Long Sleeve Square Neck Button Front Dress

Name: Long Sleeve Square Neck Button Front Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2612
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2612

A women's knit dress below the knee with long set-in sleeves, a rounded square neckline and an empire waistband. A short applied placket with three buttons sits at the centre front, and the bodice is gathered under the bust. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit fabric with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Long Sleeve Square Neck Button Front Dress

When To Wear

For everyday wear and the office in autumn, winter and spring, with tights and boots or flat shoes.
For family events and daytime outings, with a cardigan or a short jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, horizontal waistband under the bust and a flared skirt.

Length: Below the knee.

Neckline: Rounded square neckline, turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set in.

Front: Upper bodice cut on the fold, gathered along its lower edge between the marks. A placket folded in half is topstitched on three sides onto the front and carries three buttons; it is not an opening.

Waist: A separate middle band on the front and the back forms the empire waistband.

Skirt: Flared; cut on the fold at the front and in two halves at the back.

Back: Centre back seam through the upper back and the skirt.

Finishing: Hems of the dress and sleeves overlocked, turned and topstitched; on knit fabric with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering into a band, joining three horizontal sections on the front and the back, and sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft knit fabric with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

3 buttons

Cutter's Must

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

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 2 pieces
- Middle back – 1 piece
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Upper front – 1 piece on fold
- Middle front – 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Placket – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the center seam of the upper and lower back parts. Press allowances to the left side and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the upper back and front parts, press allowance towards the back, serge.
Fold the placket piece lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch along the long side and one short side. Turn the piece right side out, straighten, and press.
Serge the neckline edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Place the placket on the front according to the markings and topstitch along three sides. Along the lower edge of the upper front, between the marks, make a basting stitch with loosened upper thread and gather.
Attach the middle back to the upper back, press allowances towards the middle and serge. Attach the lower back to the middle back, press allowances towards the middle and serge.
Attach the middle front to the upper front, press allowances towards the middle and serge. Attach the lower front to the middle front, press allowances towards the middle and serge.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew buttons onto the placket.