced in one seam.

Closure: Wrap closure: a buttonhole and button on the outer front, a hidden inner button with buttonhole, and a decorative button on the right front waistband.

Back: Upper back in two halves with a centre back seam and darts, joined to a back waistband and a one-piece lower back.

Finishing: Hem turned up and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering into a waistband, facing the front edges, neckline and hem in one pass, bias-bound armholes and a wrap closure with a hidden button.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics or light suiting fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neckline facing)
3 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: hem allowance — 2.0 cm, all other seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From main fabric:

Upper back – 2 pieces
Back waistband — 1 piece
Lower back — 1 piece
Upper front — 2 pieces
Front waistband — 2 pieces
Lower front — 2 pieces
Front facing — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing — 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Front facing — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing — 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch darts on the upper back pieces, press allowances towards the center. Stitch the center seam on the upper back pieces, press allowances to the left side and serge.
Attach the back waistband to the upper back, press allowances towards the waistband, serge. Stitch the upper and lower back, press allowances towards the waistband, serge.
Along the lower edge of the upper front piece, stitch with a loosened thread and gather. Attach the front waistband to the upper front, press allowances towards the waistband, serge. Stitch the upper and lower front, press allowances towards the waistband, serge.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of front facings and back neckline facing, press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place front facings with the garment right sides together and stitch the front edges, neckline, and lower edge. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the garment right side out. Secure the back neckline facing to the shoulder and center seams.
Cut 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 side up, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
On the right front, serge a buttonhole, on the left front, sew a button. On the left front, serge an inner buttonhole, sew a hidden button. Sew a decorative button on the right front.