Blazer Dress with Pleated Skirt
Introducing a sophisticated blazer dress sewing pattern, expertly designed with a tailored wrap bodice, elegant notched lapels, and a gracefully pleated skirt.
When To Wear
This versatile blazer dress is perfect for a range of occasions, offering both style and sophistication:
- Professional Settings: An excellent choice for office wear, business meetings, or professional events, conveying a polished image.
- Semi-Formal Gatherings: Ideal for luncheons, cocktail parties, or smart casual events where a refined yet comfortable look is desired.
- Special Occasions: Suitable for celebrations, daytime weddings, or upscale social events, offering a chic alternative to traditional dresses.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, fitted bodice flows into a full, a-line skirt with elegant pleats.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic V-neckline framed by sharp, notched lapels.
Closure: a sophisticated wrap-front bodice with a tailored look, secured by a hidden zipper at the center back.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves with a clean, tailored finish.
Waist: a defined waistline accentuates the tailored bodice before transitioning into the skirt.
Skirt: Features well-defined pleats originating from the waist, adding volume and movement.
Length: Finishes elegantly around the knee.
Back: Designed with princess seams and pleats at the lower side panels for a contoured fit and graceful drape.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with tailoring techniques, including collar and lapel construction, zipper insertion, and accurate pleating.
Fabric Recommendations
Select dress-weight fabrics that hold shape well for crisp pleats and a structured bodice:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Hidden zipper
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom and sleeve bottom – 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).
- From main fabric:
- Upper center back piece - 2 pieces
- Upper side back piece - 2 pieces
- Lower center back piece - 2 pieces
- Lower side back piece - 2 pieces
- Back side - 2 pieces
- Upper center front piece - 2 pieces
- Upper side front piece - 2 pieces
- Lower center front piece – 1 piece
- Lower side front piece – 2 pieces
- Front side – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar — 2 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar — 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch the princess seams of the upper back, press allowances towards the center, serge. On the lower side back piece, create and secure the pleats. Stitch the back side and lower side back piece, press allowances upwards, serge. Stitch the princess seams of the lower back, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch the upper and lower back pieces, press allowances upwards and serge.
- Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the neckline to the first mark and from the second mark to the bottom edge, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
- Stitch the princess seams of the upper front, press allowances towards the center, serge.
- Stitch the shoulder seams. Serge allowances and press towards the back.
- Fold the collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer edge. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked collar attachment line. Trim allowances at corners, clip at the mark, turn the collar right side out, shape, and press.
- Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facing. Serge the outer edge.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front piece, right side down, pin and stitch along the front edge and lapel corner. Stitch upwards to the notch indicating the end of the collar attachment. Trim seams at corners. Turn the front edges right side out, shape the seams.
- Stitch the undercollar to the dress neckline, and the upper collar to the neckline of the back facing and front facing. Press open the collar attachment seam allowances and secure close to the seams.
- Overlap the right front piece over the left, align at the center line and secure at the bottom edge.
- On the lower side front piece, create and secure the pleats. Stitch the front side and lower side front piece, press allowances upwards, serge. Stitch the princess seams of the lower front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch the upper and lower front pieces, press allowances upwards 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, press allowances and serge.
- Serge the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve bottom, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
