Sleeveless Paneled Dress with Side Buttons

Name: Sleeveless Paneled Dress with Side Buttons
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2767
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2767

A sleeveless above-knee women's dress with princess seams from the armholes, a horizontal band set in at the front waist and an off-centre buttoned vent: the lower centre front panel laps over the right side panel and is held by three buttons. Centre back zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Paneled Dress with Side Buttons

When To Wear

For the office over a fine knit or a blouse, or on its own in summer.
With a cardigan or jacket in cooler months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by princess seams, slightly flared towards the hem.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round, finished with a fused facing secured at the shoulder seams and the zip tape.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold.

Front: The upper centre front is cut on the fold and joined to a horizontal insert at the waist. Below it, the lower centre front panel overlaps the right side front along an open vent edged with topstitching; three buttons sewn through both layers close the vent.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zip and two princess seams from the armholes.

Finishing: Princess seam allowances pressed towards the centre; vent edges interfaced; 2 cm hem, overlocked and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric front with a set-in waist band, an inside corner to clip and a lapped vent, plus a concealed zip, neckline facing and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, vents)
Concealed zip
3 buttons
Bias binding 4 cm wide, or a bias strip cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Center back piece - 2 pieces
- Side back piece - 2 pieces
- Upper center front piece - 1 piece on fold
- Lower center front piece - 1 piece
- Right side front piece - 1 piece
- Left side front piece – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Insert – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Skirt vent – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Interface the pieces and skirt vents with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the back princess seams, press allowances towards the center, serge.
Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom edge, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Serge the vent of the right side front piece. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch.
Attach the insert to the upper center front piece. Serge allowances and press towards the insert.
Serge the vent on the lower center front piece. Fold the allowance to the wrong side and press. Stitch a decorative – securing stitch along the vent.
Place the lower center front piece onto the side piece and secure along the upper edge of the vent. Stitch the center front piece to the lower and side pieces, clipping the allowance at the corner. Serge allowances and press: princess seams – towards the center, horizontal – towards the insert.
Stitch the right front princess seam, press allowances towards the center, serge.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Cut (or use ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and length equal to armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip allowances, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, press allowances open. Serge 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.
Serge the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew buttons onto the vent, securing the lower pieces.