Stand Collar Square Cutout Dress
Introducing an elegant women's sewing pattern for a fitted, knee-length dress featuring a chic stand collar with a distinctive square cutout and stylish cuffed balloon sleeves.
When To Wear
This sophisticated dress is perfectly suited for a range of occasions, offering both professionalism and refined style:
- Business & Professional Settings: The tailored silhouette & elegant design make it ideal for the office or formal meetings.
- Formal & Cocktail Events: Its distinctive neckline & polished look ensure you stand out at special gatherings.
- Day-to-Evening Wear: A versatile choice that transitions effortlessly from daytime commitments to evening social events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A tailored, fitted sheath silhouette that gently skims the body, finishing at knee length.
Neckline: Features a chic stand collar with a unique square cutout at the front neckline, finished with a neat facing.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves with a subtle gathered cap at the shoulder and gathered into elegant buttoned cuffs.
Back: A clean center back seam incorporates an invisible zipper closure and a functional vent for ease of movement.
Waist: Defined by carefully placed bust and waist darts on both front and back, ensuring a flattering, contoured fit.
Hem: Finishes just above the knee with a simple, clean hem.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precision in constructing the stand collar & cutout, inserting an invisible zipper, and attaching gathered sleeves with cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
For best results, choose medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape and some body, such as:
- Crepe
- Gabardine
- Wool suiting
- Viscose blend suiting
- Linen blends
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (for collar, front facing & cuffs)
- Invisible zipper (of appropriate length for a dress)
- 2 small buttons (for cuffs)
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Front facing – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce pieces with fusible interfacing. Also reinforce the slit allowance on the back pieces.
- Stitch darts on back pieces, press dart intake towards the center.
- Stitch waist and bust darts on the front piece. Press waist dart intake towards the center, bust darts upwards.
- Overlock the outer edges of the front facing. Place the front facing onto the front, right sides together, and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at corners, turn facing to the wrong side, smooth out, and press. Secure the facing to the main garment along the open edges.
- Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back, and overlock.
- Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline, press seam allowances towards the stand. Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge. Insert the zipper, starting from the marked stitching line for the upper edge of the collar stand.
- Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the collar stand to the right side, smooth out, and press. Fold the lower edge of the inner collar stand inwards and topstitch into the seam attaching the outer collar stand. Fold the short sides of the inner collar stand inwards and sew to the zipper tape.
- Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back, and overlock.
- Along the sleeve cap and lower sleeve edge, stitch a gathering stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Overlock sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set sleeves into armholes, press seam allowances and overlock.
- Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side edges. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked line for the cuff attachment seam. Turn pieces to the right side, smooth out, and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam attaching the outer cuff.
- Overlock the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side, and hem with blind stitches.
- Overlock buttonholes on cuffs, sew on buttons.
