V-Neck Sleeveless Belted Wrap Dress

Name: V-Neck Sleeveless Belted Wrap Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2841
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2841

A women's sleeveless sheath dress, about knee length, with a wrap-effect front: one front crosses over the other on a diagonal and is held with five buttons, plus an inner button. A separate buckled belt, darts front and back and a concealed zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Sleeveless Belted Wrap Dress

When To Wear

At the office, with a jacket or cardigan over it.
On its own in warm weather, with the belt at the waist.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped with bust darts and waist darts on the front and waist darts on the back.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: V-neck at the front, formed by the edge of the overlapping front; round neckline at the back.

Sleeves: Sleeveless. Armholes finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half, turned to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Right and left fronts cut separately. The right front is laid over the left along the centre line and joined to it with five buttons sewn through both layers; below the buttons the overlap edge runs diagonally down to the hem. The under front is held by an inner button and buttonhole. Each front has its own interfaced facing.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and a concealed zipper; waist darts.

Waist: Separate interfaced belt, threaded through a buckle.

Finishing: Facings hand-stitched to the shoulder seams and zipper tape. Hems turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A concealed zipper, two separately faced fronts that overlap and are joined with buttons, bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facings, belt)
Concealed zipper
5 buttons
1 inner button
Belt buckle
Bias strip 4 cm wide for the armholes (ready-made or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Waistband – 1 piece on fold
- Right Center Front Facing – 1 piece
- Left Front Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Left Front Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Right Center Front Facing – 1 piece
- Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the darts on the Back pieces and press them towards the centre. Overlock the centre back edges separately. Stitch the centre back seam from the zip mark down to the hem. Press the allowances open. Insert the concealed zip.
Stitch the bust darts on the fronts and press them upwards. Stitch the waist darts on the fronts and press them towards the centre.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the Back Neckline Facings to the Left Front Facing and the Right Center Front Facing at the shoulders and press the allowances open. Overlock the outer edges. Place the facings on the dress right sides together and stitch the neckline and front edges. Clip the allowances, turn the facings to the wrong side, shape and press. Overlock the inner edge of the Left Front together with the edge of its facing. Make the inner buttonhole. Hand stitch the facings to the shoulder seams and the zip tape.
Overlock the lower edge of the Right Front. Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
Overlock the lower edge of the Left Front. Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
Lap the Right Front over the Left Front, matching the centre lines. Baste the fronts together along the side edges. Sew on the buttons at the marks, stitching through both fronts to join them.
Cut a bias strip (unless using ready-made bias binding) 4 cm wide and as long as the armhole + 4 cm. Fold it in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the armhole, raw edges matching, and stitch. Clip the allowances. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the dress. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the lower edge of the Back. Turn the hem allowance to the inside and topstitch.
Fold the Waistband right sides together and stitch the long edge and one short end. Trim the allowances at the corners, turn the Waistband right side out and press. Thread the buckle on and secure it by turning in the unstitched end of the Waistband.
Sew on the inner button.