Professional made-to-measure digital sewing patterns — PDF · PLT · DXF AAMA
This Minerva sewing pattern creates a contemporary women's top featuring a unique button-front overlay and gracefully flounced sleeves. With a fitted bodice beneath a relaxed, flounced overlay, it's a versatile choice for social gatherings, business casual settings, or elevated everyday style. Choose fabrics with good drape, such as soft knit fabrics or chiffon, for this intermediate-level pattern.
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a contemporary top featuring a square neckline framed by two buttoned plackets and flowing chiffon cape-like sleeves.
This stylish top is versatile, making it an excellent choice for:
Silhouette: A semi-fitted knit top with front princess seams, softened by wide flowing chiffon cape sleeves.
Neckline: A square neckline: the top edge of the center front is hemmed, the back neckline is finished with a facing.
Plackets: Two vertical outer plackets stitched along the front princess seams from shoulder to hem, each trimmed with four decorative buttons. There is no opening; the top pulls on.
Sleeves: Wide, flowing cape-like sleeves cut from chiffon, stitched to the bodice along a marked line and caught under the plackets; the armholes underneath are finished with bias binding.
Back: Plain back cut on the fold, with the cape sleeve falling over it.
Length: Hip length with a straight hem, worn untucked.
Intermediate. Requires experience with handling knit or delicate fabrics, precise placket construction, attaching the cape sleeves along a marked line, and bias-bound armholes.
The body is made from knit fabric and the sleeves from chiffon:
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 1.0 cm; hem allowance for garment and sleeve - 2 cm. Top edge allowance for the center front piece – 2 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam 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.
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