Pleated Neck Yoke Dress with Topstitching

Name: Pleated Neck Yoke Dress with Topstitching
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2808
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2808

A women's flared dress with a waist seam, short sleeves with turn-down cuffs and a square centre front panel with pleats at the neckline. Seams are edge-stitched 0.1 cm throughout; patch pockets on the skirt and a hidden zipper at centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Neck Yoke Dress with Topstitching

When To Wear

As a day dress in spring and summer, with flat shoes or sandals.
For the office with a cardigan or a short jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, waist seam, flared skirt finishing around the knee.

Neckline: Round, finished with front and back neckline facings.

Front: A square centre front panel cut on the fold, with pleats folded at the neckline. It is framed by front yokes at the shoulders and by side fronts that meet in a centre seam below the panel.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves with a folded cuff stitched on and turned down, edge-stitched along the seam.

Pockets: Patch pockets on the lower front, topstitched 0.8 cm from the edge, with the opening along one side edge.

Back: Centre back and side backs joined by princess seams, a waist seam and a centre back seam through the skirt.

Closure: Hidden zipper in the centre back seam.

Skirt: Two lower fronts with a centre front seam and two lower backs.

Finishing: Princess, yoke, panel, waist and centre seams edge-stitched 0.1 cm.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Setting a panel into corners with clipping, pleats, many topstitched seams, a hidden zipper and sleeve cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs, neckline facings)
Hidden zipper

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; dress hem allowance – 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 (do not 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
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Cuffs, Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facings.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Back and Side Back, press seam allowances towards the center, serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge.
Stitch the upper back to the Lower Back, press seam allowances downwards, serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the Front Yoke to the Side Front, press seam allowances upwards, serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge. Stitch the center seam of the Side Front pieces, press seam allowances open and serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge.
On the Center Front, fold and baste the pleats. Stitch the Center Front to the Side Front pieces, clipping the Side Front at the corners. Press seam allowances towards the center and serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge.
Serge the Pocket around the perimeter. Press the side edge of the Pocket to the wrong side and topstitch the pocket opening between the marks 0.8 cm from the fold. Press the remaining edges of the Pocket to the wrong side, place it on the Lower Front according to the markings and topstitch 0.8 cm from the edge, skipping the pocket opening.
Stitch the center front seam of the Lower Front, press seam allowances open, serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge. Stitch the upper front to the Lower Front, press seam allowances downwards, serge. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the garment, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder edges of the neckline facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch the Cuff into a ring, press seam allowances open. Fold the Cuff in half lengthwise right side out and press. Attach the cuff to the bottom of the sleeve from the right side, serge seam allowances. Fold the cuff down, press. Topstitch along the seam 0.1 cm from the edge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press seam allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.