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

A women's knee-length dress for non-fraying fabric, with curved panel seams front and back, a hip-level seam, a stand collar, three-quarter cuffed sleeves and two patch pockets. The panel seams are sewn wrong sides together with the allowances trimmed and left raw on the outside. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: non-fraying dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres: neoprene, quilted double knit (kapiton), wool velour.

Tech. Description

Fitted Collared Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Pockets

When To Wear

Autumn and winter for office and daytime wear, with tights and boots or court shoes.
Under a coat; the stand collar sits close to the neck.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by the curved seams between centre and side panels.

Length: Knee length.

Collar: Interfaced stand collar cut in one piece and folded; the zipper runs up to its middle.

Front: Centre front seam; curved seams from the shoulder to a horizontal seam at hip level; lower front in two pieces.

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves with folded, interfaced cuffs.

Pockets: Two patch pockets with rounded lower corners on the centre fronts, above the hip seam; top edge interfaced and turned with a 2 cm allowance.

Back: Same panel layout as the front, with a centre back seam and an invisible zipper.

Finishing: Panel, hip and centre front seams stitched wrong sides together and trimmed to 0.2–0.3 cm as exposed seams; side and shoulder seams sewn conventionally; hem turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Accurate exposed curved seams, a zipper running into a stand collar, set-in sleeves with cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Non-fraying dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres: neoprene, quilted double knit (kapiton), wool velour.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar, cuffs, pocket top edges)
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.