Fitted Collared Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Pockets

Name: Fitted Collared Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Pockets
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2607
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2607

This elegant dress pattern features a comfortable, fitted silhouette with curved contour seams, practical patch pockets, a stand collar, and refined cuffed 3/4 sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements (or a standard size), it's an excellent choice for everyday elegance, work, or smart daytime outings, offering both style and comfort.

Tech. Description

Fitted Collared Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Pockets

Introducing a chic and comfortable dress pattern featuring curved contour seams, practical patch pockets, a stand collar and refined cuffed 3/4 sleeves.

When To Wear

This versatile dress is an excellent choice for:

Everyday Elegance: Ideal for work, casual meetings, or smart daytime outings where comfort meets style.
Seasonal Transitions: Perfect for cooler weather due to its suggested fabrics and sleeve length, adaptable for various settings.
Travel & Leisure: Offers a polished yet relaxed look suitable for exploring or relaxed social gatherings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a comfortable, fitted silhouette that subtly skims the body, ending at knee length.

Neckline: a neat stand collar provides a modern, elevated neckline without a fold-over.

Closure: An invisible zipper in the center back seam, extending up to the middle of the collar.

Sleeves: Set-in, 3/4 length sleeves finished with cuffs.

Pockets: Two patch pockets with rounded corners on the front.

Seaming: Curved contour seams on the front and back meet a horizontal seam at hip level; the lower front and back have a center seam. The seams are stitched wrong sides together with trimmed allowances, a technique designed for non-fraying fabrics.

Hem: a straight, practical hemline finishes the dress at the knee.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in setting in sleeves, inserting an invisible zipper, and precise construction of contour seams and a stand collar.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose dress fabrics made from non-fraying natural or blended fibers, such as:

Neoprene
Quilted knit fabric (kapiton)
Wool velour

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing
Invisible zipper

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances; if the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance – 1.5 cm. Pocket top edge allowance – 2 cm. Other seams – 1.0 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 (don't 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
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Pocket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Collar and Cuffs. Fuse the top edge of each Pocket.
Fold the top edge allowance of the Pocket to the inside and topstitch. Fold the side and bottom allowances of the Pocket to the wrong side and press. Position the Pocket on the front according to the markings and topstitch.
Stitch the contour seams joining the Center Back and Side Back pieces and the Center Front and Side Front pieces, placing the pieces wrong sides together. Trim the allowances to 0.2–0.3 cm.
Attach the Lower Front and Lower Back pieces, placing the pieces wrong sides together. Trim the allowances to 0.2–0.3 cm.
Stitch the center front seam, placing the pieces wrong sides together. Trim the allowances to 0.2–0.3 cm.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams. Press the allowances towards the back.
Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press the allowances open. Attach the outer side of the Collar to the neckline. Insert the zipper up to the middle of the Collar. Fold under the allowance of the inner side of the Collar and topstitch it into the collar attachment seam. Sew the allowances of the Collar's center back seam to the zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seams, press the allowances. Stitch the Cuff into a loop, press the allowances open. Fold the Cuff lengthwise in half, right side out, and press. Attach the outer side of the Cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side inwards and topstitch it into the attachment seam.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, press the allowances.
Press the hem allowance of the garment to the wrong side and topstitch.

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Fitted Collared Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Pockets

When To Wear

Key Design Features

Level Of Difficulty

Fabric Recommendations

Additional Supplies

Cutter's Must

Sewing Instructions

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