Asymmetrical Panel Belted Sheath Dress

Name: Asymmetrical Panel Belted Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4028
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4028

A sleeveless women's sheath dress colour-blocked in two contrasting fabrics, with asymmetric curved panel seams on the front and a diagonal seam across the back. A box pleat opens at the centre front of the skirt, and a separate belt closes with a buckle. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: cotton or blended dress fabrics in two contrasting colours.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Panel Dress

When To Wear

To the office or a daytime event in summer.
In spring and autumn with a cardigan or a cropped jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped by bust darts and waist darts on the front and back.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings, the seam allowances topstitched to the facing.

Sleeves: Sleeveless with the shoulder line extended over the top of the arm; armholes bound with 4 cm bias binding folded in half.

Front: A dark central front, a light upper right front joined by a curved seam, and a light left side front joined by a curved princess seam that runs from the armhole down to the pleat.

Skirt: Box pleat at the centre front, held by a line of stitching across its top on the right side.

Back: Four pieces in alternating dark and light fabric, divided by a diagonal seam and a centre back seam.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

Waist: Separate dark belt, topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge all round, with a 5 cm buckle.

Finishing: Bar tack at the side seam under the armhole; hem overlocked, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Matching curved and diagonal panel seams in two fabrics, a seam turning into a box pleat, facings around an invisible zipper and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Cotton or blended dress fabrics in two contrasting colours.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Bias binding, 4 cm wide
Buckle, 5 cm wide

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance for the dress bottom – 2.0 cm, other seams 1 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Inscriptions on the patterns are on the right side.

From dark fabric:
- Upper left back - 1 piece
- Lower right back - 1 piece
- Central front – 1 piece
- Belt — 1 piece
From light fabric:
- Upper right back - 1 piece
- Lower left back - 1 piece
- Side left front - 1 piece
- Upper right front – 1 piece
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facings, front neckline facing.

Sewing Instructions

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

Duplicate pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch darts on back and front pieces. Press bust darts upwards, waist darts towards the center of the piece.
Stitch upper and lower back pieces. Overlock the seam and press upwards. Overlock the center back edge. Stitch the center seam from the zipper notch to the bottom. Press the seam open, pressing the zipper opening. Insert the zipper from the top edge to the notch.
Attach the upper right front to the central. Overlock the seam and press towards the central. Stitch the vertical edge of the pleat. Press the seam open and overlock. Stitch the front princess seam from the armhole to the pleat. Clip the seam at the corner of the pleat. Overlock the seam and press towards the central. Form a box pleat according to the markings. On the right side of the front, stitch a securing line along the upper edge of the pleat.
Stitch the shoulder seam. Overlock the seam and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seam of the facings. Overlock the seam and press towards the front. Overlock the outer edge of the facings. Place the dress and facing right sides together, aligning the neckline edges. Fold back the facing 5 mm from the edges of the concealed zipper and pin to the upper edge of the dress. On the right side of the dress, fold back the allowances along the zipper and pin to the neckline edge over the facing. Stitch the neckline edge. Clip the seam at the curves, turn the pieces right side out and press. Topstitch the seam allowances to the facing. Attach the facing to the zipper tape.
Cut (if not ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise 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 to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams of the back and front. Overlock the seams and press towards the back. Place a bar tack on the side seam at the armhole.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress bottom and press inwards. Topstitch the hem.
Fold the belt piece in half lengthwise right sides together and stitch along the long side and one short side. Turn the belt right side out, turn in the allowances of the unstitched section and topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge around the perimeter of the belt. Thread and secure the buckle.