Ruffled Long Sleeve Shirt Dress

Name: Ruffled Long Sleeve Shirt Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2789
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2789

A women's mini shirt dress with princess seams from the shoulders, gathered flounces set into those seams on the front and back, a shirt collar on a stand and a buttoned front placket. Long sleeves with a slit, a pleat and buttoned cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres that drape well.

Tech. Description

Ruffled Long Sleeve Shirt Dress

When To Wear

In spring and autumn, with tights and ankle boots or with slim trousers or leggings.
For the office and daytime wear, belted or loose.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Shaped by princess seams on the front and back, widening slightly towards the hem.

Length: Mini, to mid-thigh.

Collar: Shirt collar on a separate stand, both interfaced.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set-in; sleeve seam stitched to a slit mark, slit edges reinforced 0.2 cm from the edge, a pleat at the lower edge and an interfaced cuff.

Closure: Full-length front opening with separate interfaced plackets, buttons and buttonholes; buttons also on the cuffs, 14 in total.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams from the shoulder.

Finishing: Flounces gathered along the inner edge and sewn into the princess seams over the shoulders on the front and back; their outer edge is turned and topstitched, bias-bound or finished with a narrow rolled hem. Hem turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Inserting gathered flounces into princess seams, a collar with stand, applied plackets, cuffs with a sleeve slit, and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres that drape well.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (plackets, cuffs, collar, stand)
14 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: Hem allowance – 2 cm; other seams – 1 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Flounce – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece
- Stand Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Placket, Cuff, Collar and Stand Collar pieces.
Stitch the center back seam. Finish seam allowances and press to the left side. Stitch the shoulder seams of the Center Back and Center Front. Finish seam allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Side Back and Side Front. Finish seam allowances and press towards the back.
Finish the outer edge of the Flounce, fold under, and topstitch. Alternatively, the edge can be finished with bias binding or a rolled (narrow) hem; in that case trim off the seam allowance first. Along the inner edge of the Flounce, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather.
Stitch the princess seams of the front and back simultaneously, inserting the Flounce into the seam. Finish seam allowances and press towards the center.
Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and finish. Stitch the outer half of the Placket to the Center Front. Press the seam allowance towards the Placket. Fold the inner half of the Placket to the wrong side and press. Turn its seam allowance under and topstitch in the ditch of the placket seam.
Place the upper collar on the lower collar, right sides together, stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim seams, turn the collar right side out, shape, and press. Place the collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the finished collar between them, align notches, and stitch, stitching the ends of the stand at the same time. Turn the Stand Collar right side out and press. Set the collar into the neckline.
Overlock the sleeve seam allowances separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the top to the slit mark. Press seam allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge. At the bottom edge of the sleeve, create and secure a pleat.
Fold each Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short ends. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked seam line for cuff attachment. Turn the piece right side out, press. Stitch the outer half of the Cuff to the sleeve, turn under the seam allowance of the inner half and topstitch in the ditch of the cuff seam.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, press seam allowances and finish.
Finish the hem of the garment, fold inwards, and topstitch.
Sew on buttons and make buttonholes.