Color Block Sheath Dress with Diagonal Panels

Name: Color Block Sheath Dress with Diagonal Panels
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4095
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4095

A sleeveless, knee-length women's sheath dress in knit fabric, built from four colours: two diagonal inserts cross the front, two horizontal inserts cross the back, and a front princess seam ends in a slit at the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low- or medium-stretch jersey of natural or blended fibres, in four colours.

Tech. Description

Color Block Sheath Dress with Diagonal Panels

When To Wear

At the office in warm weather, or with a jacket or cardigan in cooler months.
For daytime events and dinners, with heels and simple jewellery.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped by two darts on the upper front and darts on the upper back.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wide, shallow boat neckline, finished with all-in-one facings that also finish the armholes.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: The upper front, an upper and a lower insert, and the lower part each come in a separate colour. The inserts run diagonally, rising towards the wearer's left side. On that side a vertical princess seam runs from the inserts to the hem and opens into a slit; the left dart is sewn in one line with it.

Back: Upper back, two straight horizontal inserts at hip level and the lower back, matching the four front colours. No centre back seam.

Finishing: Facings tacked to the side seam allowances; hem and slit allowances turned in and slip-stitched by hand.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Matching angled insert seams across the front and side seams, a dart sewn into a princess seam, a slit and an all-in-one neck and armhole facing on knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Low- or medium-stretch jersey of natural or blended fibres, in four colours.

Additional Supplies

None: the dress is pulled on and has no fastenings.

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 – 3 cm, allowance along the slit – 2 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. Inscriptions on the patterns are on the right side!

Fabric 1:
- Upper back – 1 piece
- Upper front – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Front neckline facing — 1 piece
Fabric 2:
- Right upper insert — 1 piece
- Left upper insert — 1 piece
- Upper back insert — 1 piece
Fabric 3:
- Right lower insert — 1 piece
- Left lower insert — 1 piece
- Lower back insert — 1 piece
Fabric 4:
- Lower right — 1 piece
- Lower left — 1 piece
- Lower back — 1 piece

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. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Mark and stitch darts on the upper back with a straight stitch machine. Press darts towards the center of the piece.
Stitch the upper and lower back inserts. Attach the inserts to the upper and lower back parts respectively. Press seams downwards.
Stitch the upper and lower right inserts. Attach the lower right front. Press seam downwards. Stitch the right dart on the upper front. Attach the right to the upper front. Press seam downwards.
Stitch the upper and lower left inserts. Attach the lower left front. Press seam downwards. Attach the left to the upper front. Press seam downwards. Stitch the left dart, simultaneously stitching the left princess seam up to the slit.
Stitch shoulder and side seams. Press seams towards the back.
Stitch side and shoulder seams of facings. Press seams towards the front. Serge the lower edge of the facings. Place facing and dress right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip allowances, turn dress right side out. Stitch the armhole in two steps: first the back armhole from shoulder to side seam, then the front armhole from shoulder to side seam.
Serge the bottom of the garment and the slit allowance. Press the allowance along the slit and the hem allowance inwards. Hem with blind stitches.
Attach facings to the allowances of the side seams.