Fitted Round Neck Shirred Puff Dress

Name: Fitted Round Neck Shirred Puff Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4072
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4072

A fitted knee-length women's dress for knit fabric, with a wide round neckline, front darts and a centre back seam. The sleeves are built in three parts: a smooth upper sleeve, a band shirred with elastic thread and a gathered puff, finished with a shirred cuff. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium or high stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Shirred Sleeve Knit Dress

When To Wear

For daytime and office wear in spring and autumn, with tights and low shoes.
For dinners and family celebrations, where the sleeves carry the detail on a plain body.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, straight skirt, shaped by front darts.

Length: To the knee.

Neckline: Wide round neckline, overlocked, turned in and topstitched; no facing.

Sleeves: Set-in sleeves ending below the elbow. A gathered band is joined to the upper sleeve and shirred with rows of elastic thread; below it, the lower sleeve is gathered at both edges into a puff. The cuff is folded double, attached and shirred with elastic thread.

Closure: None; the dress pulls on over the head.

Back: Centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches or an overlocker, gathering and shirring with elastic thread, setting gathered sleeves into the armhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium or high stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic thread

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 – 1.5 cm; neckline allowance – 1 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.

From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Insert – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Stitch darts on the front. Trim dart excess with an overlocker.
Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowance and press to the left side.
Stitch shoulder seams. Overlock allowances and press to the back.
Overlock the front and back necklines. Fold allowances inwards and topstitch.
Along the upper edge of the insert, sew a stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Attach the insert to the upper sleeve. Overlock the allowance. Sew rows with elastic thread on the insert. On the lower sleeve, along the upper and lower edges, sew stitches with loosened upper thread and gather. Attach the lower sleeve to the insert. Overlock the allowance.
Set sleeves into armholes, matching marks. Overlock the allowance.
Stitch side seams and sleeve seam. Overlock the allowance and press to the back.
Stitch the cuff into a loop. Fold in half lengthwise and attach to the sleeve. Overlock the allowance. Sew rows with elastic thread on the cuff.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.