Square Neck Pintuck Button Top

Name: Square Neck Pintuck Button Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2814
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2814

A women's sleeveless pull-on top in knit fabric, with a square neckline finished by a double-layer band, short pintucks on the front and an off-centre front pleat held by five buttons. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit fabric with medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Square Neck Pintuck Button Top

A women's sleeveless pull-on top in knit fabric, with a square neckline finished by a double-layer band, short pintucks on the front and an off-centre front pleat held by five buttons.

When To Wear

Summer days, with jeans, wide-leg trousers or a straight skirt.
Under a cardigan or jacket in spring and early autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening towards the hem; pulls on over the head.

Length: Hip length, with a softly curved hem.

Neckline: Square at the front and rounded at the back, finished with a folded, interfaced neckline band sewn into the neckline seam and visible on the outside.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound with 4 cm bias binding, folded to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Cut as one asymmetric piece. A row of pintucks is stitched 10 cm down from the neckline, and a vertical pleat to one side of centre is secured by five buttons sewn through it. The buttons are decorative; there are no buttonholes.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; hem topstitched with a twin needle or a coverstitch machine.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Few pieces and no closure. The care points are sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches, keeping the pintucks even and turning the square corners of the neckline band.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft knit fabric with medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (neckline band)
5 buttons
Bias binding, 4 cm wide (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 1 piece
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back 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 overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Fold and stitch the tucks on the front for 10 cm from the top edge. Fold and secure the pleat on the front.
Fold the front neckline facing pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip the seam allowances at the corners, turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press.
Fold the back neckline facing pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline edge, starting and ending the stitch exactly at the shoulder seam line. Stitch the shoulder seam of the back neckline facing and the front neckline facing, inserting the front facing between the back facing pieces. Turn the piece right side out, smooth, and press.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Attach the neckline facing to the main garment's neckline, press allowances and serge.
Cut (or use ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding along the armhole edge, right side up, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip the allowances, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem allowance, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew buttons onto the front, securing the pleat.