Long Sleeve Asymmetrical Button Front Dress

Name: Long Sleeve Asymmetrical Button Front Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2652
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2652

A women's knee-length dress with long set-in sleeves, princess seams on the front and back and an asymmetric front: a right front with a cut-on facing laps over the left, with a row of buttons along its edge. The dress opens with a concealed zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Long Sleeve Asymmetrical Button Front Dress

When To Wear

At the office in autumn and winter, with tights and boots or pumps.
At daytime events and meetings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice by curved princess seams from the armhole, gently flared to the hem.

Length: About knee length.

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

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set in.

Front: Right and left centre fronts cut separately. The interfaced cut-on facing of the right front is stitched to the left front from the neckline down to a mark; below the mark the left front edge is turned under and topstitched. Buttons run down the right front edge, off centre.

Back: Princess seams and a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Seam allowances overlocked; hems of the dress and sleeves turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric lapped front with a cut-on facing, princess seams, a concealed zipper and neckline facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, right front facing)
Concealed zipper
10 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 parts). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center back - 2 pieces
- Side back - 2 pieces
- Center front right - 1 piece
- Center front left - 1 piece
- Side front - 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce the pieces and the one-piece facing of the right front with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the princess seams of the back, press allowances towards the center, overlock.
Overlock the center back seams separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom edge, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Turn the one-piece facing of the right front to the right side along the center front line and stitch the upper and lower corners. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked line for attaching the left. At the neckline, clip the allowances at the mark, turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Stitch the left front to the inner side of the right facing from the neckline to the mark, press allowances, overlock along the entire length. Press the section of the left front from the mark to the bottom to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch the princess seams of the front, press allowances towards the center, overlock.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn facings to the wrong side and press. Secure to shoulder seams and zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.