Shirt Dress with Gathered Sleeves

Name: Shirt Dress with Gathered Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2687
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2687

A women's knee-length shirt dress with a waist seam, a collar on a stand and a button front from the stand to the hem. The three-quarter sleeves are cut in two parts: the lower part is laid in upward-facing pleats and lined. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Shirt Dress with Gathered Sleeves

When To Wear

At the office and for daytime events in spring and autumn.
On its own with court shoes or ankle boots, or under a jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice joined at the waist to a narrow skirt that tapers slightly towards the hem.

Length: Knee length.

Collar: Shirt collar on a separate stand; one buttonhole on the stand.

Sleeves: Set-in three-quarter sleeves. The upper sleeve has its own seam; the lower sleeve is folded into horizontal pleats directed upwards and faced with a sleeve lining along the lower edge.

Front: Upper front shaped with darts; lower front with pleats at the waist seam, folds directed away from the centre.

Closure: Button closure along the whole centre front, buttonholes on the right front and the stand; front edges finished with facings and topstitched.

Back: Centre back seam and a waist seam; darts on both the upper and lower back.

Finishing: Front edges and neckline faced (front facings joined to a back neckline facing); hem allowance 3 cm, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Lining: Lower sleeves only.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A collar on a stand, faced front edges with the collar set between dress and facings, darts and pleats at a waist seam, and a two-part sleeve with a pleated, lined lower section.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar, stand, front facings, back neckline facing)
10 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm, hem allowance – 3 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Sleeve Lining – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Stand Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the collar, center front facings, back neckline facing and stand collar.
Stitch the darts on the upper back and lower back pieces. Press the waist dart folds towards the center. Stitch the lower back to the upper back. Serge the seam allowance and press upwards.
Stitch the center back seam. Serge the seam allowance and press to the left side.
Stitch the darts on the upper front pieces. Press the dart folds towards the center. Fold and secure the pleats on the lower front, with the folds directed away from the center. Stitch the lower front to the upper front. Serge the seam allowance and press upwards.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch the shoulder seams of the center front facings and back neckline facing, press the allowances open. Serge the outer edge.
Place the upper collar and under collar right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim the allowances, turn the collar right side out, straighten and press. Place the stand collar pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them, match the notches and stitch, stitching the ends of the stand collar at the same time. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked neckline seam line of the stand collar. Turn right side out and press. Stitch the stand collar with the collar into the neckline.
Place the joined facings on the garment, right sides together, and stitch along the front edges and the back and front neckline (the collar lies between the layers). Clip the allowances at the curves and trim the corners, turn the facings to the wrong side, straighten and press. Tack the facings to the garment at the shoulder seams and center back seam. Topstitch along the front edge on the marked line.
Fold the pleats on the lower sleeve, with the folds directed upwards. Stitch the lower sleeve seam. Stitch the sleeve lining seam. Place the lower sleeve and sleeve lining right sides together and stitch along the lower edge. Turn right side out and press the sleeve hem. Baste the upper edges of the lower sleeve and sleeve lining together. Stitch the upper sleeve seam, serge the allowance and press towards the back. Stitch the upper sleeve to the lower sleeve, serge the allowance and press upwards. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching the notches; press and serge the allowance.
Serge the hem allowance, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right front and stand collar. Sew on buttons to match the buttonholes.