Stand Collar Square Cutout Dress

Name: Stand Collar Square Cutout Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2908
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2908

A women's fitted dress of about knee length with a stand collar, a faced square cutout at the front neckline and long sleeves gathered at the cap and into buttoned cuffs. Zip and hem slit in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight woven dress fabrics with some body that hold the shape of the collar and cutout: wool or wool-blend dress fabric, crepe, gabardine, viscose-blend suiting.

Tech. Description

Stand Collar Square Cutout Dress

When To Wear

At the office and at business meetings, with plain court shoes.
In autumn, winter and spring: the long sleeves and high collar cover the arms and neck.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped with darts; straight skirt.

Length: About knee length.

Collar: Two-piece stand collar (outer and inner), one layer interfaced; the inner collar is turned under and topstitched into the attachment seam, its short ends sewn to the zip tape.

Neckline: A square cutout on the front below the collar, finished with an interfaced front facing; corners are clipped before turning.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered along the cap and the lower edge, with a slit in the sleeve seam topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold.

Closure: Zip in the centre back seam, running up to the top edge of the stand collar; buttons and buttonholes on the cuffs.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with waist darts and bust darts.

Back: Two pieces with darts and a centre back seam; slit at the hem, with interfaced slit allowance and a reinforcing stitch 0.2 cm from the edge.

Finishing: Interfaced cuffs; hem turned up and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced cutout with clipped corners, a stand collar finished over the zip, gathered sleeves with slits and cuffs, a back slit.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight woven dress fabrics with some body that hold the shape of the collar and cutout: wool or wool-blend dress fabric, crepe, gabardine, viscose-blend suiting.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (stand collar, front facing, cuffs, back slit allowance)
Zip for the centre back
Buttons for the 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.