Pintuck Front Stand Collar Romper
A women's short-sleeved romper with a stand collar, a five-button front placket that ends below the waist seam, pleats on the front bodice and shorts with pockets and turn-up cuffs. The back is cut without a waist seam.
When To Wear
- In summer for days out and holidays.
- With the decorative belt through the side loops, with sandals or flat shoes.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Bodice with a waist seam on the front; back shaped by darts; loose shorts.
Length: Short shorts.
Collar: Stand collar, interfaced on the inner layer.
Front: Front bodice pieces with pleats below the shoulder seam, pressed towards the centre. Interfaced placket with 5 buttons, buttonholes on the right side; the placket runs past the waist seam and is finished with a stitched corner at the base.
Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves.
Pockets: Side pockets with a faced opening on the front halves of the shorts, the pocket bag stitched to a side piece.
Back: Two back pieces running from shoulder to leg hem, with a centre back seam and darts.
Waist: Horizontal seam on the front; belt loops at the side seams, centred over this seam.
Legs: Turn-up cuffs, tacked at the side seams and inseams.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Pleats laid to marks, a placket with a stitched corner, a stand collar, in-seam side pockets, buttonholes and turn-up cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Firm dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (inner stand collar, inner plackets)
- 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.
