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 subtly gathered cap, gathered at the wrist into elegant buttoned cuffs with a sleeve slit.
Back: A clean center back seam incorporates a zipper closure running up through the stand collar and a slit at the hem for ease of movement.
Waist: Defined by bust and waist darts on the front and darts on the 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 a 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)
- Zipper (for the center back)
- Small buttons (for cuffs)
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece (on fold)
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Front Facing – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the corresponding pieces. Also interface 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 around the cutout (neckline opening). Clip seam allowances at corners, turn facing to the wrong side, smooth out, and press. Baste the facing to the dress along the open edges.
- Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back, and overlock.
- Stitch the outer Stand Collar to the neckline, press the seam allowances towards the Stand Collar. 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 Stand Collar.
- Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Clip the seam allowances at the curves, turn the Stand Collar right side out, smooth out, and press. Fold the lower edge of the inner Stand Collar inwards and topstitch into the seam attaching the outer Stand Collar. Fold the short ends of the inner Stand Collar 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.
- Fold each Cuff right sides together and stitch the ends. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked line for the cuff attachment seam. Turn pieces to the right side, smooth out, and press. Stitch 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 attachment seam of the outer side.
- Overlock the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side, and hem with blind stitches.
- Make buttonholes on the Cuffs, sew on the buttons.
