Color Block Cold Shoulder V-Neck Top

Name: Color Block Cold Shoulder V-Neck Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2724
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2724

A hip-length women's top for knit fabric with a V neckline and an asymmetric front: the right front, cut in a second colour, wraps over the left along a diagonal seam. The short sleeves are made of separate front and back parts that leave the shoulder open and are joined with a button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Tech. Description

Color Block Cold Shoulder Top

When To Wear

In summer with jeans, shorts or a straight skirt.
For travel and weekends: a pull-on top with no fastening to open.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening toward the hem.

Length: Hip length, plain turned hem.

Neckline: V at the front, scoop at the back, finished with a double-layer band (back, left front and right front neckline facings) stitched to the outside. Three buttons sit on the right front band.

Front: Two pieces in two colours, the right front overlapping the left along a diagonal seam; no opening.

Sleeves: Front and back sleeve parts stitched to the body, edges bias-bound, laid edge to edge over the shoulder and held with one button. The sleeve on the contrast side is cut from the second fabric.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Finishing: Bias binding 4 cm wide on the armhole and sleeve edges; knit seams stitched with a stretch stitch or overlocker, hem topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Knit fabric, an asymmetric front joined along a diagonal, a double neckline band and bias binding on split sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
5 buttons
Bias binding (or bias strips cut from the fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1.0 cm; hem allowance - 2 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Back Sleeve – 1 piece
- Front Sleeve – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Right Front Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Left Front Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From main fabric 1 (contrast):
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Back Sleeve – 1 piece
- Front Sleeve – 1 piece
From knit fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Right Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Left Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics 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 overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to one piece of each neckline facing pair.
Place the facing pieces in pairs, right sides together, and stitch along the neckline edge. Clip the seam allowances at the curves, turn the facings right side out, straighten and press.
Stitch the back neckline facing to the back, press the seam allowances down and serge. Stitch the left front neckline facing to the left front, press the seam allowances down and serge. Stitch the right front neckline facing to the right front, press the seam allowances down and serge.
Place the right front on the left front and stitch along the diagonal edge, serge the seam allowances. Lay the front flat and stitch the end of the right front neckline facing over the joining seam, securing it to the left front.
Stitch the back sleeves to the back, press the seam allowances and serge. Stitch the front sleeves to the front, press the seam allowances and serge.
Stitch the side seams together with the sleeve seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias strip (unless using ready-made binding) 4 cm wide and as long as the armhole plus the upper and lower sleeve edges + 5 cm. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the right side along the armhole and sleeve edges and stitch. Clip the seam allowances. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along its fold to the garment. Press the seam.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem allowance, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the buttons onto the right front neckline facing. Join the front and back sleeves edge to edge and secure them with a button.