Pintuck Front Stand Collar Romper
Introducing a stylish women's romper pattern featuring soft pleats on the front bodice, a chic stand collar, a buttoned front placket, slanted front pockets and comfortable cuffed shorts, perfect for warm-weather elegance.
When To Wear
This romper offers a blend of comfort and sophistication, making it an ideal choice for:
- Casual Daywear: Perfect for relaxed outings, brunches, or daytime events.
- Resort & Vacation Attire: An airy and comfortable choice for warm-weather getaways.
- Smart-Casual Gatherings: Easily dressed up with accessories for a polished yet effortless look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed-fit romper, tailored with a fitted bodice and loose, comfortable shorts.
Neckline & Collar: Features an elegant stand collar for a polished finish.
Front Bodice: Detailed with short pleats below the shoulder on either side of the center front opening, adding soft fullness.
Closure: a front placket with 5 buttons extends from the collar down past the waist seam.
Sleeves: Short, cap-style sleeves provide a light and airy feel.
Pockets: Practical slanted front pockets on the shorts, formed by the front half and side piece.
Waist: a defined waist seam where the bodice meets the shorts, with belt loops at the side seams for a decorative belt.
Hem: Short length shorts finished with neat, turn-up cuffs.
Back: a clean back design, with a center back seam, subtly shaped with back darts for a flattering fit.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves pleat formation, stand collar construction, button placket application, and slanted pocket construction.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose dense dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers that provide good drape and structure:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 5 buttons
- Decorative belt
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: all seams 1 cm, hem allowance for the bottom of the garment - 2 cm, sleeve hem - 1.5 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.
- From main fabric:
- Back Half – 2 pieces
- Front Half – 2 pieces
- Side – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Placket – 4 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Pocket Bag – 2 pieces
- Belt-Loop – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Stand Collar (inner) – 1 piece
- Placket (inner) – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the inner Stand Collar and inner Plackets.
- Stitch the darts on the back pieces, press towards the center of the piece. On the Front pieces, fold and secure the pleats according to the markings (pleats facing towards the center).
- Stitch the center back seam. Press allowances to the left side and overlock.
- Place the Pocket Bag on the Front Half right sides together and stitch along the pocket opening. Turn the Pocket Bag to the wrong side, topstitch allowances onto the Pocket Bag with a 0.1 cm seam and press.
- Place the Front Half on the Side according to the markings. Stitch the Pocket Bag to the Side, overlock allowances. Baste the pocket to the Front Half along the top and side edges.
- Stitch the center front seam of the Front Halves, press allowances and overlock. Stitch the Front pieces to the Front Halves, press allowances upwards and overlock.
- Place the Placket pieces right sides together in pairs and stitch the outer edge. Clip allowances, turn the plackets right side out, press. Place the plackets on the Front and stitch exactly to the corner at the bottom. Clip allowances at the corner, press towards the Front and overlock. Fold the plackets to the right side, tuck the bottom edges of the plackets inwards. Stitch across the plackets at the base of the corner.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the inseams, press allowances towards the Back Half and overlock.
- Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together and stitch the outer edge and short ends, starting and ending the stitching exactly at the marked neckline seam line. Clip allowances, turn the collar right side out, press.
- Stitch the outer Stand Collar to the neckline; turn under the open long edge of the inner Stand Collar and topstitch it over the neckline seam.
- Stitch and overlock the sleeve seam. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Overlock the sleeve hem allowance, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Overlock the leg hem allowance, press the cuff to the wrong side along its center line and topstitch at the cuff width. Fold the cuff up onto the leg and tack it at the side seams and inseams.
- Make buttonholes on the right placket and sew buttons on the left placket.
- Overlock one long edge of the Belt-Loop strip. Fold the raw edge inwards and cover it with the overlocked edge. Stitch two parallel lines 0.1 cm from the edge. Cut into belt loops, overlock the short ends. Turn the short ends under and stitch the belt loops to the side seams, centering each loop over the waist seam.
