Fitted Sleeveless Dress with Side Ruching

Name: Fitted Sleeveless Dress with Side Ruching
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2597
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2597

A women's sleeveless sheath dress about knee length, with armhole princess seams front and back, small folded pleats on the side fronts at the waist, a round neckline and a concealed zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Fitted Sleeveless Dress with Side Ruching

When To Wear

For the office in warm weather, or under a jacket in cooler months.
For daytime events and dinners with heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shaped by princess seams running from the armholes to the hem.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round, finished with interfaced front and back neckline facings.

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

Front: Centre front cut in one piece on the fold; side fronts with pleats laid and secured at the waist before the princess seams are stitched, giving the gathered look at the sides.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zip, and princess seams.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Laying pleats to the drawing and matching them into princess seams, a concealed zip and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Concealed zip
Bias binding, or bias strips cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:

Center back - 2 pieces
Side back - 2 pieces
Side front - 2 pieces
Center front - 1 piece on fold
Front neckline facing — 1 piece
Back neckline facing – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

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

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to facing pieces.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the back princess seams. Serge seam allowances and press towards the center.
Form and secure pleats on the side front according to the technical drawing. Stitch the front princess seams. Serge seam allowances and press towards the center.
Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, serge the outer edge. Place facing and garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn facing to the wrong side, smooth out and press. Secure facing to shoulder seams and zipper tape.
Cut (if not ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and length equal to armhole length + 4 cm. Fold bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place binding on armhole edge, right sides together, and stitch, then fold binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece.
Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.