Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Long Mermaid Dress

Name: Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Long Mermaid Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2892
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2892

A women's long fitted dress with a sweetheart neckline, cap sleeves and a waist seam. Panel seams in the skirt run close to the body over the hips and flare out from the knee, and the dress closes with a concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Long Mermaid Dress

When To Wear

For weddings, evening receptions and other dressy occasions in spring and summer.
With heels and a light shawl or bolero over the shoulders in the evening.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and fitted skirt through the hips, flaring from about the knee to the hem.

Length: Long, reaching the lower calf.

Neckline: Sweetheart neckline at the front, shallow round neckline at the back; neckline and armholes finished with one-piece fused facings.

Sleeves: Cap sleeves set into the upper armhole, with a turned and topstitched hem; the lower armhole is bound with 4 cm wide bias strip.

Front: Upper front with princess seams; lower front cut as a centre panel and two side panels.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Upper back shaped with darts; lower back with a centre back seam and panel seams.

Waist: Horizontal seam at the natural waist, front and back.

Finishing: Hem turned under 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Fitting long panel seams, sewing the point of the sweetheart neckline, a combined neck and armhole facing, cap sleeves with a bound lower armhole and a concealed zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
Concealed zip
Bias binding, 4 cm wide, if not cut from the dress fabric

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance – 1.2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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).

From main fabric:
- Upper back - 2 pieces
- Lower side back - 2 pieces
- Lower center back - 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Lower side front - 2 pieces
- Lower center front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on the upper back, press allowances towards the center. Stitch panel seams of the lower back, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the lower edge, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch relief edges of the upper front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch panel seams of the lower front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch upper and lower front parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch side and shoulder edges, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder and side edges of back and front facings, press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place facing and garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn facings to the wrong side, straighten and press. Secure to armhole edges and zipper tape.
Serge the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.