Knit Mock Wrap Dress with Gathered Front

Name: Knit Mock Wrap Dress with Gathered Front
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4078
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4078

A fitted knee-length women's dress for knit fabric with a crossover V-neck bodice and long sleeves. The gathered upper fronts and the gathered lower front meet at an angled insert cut from suiting fabric at the side waist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium or high stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres for the dress; suiting fabric of natural or blended fibres for the front insert.

Tech. Description

Knit Mock Wrap Dress with Gathered Front

When To Wear

For the office and daytime meetings with plain court shoes.
For dinners, theatre and family celebrations in autumn and winter.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, close to the body through the waist and hips.

Length: To the knee.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the crossed upper fronts, each finished with its own interfaced facing.

Front: Right and left upper fronts cross over; the right is gathered into the insert and the left gets a small gather at its lower edge. The lower front is gathered into the insert, giving folds that fan across the skirt. The insert is cut from suiting fabric and interfaced. The crossover is sewn in place; there is no opening.

Sleeves: Long one-piece set-in sleeves, sewn with the side seam in one continuous seam.

Back: Centre back seam; back neckline finished with an interfaced facing.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric, controlled gathering between marks, joining knit and woven pieces at an angled insert, neckline facings on a crossover.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium or high stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres for the dress; suiting fabric of natural or blended fibres for the front insert.

Additional Supplies

Thin fusible knit interfacing (front insert, neckline facings)

Cutting Plan

From knit fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front upper right – 1 piece
- Front upper left – 1 piece
- Front lower – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front right neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front left neckline facing – 1 piece
From suiting fabric:
- Front insert – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Front insert – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front right neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front left neckline facing – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics should be sewn with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance should be topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. Alternatively, you can sew the pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press to the left side.
Along the edge between marks “o” of the front upper right, sew a basting stitch with loosely pulled threads and gather. Overlock the outer edges of the neckline facings. Finish the neckline edge of the front upper right with its facing, turn the facing to the wrong side, and press. Finish the neckline edge of the front upper left with its facing, turn the facing to the wrong side, and press. Fold the gathered edge of the front upper right with the upper edge of the insert from the corner to the mark, place the front upper left on top, and stitch. Press and overlock the seam allowances. Along the lower edge of the front upper left, sew a basting stitch with loosely pulled threads and create a small gather. Secure the lower edges of the front upper parts together.
Along the edge between marks “o” of the front lower, sew a basting stitch with loosely pulled threads and gather. Attach the front lower to the insert, press and overlock the seam allowances. Stitch the front upper to the front lower, press and overlock the seam allowances.
Finish the back neckline with its facing. Fold the shoulder edges right sides together, placing the front shoulder edge between the back and the facing, and stitch. Press and overlock the seam allowances. Turn the facing to the wrong side.
Set the sleeves into the open armholes, matching the marks. Press and overlock the seam allowances.
Stitch the side seams and the sleeve seams in one continuous seam. Press and overlock the seam allowances.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress and the sleeves. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.