Draped V-Neck Gathered Waist Dress

Name: Draped V-Neck Gathered Waist Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4003
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4003

A women's knee-length dress in knit fabric, with a crossover V-neck formed by a gathered wrap collar, a waist seam with gathers at the centre front of the skirt, and elbow-length sleeves cut in two parts with a seam running over the shoulder. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Draped V-Neck Gathered Waist Dress

When To Wear

For the office and everyday wear in spring and autumn.
With tights and boots or court shoes in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting bodice and a straight, slim skirt joined at a waist seam.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: V-neck with a wrap: two collar pieces gathered along the lower edge, turned over the upper front along the wrap line, the right side lapped over the left and held by a dart in the upper front.

Sleeves: Elbow length, each cut as a front and a back part; the overarm seam continues the shoulder seam and the underarm seam continues the side seam.

Waist: Waist seam all round; the lower front is gathered between marks at the centre.

Back: Upper back in two pieces with a centre back seam, lower back in one piece; back neckline turned and topstitched.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on an overlocker; hems topstitched with a twin needle.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric, a gathered wrap collar set onto the front, and gathering at the waist seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle for topstitching the hems

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: Hem allowance for garment and sleeve hem – 2 cm; back neckline edge, outer collar edge – 1.2 cm; other seams 0.7 cm. Attention! First, 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Upper front – 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Back sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and serge.
Set the back sleeve into the back armhole, press allowances and serge. Set the front sleeve into the front armhole, press allowances and serge.
Serge the outer edge of the collar, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Along the lower edge of the collar, from the wrap line to the outer edge, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Place the collar right side to the wrong side of the upper front and stitch. Fold the collar to the right side and press along the wrap line. Secure the shoulder edge of the collar to the front shoulder. Clip the upper front at the dart. Overlap the right side of the wrap over the left and stitch the dart.
Stitch the shoulder seams simultaneously with the upper sleeve seam (note that the back shoulder seam is 1.2 cm longer), press allowances towards the back and serge.
Along the upper edge of the lower front, between the marks, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Stitch the corresponding lower pieces to the upper back and front parts, press allowances downwards and serge.
Stitch the side seams simultaneously with the lower sleeve seam. Press allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the back neckline edge, the garment hem, and the sleeve hem. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.